Sleep disturbance

The main things that cause sleep disturbance are:

Depression
Anxiety
Sleep apnoea
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea - waking up in the night breathless. Caused by fluid gathering in the lungs which in an upright position sits at the bottom of the lungs. Lying down makes it block the bronchi.
Asthma

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