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can't sleep

at night the acid comes up and i breath it in and can't breath i burns all the way to my ears.
now i have a cough for a few day as it is coming out of my lungs i have gone to many doctor
they give me prilosec and zantac but it doesn't stop at night i hate to go to bed so i stay up till
4:00 am till i just fall a sleep. please help
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I have the same thing i stopped the zanatc and the nexuim because they didn't anything after a while ...I just started using gaviscon and it doesn't make it completely go away but ...it makes it a bit better ...but still I need help
It's ruining my teeth stomach and throat ...and most importantly my sleep :(
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If you're not following a GERD diet, you may start to do so. In addition, make sure you're making lifestyle changes like sleepin on your left side and not eating for at least 3-4 hours before you go to bed. Raise the head of your bed.

You may also want to use a foam barrier like gaviscon.
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