question: I'm 22 and pretty sure I have sleep apnoea because I wake up around 3 or 4 times a night gasping for breath. Over the last few month I've also been having issues with my breathing in the day. It's like I've become concious of my breathing and now it's a concious action. Occasionally my fingers or lips start to tingle when I'm having trouble. When I'm having trouble breathing my heart pounds, but still at 75 beats a minute. I've been given an inhaler and I'm being treated for asthma and it helps a bit but not much at all. Obviously the fact I'm a smoker doesn't help, but I'm gradually kicking the habit. Do you have any idea if it's something other than asthma or how I should treat it? Sometimes I don't use my inhaler for days, other times I need a puff or two and sometimes I feel like I need it constantly and it isn't helping enough. The doctors don't seem to be much good at diagnosing me... so far they've treated me for anxiety - which didn't help at all - and asthma, which is helping but not in the way I'd like.