I’m thinking about seeing a doctor about it. After some time reading about the symptoms and their long-term affects, I feel like I’ve been missing out on what real sleep should feel like.

So, for those who have it or know something about it, I have a couple of questions:

1. With the following symptoms, would you say I’m pretty likely to have it?
- Overweight
- Sleep with my mouth open and wake up with dry mouth most mornings
- breathe through my mouth almost exclusively when I sleep
- irritable/anxious/depressed, especially in the afternoons/evenings
- never feel like I got enough sleep regardless of how long I slept
- Wife says I snore, sometimes quite loud
- Wake up intermittently without any reason, and then I have to go to the bathroom

My wife says she has never noticed me stop breathing or gasp for air, but she is a sound sleeper and always falls asleep before I do. She can get to sleep in like 10-15 minutes, while it takes me at least 30 minutes, sometimes an hour or two, and that’s after the melatonin has kicked in.

2. How long does it take to get used to a CPAP machine? Does it work?

I don’t know if i have sleep apnea.
but i do have a dry mouth in the morning which
is a symptom of sleep apnea.
Should i sleep because i’m not sure
if i have it and like if i do then its life
threatning

I have a severe problem with dry mouth, especially while sleeping. It has gotten so bad that my tongue is tender and inflamed. It gets better during the day when I am awake but then recurs at night while I am asleep. I sleep with a CPAP machine for sleep apnea and use a specially designed chin strap to keep my mouth closed while sleeping, but this doesn’t help the dry-mouth problem and inflamed tongue at all.

Has anyone had this problem and found a solution for it? If so, I am in desperate need of a long-term solution!!!

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!