Sleep Apneia

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I'm going to go see a doctor about this but I was curious to see if anyone here has experienced sleep apneia before? I've had it for the last couple months but i didn't know what it was until recently.

I've had really bad insomnia lately, and for some reason I can only sleep in short naps during the day, I'm just exhausted all the time. No pills or anything can get me to bed. Then in the short time when i do sleep at night i'll wake up and realize that i'm not breathing. It hurts like a mother fucker and it feels like I'm drowning. Even though I'm awake at that point its not until i get into a complete panic state that i can start breathing again, and i get this huge all over my head brain freeze. I'm going to go to a doctor soon (hopefully this week) but at this point i'm confident I'm going to die in my sleep.

Anyone ever have this? How'd you get over it?

I found this article about it which makes me feel a bit better knowing more.
Sleep Apneia
But I don't snore and I'm not over weight or have breathing problems which kind of eliminates a lot of the possibilities that the article says causes it.

weird :anon.sml:
 


That sucks balls! I've never had any sort of health problems. Sleeping with a breathing thingy would suck.
 
The machine sounds terrible but you get used to it. I have being using a CPAP machine for almost seven years now and it has sure helped my apnea. It sounds from the way you described it that yours may be a different problem from most as it is normally from the soft tissue "collapsing" in your throat and blocking the airway partially. Before the machine I would wake up 7 -10 times a night not breathing or having my wife jab me in the ribs because it would scare her and she wouldn't sleep well waiting for me to not breath. I did snore and am overweight but the symptoms were around even before I gained weight.

Go to the doctor and get checked out. They have a lot of ways to help with the problem now than they did even a few years ago when I was checked.

Good luck.
 
My grandfather had it and he had to sleep with a big old loud ass breathing machine.

I didn't read your article (really fuckin busy today) but they have good outpatient surgery procedures that are like offer something like a 70-90%reduction in the snoring. (Or from what I read about it afew years back)

Supposedly it doesn't really effect your quality of sleep all that much (although I find it hard to believe with the loud choking ) However it does severely affect the sleep of those around you so you might die in your sleep from a fatal knife wound. :D
 
I found out I suffer from sleep apnea three years ago. I went to a sleep clinic where they monitored my sleeping overnight. Turns out I stop breathing on average 72 times an hour! So I stop breathing, gasp for breath, stop breathing, gasp for breath.....

I'm only 39 and only marginally overweight. My doctor told me that the only way I could possibly recover is if I had the body of an olympic athlete - not gonna happen!

As mentioned, I have to sleep with a mask over my nose, which forces air down my throat. It takes a while to get used to, but you do eventually. I was exactly like you, felt like shit all day, having short naps all the time. Since having the machine, I get a brilliant nights sleep.

It's a real pain living with sleep apnea, but you do get used to it.
 
I was really overweight, but started working out again and now my snoring and apnea are reduced far more then when I was big fat tub of lard. If you're not a fat ass, then it's something to do with your nose and I think you can have that operated on. (But I'm not doctor... :)
 
having so many people with sleep apnea here just ruins my darth vader joke. :(

I don't want to go to hell anyway...
 
My Dad had it. The mask is a bitch I hear. I have had sleeping issues in the past and I tried using some Melatonin and it's bomb. Just take 3 mg an hour before bed and it knocks me out. Best of luck to you.
 
DruSam said:
having so many people with sleep apnea here just ruins my darth vader joke. :(

I don't want to go to hell anyway...
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goo onn im listening :D


Oh and Deli, never ever self diagnosis yourself... the internets fuxs u up like that!...let the Doc tell you what you have...saves a lot of uness stress and shit.
 
Thanks, but I'll be honest. this thread is not making me feel better about this. All well though, I'm sure i'll be fine, i'll just get it checked out and see what happens.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Central Sleep Apnea

Central Sleep Apnea is defined as a neurological condition causing cessation of all respiratory effort during sleep, usually with decreases in blood oxygen saturation, if the brainstem center controlling breathing shuts down there's no respiratory effort and no breathing. The person is aroused from sleep by an automatic breathing reflex, so may end up getting very little sleep at all.[/FONT]
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After doing some research I think this is the kind of Sleep Apneia I have. I can't find anything about the treatment for it though. I don't think its an air obstruction problem and like i said i don't snore, its just like my lungs quit working. I'm kinda glad its a more common problem than i thought, but if you're not one of the people who have had this happen watch out for it. It's the weirdest feeling in the world. You just wake up suddenly, you're in pain and your head hurts and you feel kinda numb then you realize you're not breathing and you go to take a breath and it just doesn't happen. Then your lungs start feeling like they're on fire and you get this weird sensation that you're drowning (if thats how drowning feels that is NOT the way I want to go). Then suddenly, right as you think your dead, you'll start gasping for air again and be fine other than a little chest pain and a headache.

Its just really really weird. I'm not really that worried about it and I'm sure the doctor will figure out something, i'm just like in this wtf kinda mentality.

But for those of you who this is happening to and you don't know what it is, or if you have any friends complaining about it. Hopefully this thread can help ya have an idea of whats going on. I was really confused for a long time.

More Symptoms They Listed
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]L[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]oud Snoring.
Morning Headaches.
Unrefreshing Sleep.
Dry mouth upon awakening.
Overweight.
Change in Personality.
Depression.
Excessive Perspiring during sleep.
Heartburn.
Reduced libido.
Insomnia.
Frequent nocturnal urination.
Restless sleep.[/FONT]
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just quickly reading over your symptoms...i dont think you have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea happens when you asleep and in an unconscious state; Your soft pallate falls back and blocks your airway. Your brain signals you to cough or shift so that you can breathe. but all that happens unconsciously. you never realize that you had that sort of experience. A sleep study will definitely determine if you have sleep apnea. Other symptoms of sleep apnea is that you feel tired all day, you wake up and dont feel that you had fully rested night. If you have someone that shares a bed a with you...then they would probably able to tell as well.
 
Reading what you describe, Eli, is a bit alarming. It sounds like you have the Central Apnea vs the Obstructive Apnea. I'm not big fan of doctors, but I would think making an appointment in this case might be the best thing.
 
i actually think i have it too. I wake up in the middle of the night gasping to breathe. Its pretty fucked up. I really feel like im dying until i fully wake up and start breathing again
I think its because i have bad insomnia and have to take sleeping pills to go to sleep.
I never had it before i took sleeping pills.
 
Adds a bit more meaning to your signature.
lol
Sorry, just had to point that out like an asshole...

I hope they have some kind of op they can do for ya man... Hope you figure something out... Breathing machine sounds like it sucks.
 
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