Alcohol Abuse

[JBAD1]

Hello,

I need some help to get me through the night before my sleep study, which is scheduled for two weeks.

I have had sleep problems for most of my adult life. It started with night terrors, but now I am consistently waking up with the following sequence of symptoms (a) Irritation of my upper respiratory muscles (b) cough that feels like choking (c) wake to nausea, chest pain and general awful feeling.

I awake from this painful syndrome and dread going back to sleep.

Is there anything I can do to lesson this syndrome until I go for my sleep study? What is the cause of the irritation that forces the cough?

Thanks for your help.

[stulchinsky]

Hello, this is a forum moderator responding. Although I do not have a direct answer to your question, I would like to refer you to the following physician-developed and -monitored content for additional information:
http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/osa/index.shtml
http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/pleuraleffusion/symptom.shtml

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