Difficulty breathing

[aniretake]

I am a 26 y o female, in good health. Sometimes, when I get up early in the morning, i feel difficulty breathing for the next several hours: it feels as if my lungs dont have enough volume. No matter how deep I breathe i just cant get enough oxygen. What can it be?

[Pearce]

Ive been informed that my breathing difficulties are due to a neck injury I sustained 20 years ago. Pain in rhe right arm, chest (right side). A piched nerve in the neck. Can it be?
I am presently experiencing pain in most of my joints and thought it was a lack of magnesium but one cant try everything and expect anwsers - any possibilities

[National Jewish]

Certainly difficulty breathing for several hours every morning is a sign that there is a problem, especially in a 26-year-old.  You will need to have a thorough exam by a doctor to find out the nature of the problem.  This should include a chest x-ray.  If your chest x-ray is clear, you will need to have further testing done to know for sure if this is due to a lung problem.  Generally testing for a lung problem starts with a simple breathing test called spirometry.  This test provides detailed information about how your lungs are working.

[johnbushnell]

some allergies are worse in the early AM, and for this reason asthma is common during the night.  That is not to say that you have allergies, I don't know.  Also consider the possibility of a hiatal hernia.  During the day gravity can have an effect on the position of the stomach in a way that lying down through the course of the night may reverse.  There are some ways you can try to push down the contents of your gut which I suggest you look up on the net and try in the morning to see if it helps.  If it does you may want to see a specialist.  I don't have any other ideas.  not a dr.