Sometimes the body simply gets very sensitive to particles in the air. It's not exactly an allergic reaction, it's more like a tickle and irritation by something you breathe in. It's going to be very hard to eliminate everything in your house/bedroom that will set you off. Start with your bedroom and eliminate the things that may be harboring dust particles like drapes, fancy pillows, and duvets. Wipe down everything as best you can. Give it a couple of clean days and see if you sleep better. Use a damp mop on the floors if you don't have carpets. If it seems to help, and you have carpets, think about getting rid of them. For this first extra clean dust eliminating cleaning, if you can get someone to help you, it would be very good. It might even be worthwhile to get an air filtering system for your bedroom. If you can clean up where you sleep, then it will help ease things for you for the rest of the day. don't use perfumes, bath powders or soaps that have a fragrance. Be careful about what kind of detergent you use in the washer. No softening sheets either. No air fresheners. I'm sure that you have already thought about most of these things, but sometimes it's easy to forget a few things. Everything that you can eliminate, makes it easier to tolerate other things. You may never be able to completely eliminate everything, but you can make things much more bearable. Don't forget to change that filter on your air conditioner or furnace either. Keep your window and doors closed as much as possible. Fresh air is nice, but often it has air borne particles that will irritate. I hope this helps some. From my own personal experience, I am a terrible housekeeper.....and I pay for it by having to cough more than I should. We took up the carpets that were in the house when we bought it. That helped a lot!!! The previous owner loved poipourri, and I think the walls and carpets would coated with the stuff!

Its nothing like epliepsy. Its a snorting/wheezing fit that some dogs do, sounds like they are trying to hock up a loogie over and over again. From pet place.com Reverse sneezing is a common phenomenon in dogs. In a regular sneeze, your dog pushes air out through the nose; however, in a reverse sneeze, air is pulled rapidly in through the nose. During a reverse sneeze, your dog will make rapid inspirations, stand still with his elbows spread apart, extend his head, and his eyes may bulge. He'll make a loud snorting sound, which might make you think he has something caught in his throat. Each reverse sneezing episode generally lasts for less than a minute up to two minutes. The exact reason for these episodes is unknown but may be related to allergies, nasal irritants or nasal inflammation. A reverse sneeze may look disturbing  many people fear that their dog is not breathing during these episodes  but it is not a harmful condition and there are no ill effects. Reverse sneezing attacks are generally quite brief and not life threatening. An episode can be stopped if the dog is stimulated to swallow by either massaging the throat or briefly pinching off the nasal openings. Some dogs have reverse sneezing episodes so frequently that various medications may be needed to reduce their frequency.

Thank you for your responses. I appreciate any help given. He has been his normal self so far, nothing out of the ordinary, and I haven't seen any more blood. I have been checking his temp. daily and so far so good. I have a date for him with a local Amish horse caretaker (friend o' the fam). Should be a good thing especially until his insurance goes into effect and a modernized physician can treat him( Nothing against my good friends living the simple life) with all the toys. Thanks again.

I could see why this would happen with pugs since they have a very shortened nose and would be a breed specific problem. Some dogs do sneeze when excited, mine golden/bermese mountain mix does, but she just sneezes regular. I might add a bit messy too! I would also guess that maybe since the basset is doing when it's sleeping that it's more of an airway issue. Is the dog overweight? I pet sit for a beagal that looks like a basset and it makes so many noises when it sleeps you wouldn't beleive it! Just a pet owner and pet sitter that's been around the blocks opinion that if it was my dog and it was something new that started out of the blue I might have the vet check it out. May be like we humans have sleep apnea that your dog is experience some type of sleep disorder with it's breathing.