Hi friends, Time to "pick the collective brain" again. 3 or 4 times this last few weeks I have woke up choking. Then I have a very difficult time breathing. My former doctor gave me inhalers for asthma, but they have no effect. It occasionally happens when I am awake too. I know that I do not swallow as much automatically as before, could this be the cause? I am seeing my gp today. I limit what I want to talk about, so I have not brought it up before. What do you think? David Meigs aka: Pappy 43/dx ?/onset ??? [log in to unmask]