sleep apnea?
lately i have been waking up in the morning feeling if i didnt even sleep!
i dont drink caffeine, i make sure my room is dark and all those other things
my mom thinks i might have sleep apnea but im only 14!!
is it a possibility and how can i get a real good nights sleep?
p.s. i it helps its not my tonsils bc i had themtaken out when i was 5 :)
and i am skinny and an athlete
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well…..what is your BMI (Body Mass Index)?
If you are on the heavy side (obese), it is always a possibility. This condition is usually associated with overweight or obese individuals. There is also a high incidence of sleep apnea in patients with a neck collar greater than 15.
your prior tonsillectomy has nothing to do with this condition.
I have known babies with sleep apnea. Doesn’t have anything to do with age. Tonsils don’t have anything to do with it either. There are two main causes. One is being over weight. Second most likely cause is obstruction of the nasal passages. If you aren’t overweight, then make sure and blow your nose before bed, then use a saline spray (non-medicated pure saline nose spray). Also, if it is in your nose, breathe right strips help.
If you have sleep apnea, you cannot get a good night’s sleep without treatment. Your best plan would be to have a sleep study performed.
If your mom believes that you have this you should see your doctor and talk to him about it. Just because you wake up feeling tired doesn’t always mean that it is sleep apnea. Again talk to your doctor!
well, if it was sleep apnea you would wake up when it happens, but you can go to a sleep lab and find out if its apnea or something else.
sleep apnea is when you stop breathing during the night and wake up from lack of oxygen … and it happens a lot .. but you very very rarely ever actually remember waking up but since ur sleep is disturbed so much you end up not feeling rested. your age doesn’t matter — you could still have sleep apnea. i would talk to your doctor about it. however, if this is a relatively new thing, it’s probably not sleep apnea. most likely your body is making up for not having had enough rest lately so even if you’ve been getting a lot of sleep you can still feel tired … or if you get a lot of sleep after not getting enough you will feel tired.
anyway .. if it continues for a little while i would talk to your doctor.
Sleep apnea is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Risk factors include being male, overweight, and over the age of forty, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. Yet still because of the lack of awareness by the public and healthcare professionals, the vast majority remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the fact that this serious disorder can have significant consequences.
Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Several treatment options exist, and research into additional options continues.
So you might want to see a Dr asap and possibly make an appointment to go to a sleep lab and get tested.
I have sleep apnea and I’ve had it all my life. Commons symptom of sleep apnea is day time fatigue. Maybe you should go see a doctor.
Sleep Apnea Signs: loud snoring, no breathing for a period of time despite attempts to breathe
Sleep Apnea Symptoms: very tired during the day, falling asleep at the wheel when driving, headaches in the morning, sore throat, and not feeling rested no matter how much you sleep.
The physical signs to look for include…
obesity
short neck (like a football lineman, not like a ballerina)
thick neck
receding chin or jaw (the opposite of a prominent chin)
large tonsils, and
low uvula position when checking the throat (the uvula’s the thingy that hangs down in the back of the throat when you say “ah”). This may be from a big tongue or a low soft palate. A big uvula is also a bad sign.
It sounds like you don’t have most of the risk factors. So it’s probably not a sleep apnea problem. See your doctor to see what else it could be.