Air hunger

This is going to sound unusual from somebody who has had lyme for many many years. can you all describe how you experience air hunger to me?
I've never thought this was one of my symptoms till recently. Always something new. And is this lyme or a co-infection symptom?

Thanks

I would get it when I was falling asleep. I don't think mine was intense and I didn't know what it was or how to describe it until I read, 'air hunger' and then I said, 'that's it!' For me it was shallow-like breathing, I couldn't get those deep breaths typically associated with falling asleep, and I would suddenly get up and freak out a bit. I haven't had it recently. It seems to have run its course. I've been treating for Bart, but I see most pointers towards Babesia (as dazedpete says above), which is also a hint to me that I may have to look into treatment for this too. It must still be in there somewheres :-(

My experience is also similar to what was already said above. I go through "flares" of it where I will have a really bad few weeks of air hunger then nothing for a long period of time. During my flares, often right when I fall asleep, I wake up suddenly because I stopped breathing! It is so scary... I hate that. Also hate trying to fall asleep during one of my flares of air hunger.. keeps me up late.

I had always thought that the times I had air hunger were related to my exposure to asbestos. Worked as a power plant engineer most of my life and asbestos was just part of the job.

Tripped and fell 8-13-15, and went in for an x-ray. Nothing broken but they were shocked that I wasn't seeing a specialist for all of the grandulomas that show up on my x-ray. To late to worry about that now, but am wondering about the air hunger now.