Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow down your overall risk here.

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SINGAPORE: The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) Centre, led by Nanyang Technological ...

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Joe Silver, 32, who lives in Harrogate with his wife of five years, Charlotte, also 32, said their first and only child, Billy, was not breathing when he was born four weeks prematurely.