I'm a big guy and I know that affects it. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, but I'd prefer it happened in my 90's. Any ideas on treatments? I want to get back on an excercise routine (I used to be an athlete), but that's hard when you are dead tired all the time. Anyone else know the feeling?

I know its a sleep disorder, i forgot what its called. My doctor wanted me to go to some sleep clinic. I would just stay awake the entire time. I just want to know if anyone elese has this trouble and how to correct it.

sleep apnea. For the last few years I have been sleep
walking. I do alot of different things in my sleep & appear to others as if Im awake, but I never have any recollection of it, others tell me.

Im tired all day I cant go to bed early because I will wake up every 2 hours. But even if I get 7 hours of sleep Im still tired all day. Then mid-day around 1 or 2, It is terribly hard for me to stay awake. In my last job I would start nodding out so I would just lay my head down & take a nap comfortably. With my new job, I cant do that. But that doesnt stop me from nodding out!

Ive been having to drive in the middle of the day for my job and even still, I nod out. Its getting worse, just on Thursday I had a 45 minutes drive and came way too close to having 6 or 7 different accidents. Its very scary, Ive been waking up just at the right time. And it doesnt matter what I do, I cant stay awake.

My memory has also been awful and I have a headache at least 5 days a week.
Please give me any information you can. And if you need more details let me know & i will post. Oh & I also have an overactive bladder. and often have very vivid dreams, i dont think they could be called nightmares, but sometimes scary. Oh and bad back pain, which probably has nothing to do with it, but thought id let u know.

THANKS SO MUCH,

MANDEE
do you wake up gasping for breath? Do you snore loudly? Do your feet swell, especially the tops? Are you overweight? Have you had your tonsils taken out? Do you smoke, and drink, or both? What is your blood pressure? Do you find that you sleep better sitting up?

No i dont gasp, I dont snore, im actually about 20lbs underweight, my feet dont swell, I do smoke , i drink but only occasionally , my blood pressure is around low 100's/80's or 90's. and i rarely try to sleep sitting up if so its only breifly after nodding out. A guy at work who has it told me this. he has 4 out of 7 factors?

I have just been diagnosed with sleep apnea, and I;m awaiting the appointment with the pulmonologist. Just wondering what to do in the meantime.

My boyfriend is only 20 and his snoring is awful most nights. It keeps me awake and is frustrating. I know their are surgeries out there to fix it, and some say exercise helps. The nose strips and sprays do not work because it is coming from his throat, not his nose. He believes he has sleep apnea, but we do not have the money to test for this. Anyone else experience this and can reccomend a solution thayt worked for them?
Sometimes not sleeping on his back works, but when it is really bad snoring, sleeping on his sides does not help at all still.
Sorry, one more thing. I have considred ear plugs, but I have to hear the alarm to get up. An alarm rarely wakes him up, I have to wake him up usually.

I am suspect of sleep neurologists who keep pushing an apnea diagnosis as the problem (vs. narcolepsy, for example) even if a sleep study shows differently. It seems each dr. is located next door to CPAP machine rentals. I'm wondering if they are part owners or stock holders drumming up business. Just asking…
I've been to 3 drs. All said the same thing after stating the sleep tests only showed mild apnea. Sleep apnea is considered a sleep disorder and neurologists are usually the treating physician.

I have chronic sinusitis caused by a deviated septum resulting from damaged to my head and face sustained in an Army helicopter crash. Shortly after the crash, I developed the sinus infection and while I had most, if not all, of the symptoms associated with sleep apnea, it was not diagnosed until much later. I have had one operation on my nose which did not solve the problem and I ABSOLUTELY will not have another. The Veterans Administration has denied service connection for my sleep apnea and I need some authoritative source to support the assertions found on dozens of ENT and Apnea sites, which cite chronic sinusitis as a cause ( one several possibilities) for sleep apnea. Thanks, Wavie

My husband and I are having severe problems with snoring. I think he suffers from sleep apnea. Would a GP treat this or should he go straight to an ENT?

Hello,
From the symptoms I suspect that I’ve sleep apnea.I want to confirm it. What are the possible available to test if I really have sleep apnea?
I live alone,so no one to monitor for me. Is there any instrument available which I can use to monitor my breathing and check if I’ve sleep apnea or not?
If available any brand suggestion?

True Life: I can't sleep aired on MTV a few days ago and i would like to know the name of the disorder Krystal had. She went to the doctor and found out she could not sleep because she was having trouble shutting her mind down at night. The doctor named a disorder for it, it was a really long name and i just can't remember what it was. I would like to look more into it, so if anyone knows what it is, that would be appreciated!!

I absolutely can not sleep on my back. I have a Chiari malformation so when i lay on my back for to long my face goes numb and i get a headache and nausea. I have been having some periods of sleep apnea and want to have a sleep study done but when my husband did his they would not let him get off of his back. He said it was terrible! Anyone have any experience with this?

The past 2 years I haven't been sleeping well. I got a promotion at my job and have been really stressed out. I don't know if stress is what is triggering it but it could be. The other night my hubby was in bed next to me. He said I stopped breathing twice in about 30 minutes. It went on for about 10 seconds. When we first got together I didn't snore and slept through the entire night. I want some real life opinions before I go to the doctor.

I have serious sleeping problems. I’m ALWAYS tired and usually sleep through the alarm, and when I wake up, I don’t even feel “awake.” I think I might have sleep apnea, but how can I know for sure? Do I just film myself sleeping?

I just was diagnosed with sleep apnea and have begun using my cpak. I wake up several times a night with a horrible dry mouth and my lips almost pasted shut. Any suggestions? Thanks!

i've had the machine for 3 to 4 months and at first it was fine. now at night water builds up or gets into the mask an drips into my nose when i roll over or runs across the top of my lip. it's very disgusting and when it happens i rip the thing off in a half sleeping panic and it totally disturbs my sleep.

the machine is the kind that heats the hose with a copper wire and as usual, i put distilled water in the tank.

is it possible it's just too dry in my house now that it's winter (i'm in ontario, canada so it's pretty darn cold out) and water is condensing inside the mask from my breathing? would putting a humidifier in the room help if that is the case?

has anyone had this happen? i need to make this stop since i'm not wearing the mask now most nights and i really need to (husband can't sleep and i sleep 10 to 12 hours when i don't use it).

thanks for any suggestions.
i have tried it with no water in it at all and that makes no difference.
i have also tried it with the moisture set to 0 (tank has been empty anyway) and the machine is at least 1 foot lower than the bed. probably a bit more.

I have been really stressed out lately so I am wondering if that is why I am having sleep apnea symptoms. I always heard it was in older people who were over weight and usually men but that is not me at all. Can anyone help me out and explain why this could be happening to me?
I haven't seen a doctor yet I just stop breathing in my sleep and wake up gasping for air. I do have chronic tonsillitis could that be blocking the air way if I'm breathing through my mouth at night

I use bi-pap, but am still unable to sleep. I thought I read somewhere that there is a prescription sleeping pill that is safe for peopel with obstuctive sleep apnea to use.

He did not like the idea about using a CPAP mask. Is this the ONLY treatment for sleep apnea? If it is, will he have to use it for the rest of his life?

Any body that uses something different? Thank you

I have sleep apnea, I took a sleeping test about two years ago and I just took another one 3 weeks ago.
How can I tell which of the test was worst?
Thanks
Jose

what is the best way to cure sleep disorder?

is there any fruit/drinks that helps you sleep on the night when you can't sleep?

# If other symptoms, including difficulty swallowing, voice changes of body weakness or numbness, this may indicate an underlying disease that is affecting the nervous system.