sleep apnea, sleep disorders,sleep tests?
i had apnea of infancy when i was first born and was in the hospital for 3 months. after that i slept on an inclined bed with a monitor for a year. im 22 now and i have always talked and walked in my sleep but it is hard for my bf to sleep with me yelling profanities and screaming. i was wondering if anyone knew if there is a link between the infancy problem and now. I also jerk alot in my sleep and sometimes wake up because i "forget" to breathe. my bf says i talk a few times a night. I just want to know if anyone has any things in common and what the treatments would be
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It does sound like you still have sleep apnea. The only way to get diagnosis and treatment is to have your doctor refer you to a sleep center. They will monitor your breathing and sleep patterns and diagnose any sleep disorders. If it is sleep apnea, they will prescribe a CPAP machine and determine the setting you need to control it. A CPAP machine does not produce oxygen. It just uses forced air to keep your airways open (prevent them from collapsing) while sleeping. I have sleep apnea diagnosed about two years ago. My face mask is very comfortable and I sleep so much better. I actually feel like I have slept when I wake up. Also my husband is so much happier now that I am quiet at night. I don’t disturb him anymore either. It only took a couple of nights to get used to the mask and the machine itself is very quiet. No problem at all.
My sister had problems like this. She went to the doctors/ hospital and wanted to know if there was anything she can do to prevent it. and they decided to do sleep tests on her so she was in a room and told her when to sleep and they were monitering everything and they eventually figure out whats wrong. She got paid for it too :]
It would have a thing or two to do with what happened to you when you were young. The only treatment for sleep apnea is something called a CPAP. it is O2 that you where as a mask at night. Some people can’t tolerate it. It would help much though until your older.