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sleep apnea
My parents think I have sleep apnea because I get in bad moods allot, and I fall asleep all the time, and snore. Does anyone on here have sleep apnea or know symptoms? I'm getting tested for it this summer but I just want to know if anyone on here knows anything about it.
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my grandmother has sleep apnea. she pretty much had the same symptoms as you- sleepy all the time, falls asleep at random intervals, snoring. she went to this clinic to get tested, and she was positive, so they gave her this sort of breathing machine thing, and you wear it while you sleep. it really helps, apparently. i'm not sure if she still has to use it or not, but it definitely helped. sleep apnea is something that can be treated, so you're in luck if you have it :)
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by a blockage of the airway, usually when the soft tissue in the rear of the throat collapses and closes during sleep. In central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe. Mixed apnea, as the name implies, is a combination of the two. With each apnea event, the brain briefly arouses people with sleep apnea in order for them to resume breathing, but consequently sleep is extremely fragmented and of poor quality.
It could be and it could not be. I ahve a neice who can fall asleep at a drop of a dime and she sometimes snores [she's 17] but thats because she had problems with her adenoids. I figure dont be too nervous about it until you fully know what it is. Like cross the bridge when you get to it. Getting in bad moods?? Hmmm are you bi-polar? Or somewhat depressed? I would look on the internet for that and check the symptoms because you might have something else that you may never thought of.
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I have it. I snored. My husband says he thought I wasn't breathing.
Other than that, I would wake up with a headache almost every morning. It would go away after I had been up awhile. I would be sleepy all the time. I could fall asleep just sitting.
To be tested they will have you come spend the night at the sleep clinic. They hook all these wire like things all over you. It doesn't hurt at all. They monitor your breathing, they get an amazing amount of info. They also watch you with cameras, which creeped me out a little but I guess it was ok.
I had to go in twice. The first time, for some reason, they didn't get all the info they needed.
Halfway through the night they are supposed to wake you and put you on a C-Pap machine so they can compare. I guess I didn't sleep enough to suit them. :) They were baffled because I didn't move around in my sleep. Didn't the second time either.
So you might learn some weird stuff about yourself!
If you do have it they will get you a C-PAP machine (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure).
At first you will absolutely hate it. I must have threw my mask across the room a million times.
At first the air coming through there is really
horrible. You try to talk and air comes out of your mouth...it takes some getting used to. You do
get used to it though. It just takes time.
If you get tested and have to have one, feel free
to email me with any questions you have. You will feel so much better once you get used to it.
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If you snore at night, then you aren't getting adequate amounts of oxygen to get a sound night's rest.
When you go in for a test, then you are going in for a sleep study. You sleep, they monitor you. A lot of people stop breathing for short periods of time throughout the night, and they will see how often this happens, if at all, with you.
If you have sleep apnea, they will give you a machine to put on your nose at night that constantly blows air so you stop snoring and don't do without oxygen.
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if you want to know more than you need you can find it here [url][Link](Mouse over link to see full location)] but aside from that sleep apnea means that for some reason or another(there are many possible reasons) you are not sleeping soundly at night. The test is simple and the cure can be anything from a special type of pillow to getting your tonsils taken out.
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