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Short of breath when moving in bed after waking up...does this sound like Asthma??

I've never been diagnosed with asthma before.  I'm 39 and healthy as far as I know.  I exercise regularly and have for years.  Lately (past few months) on SOME nights (definitely not all the time), when I simply roll over in bed upon waking up (I wake up dozens of times throughout the night), I will get kinda of short of breath..sort of.  It's hard to explain but it's an odd sensation sort of like I just exercised.  I also noticed it last night when I, and this is embarrassing, but when I had some gas and needed to push it out.  Sorry there's no other non embarrassing way to say it.  But immediately after that I was almost gasping for air and my HR was higher.  Not sky high but much higher than my resting HR.  After a couple minutes I'm back to my restful state.  What the heck could that be?  My cardiologist doesn't think anything's wrong with my heart, which is what I first suspected.  Then I thought...asthma????    It's not just random. I've done these things in bed for years and only now I notice these odd symptoms.  Something must be up right?
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Know your symptoms start reading on asthma online .Short of breaht in
Sleep is asthma.I have exacerbation asthma it's not Fun it cut my breathing
Off while I was sleeping I had family call 911 sure enough asthma so I
Mean dial 911 at night time or anytime.
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I have asthma yes possible sign you have to get Checked out doctor.
With asthma you will not sleep.If you go to sleep with wheezing it can
Cut you breathing off while you sleep.I have had several attacks do that to
Mee then you are on with 911..Trouble breathing it's 911 do not drive by
Yourself you can pass out from asthma..There is a big winded feeling
That will make you pass out get help 911
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