Anyone have sleep apnea?

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Vegy
05/06/2024
05:04 PM
#1
A family member got diagnosed with it, scary stuff tbh

should everyone get tested just in case or what?
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burns112233
05/06/2024
05:06 PM
#2
Yes. I have a sleep machine. I sometimes use it, but not all the time. It's supposed to make me less sleepy during the day and I guess prevent health issues.
Ratchetrockon
05/06/2024
05:07 PM
#3
I might have it

My dad has it for sure
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boomgetchopped3
05/06/2024
05:09 PM
#4
I was never diagnosed but this used to be a problem I had when I was drinking a lot. My brain would wake up but my body wouldnt. Id slam my leg down on the bed to try to wake my body up (for some reason I could move one leg) and I could hear my wife yelling but I couldnt move or breath. This hasnt happened in a while.
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GeminiDeus
05/06/2024
05:10 PM
#5
I've had it for most of my life. Took a sleep test back in 2020 and after I woke up, they told me I stopped breathing about 12 times during the night. Got a C-Pap for it and used it until late 2021 due to reasons I won't go into here and I haven't used it since then (my reasons are unrelated to the usefulness of the machine. It really helped me sleep much better.)
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UnrivaledKoopa
05/06/2024
05:10 PM
#6
If You have certain symptoms such as snoring, or risk factors such as obesity, then yes you probably should be tested.

Still, CPAP therapy is hard. I tried it and couldnt do it. The machines require constant cleaning if you dont want to get sick, and there wasnt any amount of cleaning I could do to prevent the machine from putting rashes on my face, not to mention some masks requiring constant adjustment to enable you to breathe, or others not venting making you feel like youre choking

It works really well for some people, but for me it seemed to make little difference in how well I slept.
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Krojen
05/06/2024
05:19 PM
#7
Ive gone through spells of it for all my adult life.

Twice a month Ill wake up choking and have to force the first breath. Then Ill go a year without it happening.

I dont snore and Im in shape.
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Irony
05/06/2024
05:20 PM
#8
Yes however I ignore it
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Vegy
05/06/2024
05:38 PM
#9
Can't it be fatal?
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GeminiDeus
05/06/2024
05:42 PM
#10
Vegy posted...
Can't it be fatal?
Research shows that sudden death is more common in people with obstructive sleep apnea who are also older than age 60, have more severe apnea, or have very low oxygen levels . Although rare, death can occur because a person's breathing doesn't restart after a brief pause due to sleep apnea.

So yeah, it can be fatal, along with other conditions.

https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/sleep-apnea-conditions
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Vegy
05/06/2024
05:54 PM
#11
Sounds like something dat shouldn't be ignored tbh
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Zergrush80
05/06/2024
07:37 PM
#12
My mother has it and uses a machine while sleeping. Lately I have been waking up at night gasping for air so ima assume I have some form of it.
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