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Difficulty sleeping the supine position

Difficulty sleeping the supine position: Introduction

Difficulty sleeping the supine position: known as orthopnea is dyspnea which occurs on lying down flat and is relieved on sitting in propped up position. See detailed information below for a list of 10 causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Difficulty sleeping the supine position

Home medical tests possibly related to Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

• Sleep Disorders: Home Testing
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Difficulty sleeping the supine position: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Difficulty sleeping the supine position, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Breathing difficulties (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Heart symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Lung symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Mouth symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Nerve symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Pain (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Respiratory symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Sensations (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Sensory symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Skin symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Throat symptoms (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Off and on shortness of breath occurs at night and is relieved by sitting upright (5 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Angina (4 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Breath symptoms (4 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Chest symptoms (4 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Acute wheezing worse when lying down (4 causes)
• Difficulty sleeping the supine position and Chronic wheezing worse when lying down (4 causes)
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Stories from Users for Difficulty sleeping the supine position

Real-life user stories relating to Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

• light sleep, difficulty concentrating, appetite loss, worsened by exercise
• Having difficulty sleeping due to anxiety, active mind and nervous tension...

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Difficulty sleeping the supine position: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Difficulty sleeping the supine position may include these symptoms:

• Breathing difficulties
• Head symptoms
• Heart symptoms
• Lung symptoms
• Mouth symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Sleep symptoms (1476 causes)
• Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes)
• Sleeping problems (873 causes)
• Nocturnal symptoms (698 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Difficulty sleeping
• Supine position
• Sleeping
• Sleeping symptoms (1476 causes)
• Sleeping disease
• Sleeping disorder
• Supine
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Difficulty sleeping the supine position

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

• Chronic heart failure
• Left sided heart failure
• Asthma (320 causes)
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (163 causes)
• Sleep apnea (36 causes)
• Cardiorespiratory diseases
• Pulmonary edema (72 causes)
• Panic disorder (2 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Difficulty sleeping the supine position: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Difficulty sleeping the supine position

RLS sleep disorder causing night-time leg sensations often misdiagnosed: A common but relatively unknown sleep-related disorder called Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is often misdiagnosed. The typical symptoms are night-time tingling,...read more »

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Difficulty sleeping the supine position: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

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Detailed list of causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position

The list below shows some of the causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position mentioned in various sources:

• Asthma
• Cardiorespiratory diseases
• Chronic bronchitis
• Chronic heart failure
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Left sided heart failure
• Panic disorder
• Polycystic liver disease
• more causes...»

See full list of 10 causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position

How Common are these Causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Difficulty sleeping the supine position. Of the 10 causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 3 causes are "very common" diseases
• 2 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 10 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 10 causes of Difficulty sleeping the supine position

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

The following list of conditions have 'Difficulty sleeping the supine position' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Classifications of Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

Medical Conditions associated with Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

Sleep symptoms (1476 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Sleeping problems (873 causes), Nocturnal symptoms (698 causes)

Symptoms related to Difficulty sleeping the supine position:

Chronic heart failure, Left sided heart failure, Asthma (320 causes), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (163 causes), Sleep apnea (36 causes), Cardiorespiratory diseases, Pulmonary edema (72 causes), Panic disorder (2 causes)

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