Do any of you suffer from sleep apnea?

[el numero uno]

I think I do. Geez, last month I've been waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air, unable to breathe. It's scary as hell. However it's not very frequent, maybe once every 10-14 days.

I'm going to the doc tonight. I think the problem might be the inner part of the nasal cavities, cause' I feel they're somewhat swollen most of the times, and I can't breathe properly.


I'm not overweight, I don't drink, nor I smoke, I exercise regularly, so experiencing this at only 26 is a big letdown for me.

Any suggestions?

[The Scott]

Yes.  I was just diagnosed with very severe sleep apnea.  Next up is the three night take home test with a CPAP to see if it will help me. 

Good luck!

[el numero uno]

Yes.  I was just diagnosed with very severe sleep apnea.  Next up is the three night take home test with a CPAP to see if it will help me. 

Good luck!

Thanks. When were you diagnosed? Did the doc tell you what may be the cause?

[Henda]

Started to get it around a year ago, sleeping propped up and on the side and it's fine, sleeping on the back is an impossibility. Haven't had a docs diagnosis I'm just assuming that's what it is,making an effort to sleep on side solved it

[el numero uno]

Started to get it around a year ago, sleeping propped up and on the side and it's fine, sleeping on the back is an impossibility. Haven't had a docs diagnosis I'm just assuming that's what it is,making an effort to sleep on side solved it

Whoa, I read that would help enormously. Glad to know it works. I def going to do the same.

[SuperTed]

Seems quite common among BB's. I assumed it was the drugs which caused it.

[el numero uno]

Seems quite common among BB's. I assumed it was the drugs which caused it.

I heard that as well. The extra weight, even if it's muscle doesn't help either. Just for the record I don't use peds.

[G_Thang]

I think I do. Geez, last month I've been waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air, unable to breathe. It's scary as hell. However it's not very frequent, maybe once every 10-14 days.

I'm going to the doc tonight. I think the problem might be the inner part of the nasal cavities, cause' I feel they're somewhat swollen most of the times, and I can't breathe properly.


I'm not overweight, I don't drink, nor I smoke, I exercise regularly, so experiencing this at only 26 is a big letdown for me.

Any suggestions?

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snoring/gasping/choking racist Colombian bitch needs help.  

[el numero uno]

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snoring/gasping/choking racist Colombian bitch needs help.  

lol, racist? I'm willing to use any of those tools. You're a good gimmick. 

[loco]

Simply duck tape a leaf blower to your mouth every night.  Problem solved.

[G_Thang]

lol, racist? I'm willing to use any of those tools. You're a good gimmick.  

Ask your Doc to order a HST (Home Sleep Test).  If you are apnea positive, you'd just have to go in a lab for a full night titration.  If you are positional and mild, you can trained to sleep on your side like a dog.  JADs (jaw devices) are also good for mild apnea.  You don't want to fuck with a UPPP.  

I would suggest pillows and a chin strap, given you are young and still have a life.  Masks turn women off.   

[el numero uno]

Simply duck tape a leaf blower to your mouth every night.  Problem solved.

LOL!

Ask your Doc to order a HST (Home Sleep Test).  If you are apnea positive, you'd just have to go in a lab for a full night titration.  If you are positional and mild, you can trained to sleep on your side like a dog.  JADs (jaw devices) are also good for mild apnea.  You don't want to fuck with a UPPP. 

I would suggest pillows and a chin strap, given you are young and still have a life.  Masks turn women off.   

Thanks

[Henda]

Whoa, I read that would help enormously. Glad to know it works. I def going to do the same.

Can only speak for myself but once I found i had what I assumed to be sleep apnea and tried a few extra pillows and lying on my side it was like being given a new lease of life. I'd nap 2 or 3 times during the day on a day I wasn't at work despite waking later and felt incredibly fatigued all the time and wanted to do nothing but sleep, now it's loads better and can't remember the last time I napped during the day since getting Into the habit of sleeping on my side

Like you I also have a problem with nasal cavity and could never breath through my nose and it frequently ran and I too believe this contributed to the problems, relegious use of beconase nasal spray has helped massively with this, it's only about £8 for 6 weeks worth and is well worth a try but takes about a week to start to see an effect

[ProudVirgin69]

How much do you weigh?  What's your neck size?

[The_Punisher]

jumping in the middle of a deep sleep from time to time is no fun....

[el numero uno]

Can only speak for myself but once I found i had what I assumed to be sleep apnea and tried a few extra pillows and lying on my side it was like being given a new lease of life. I'd nap 2 or 3 times during the day on a day I wasn't at work despite waking later and felt incredibly fatigued all the time and wanted to do nothing but sleep, now it's loads better and can't remember the last time I napped during the day since getting Into the habit of sleeping on my side

Like you I also have a problem with nasal cavity and could never breath through my nose and it frequently ran and I too believe this contributed to the problems, relegious use of beconase nasal spray has helped massively with this, it's only about £8 for 6 weeks worth and is well worth a try but takes about a week to start to see an effect

Yeah, I def want to try a nasal spray, it's annoying not being able to breathe properly.

