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DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife of 52 years is 71 and has developed what I assume is a problem with her breathing when she sleeps. During some periods of sleep, she starts taking a rhythmic set of breaths.

Brandon Heggie urges EMTs and medics that, when it comes to treating head injuries with hyperventilation, you must be mindful as to when to start to use it. I remember hearing on many accounts that ...

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My wife of 52 years is 71 and has developed what I assume is a problem with her breathing when she sleeps. During some periods of sleep, she starts taking a rhythmic set of breaths. There usually are ...

Facing the death of a loved one is one of life’s most emotionally challenging experiences. When someone is terminally ill or in the final stages of life, their body begins to shut down in predictable ...

The last thing that happens before we die is a very noticable change in breathing, called cheyne-stokes respiration. A ...

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