Now my hubby is waking up choking on Acid.. - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

jbsim · 01-01-2008, 06:35 AM

My husband has been waking up in the middle of the night choking on acid. This have been very worrisome and scary to see. Drs have yet to diagnosis him with it. He has sleep apnea and now they think asthma because he wheezes. I think its from the acid that he keeps choking on every night. What do you think???

flowergirl2day · 01-01-2008, 08:11 PM

Marde,

you described me just a few weeks ago. The exact same thing. I think that the wheezing is from the stuff getting into the lungs (at least partially).
I would start choking out of the blue and become so scared I had to quickly jump out of the bed. Putting myself into an upright position as quickly as possible during such an attack was the only thing that helped. I used to have these choking episodes only at night. Now I also get them during the day. Lovely. As far as I know, I don't have sleep apnea. I did not have a sleep study though. I was told I have asthma but don't think so. My breathing problems arose from other causes (not too sure which ones, there are too many possibilities).
Please keep us informed about your husbands' progress, testing and diagnosis, once there is one. It will be much appreciated.

flowergirl

Sabrina67 · 01-01-2008, 08:30 PM

My husband does the same thing...He has been diagnosed with sleep apnea and GERD. He was put on prilosec and a C-PAP , but we lost my insurance and now he uses OTC remedies and they are of no help.
I hope your husband gets better it really is hard to watch and I am sure harder for them to endure

. Not to mention dangerous.
Will keep you in out prayers and let us know how it goes.

Sabrina

jbsim · 01-01-2008, 08:39 PM

Hi,I will keep you informed. He did do the sleep study and they said he had severe sleep apnea. As far as the choking on acid he does it only at night. But I do it only in the day.. Very odd..

neddyflanders · 01-02-2008, 11:44 AM

Have him stop eating after 7PM. That will lessen the amount of acid coming up when sleeping. I went out New Years eve and ate till about 10PM, woke up unable to breath, heart pounding. All part of reflux. Not eating past 7Pm will allow him to sleep through night, though he may still wake up with bad taste in mouth.