How much do you weigh?  What's your neck size?

150 lbs

15''

jumping in the middle of a deep sleep from time to time is no fun....

It scares the hell out of me 

[ProudVirgin69]

150 lbs

15''

Holy shit I figured you were some permabulker weighing 250 w a 20" neck.  OK, something else is going on here then that you probably won't be able to fix with lifestyle modifications....go see your doctor and see what he says.

[G_Thang]

Yeah, I def want to try a nasal spray, it's annoying not being able to breathe properly.


150 lbs

15''


It scares the hell out of me 

at 150 with a 15'' neck, your events are probably hereditary.  BMI isn't a factor.  What's the sleep profile of your parents and siblings?    

[Howard]

Simply duck tape a leaf blower to your mouth every night.  Problem solved.

Sleep with your face buried in your wife/gf's ass crack,  same thing.
I sleep like a baby but my wife refuses to kiss me until I shower and wash my face?

[el numero uno]

at 150 with a 15'' neck, your events are probably hereditary.  BMI isn't a factor.  What's the sleep profile of your parents and siblings?    

None of them snore nor have some kind of sleeping problem.

I suffered from asthma when I was a child. So I guess that's related.

[BayGBM]

I think I do. Geez, last month I've been waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air, unable to breathe. It's scary as hell. However it's not very frequent, maybe once every 10-14 days.

I'm going to the doc tonight. I think the problem might be the inner part of the nasal cavities, cause' I feel they're somewhat swollen most of the times, and I can't breathe properly.


I'm not overweight, I don't drink, nor I smoke, I exercise regularly, so experiencing this at only 26 is a big letdown for me.

Any suggestions?

I do not, but all my big playmates have had it; they are typically between 250-310lbs... solid muscle or chunky muscle they all had it.  All were also cycling.  Coincidence?  A cpap machine is the most common solution.  These machines used to be very noisy, but they have become much quieter over the years which is great for your bed mate.  It looks very uncomfortable though; I dunno how guys sleep with this on.  

I give them as stocking stuffers.  

[SamoanIrishman]

at 150 with a 15'' neck, your events are probably hereditary.  BMI isn't a factor.  What's the sleep profile of your parents and siblings?    

True. Injuries and allergies can also play a part. Wife told me I stop breathing at night so at 29 (225lbs /16%bf) went and got tested. Playing rugby for 15yrs yielded me several broken nose injuries of various severity. One nostril is almost completely closed way up in there. They want to chisel the shit out of my sinuses but until then I use Cpap.

Yes it looks stupid and sucks if you're not a side sleeper naturally but I swear you will get the best sleep of your life on it. Being former military I was uses to late nights and early mornings and always survive on about 6hrs of sleep. So dragging ass some days comes with the territory but with cpap even 6hrs feels like you slept all day... its awesome.

Btw if your insurance doesn't pay for it, you can usually find a good deal on a low hour used one on Craigslist.

[Juruth]

Fucking hot

[Novena]

    Are your sheets and blankets all trashed in the morning?  Your arms and legs thrash around while you are choking.

You sleep in what looks like an Embassy Suite room and you are wired up like an astronaut.  They diagnose the apnea by watching you on infrared and the instruments you are wired to.  If you have it you go in and get fitted with a cpap.  They used to have to have watch you sleep again to get the proper pressure, this called titration.  The pressure is measured in Centimeters of Water as the unit of measure.  The newest generation of cpaps are auto titrating and some doctor skip the second session in a sleep chamber.

The cpap has a computer inside that can tell when you have stopped breathing or are snoring excessively. It then adjusts the pressure.  My sweet spot is 13 CmH²O.

Only half of the patients comply with cpap therapy after it is fitted.  I resisted for two years before I couldn't stand it any longer.  (falling asleep at stop lights and the like.) Your first night successfully sleeping with a cpap will be memorable. You will wake up with your sheets and blankets exactly as you left them, and have a non drug euphoria that will never be equaled again.

Even with the cpap you may need the surgical operation to reduce the pressure necessary.  I had to have my uvula shaved down, my tonsils out, and deviated septum fixed, all in one go.

Cpaps are a spin off from military aviation. Air Force doctors were puzzled why some pilots slept better in airplanes when the co pilot was flying than in their racks.  The pilots connected to their oxygen systems delivering air under pressure worked like a cpap machine. When obstructive sleep apnea was classified a problem, they put two and two together.

Edit:  Ask the tech to play back an apnea episode for you.  They did for me and I was shocked at how much I sounded like my dad in his bedroom from when I was a kid.

[Kwon_2]

I think I do. Geez, last month I've been waking up in the middle of the night gasping for air, unable to breathe. It's scary as hell. However it's not very frequent, maybe once every 10-14 days.

I'm going to the doc tonight. I think the problem might be the inner part of the nasal cavities, cause' I feel they're somewhat swollen most of the times, and I can't breathe properly.


I'm not overweight, I don't drink, nor I smoke, I exercise regularly, so experiencing this at only 26 is a big letdown for me.

Any suggestions?

I do!

I have no solution at all, been living with it for years!

Someone told me about Snorestopper helping but who knows