wakeful sleeping
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I wake up at least six times a night, most of the time I can fall right back to sleep. I don’t snore so it is not apnea — anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
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You don’t have to snore to have apnea – I used to snore badly but since I started taking thyroid medication the snoring has stopped but I still have apnea and wake often if I fall asleep without CPAP or pull it off during the night. Are you sleepy during the day? Do you go to the bathroom during the night? Do you have headaches in the morning, especially after one or two drinks? Check out the stanford sleepiness scale (I think that’s what it’s called). Regards, Stuart – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -DEREK HALEY wrote: > I wake up at least six times a night, most of the time I can fall right back > to sleep. I don’t snore so it is not apnea — anyone else have this > problem? Any solutions?
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DEREK HALEY wrote: > I wake up at least six times a night, most of the time I can fall right back > to sleep. I don’t snore so it is not apnea — anyone else have this > problem? Any solutions?
How do you know if you snore, when you are asleep? If you have a bed partner who told you this, have him/her stay awake for a little longer time and listen to your breathing pattern(s). If you are normal (no apnea), there shouldn’t be anything to listen to!!! Snoring is not a 100% indicator of sleep anea. However, no snoring is not a 100% indicator of no sleep apnea. I’ve been talking to our doctor about my wife’s breathing pattern (no snoring) since before I was diagnosed with OSA. I told him I thought she had a sleep-disorder. I didn’t even know about OSA at the time. Unfortunately neither of them has taken any action. So I have begun recording her breathing pattern. The first night was tell-tale for both of us.
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Norm Chudacoff (no…@socal.rr.com) wrote:
: Snoring is not a 100% indicator of sleep anea. However, no snoring is not a : 100% indicator of no sleep apnea. Check this out. Recently, I was caught in a classroom whereby I was asleep and snoring SITTING STRAIGHT UP. No shit. It’s like I went into a catatonic freeze mode and went asleep for the few minutes. In the class, we joke about my sleep problem. I mean, I did not slump my head, but froze catatonically to sleep for the two minutes. I’m no stranger to that sleep auto-pilot mode of operation. In auto-pilot mode, which is to say in "animal OS" mode, I only know one speed if I’m walking, full speed. There is NO substitute for REAL sleep. — FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 100 calories are used up in the course of a mile run. The USDA guidelines for dietary fibre is equal to one ounce of sawdust. The liver makes the vast majority of the cholesterol in your bloodstream.
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There are also other forms of sleep disorders that will interrupt normal sleeping patterns. I have narcolepsy and I wake several times a night with it as well. My cousin wakes up every 45 seconds according to her sleep study, however she does not have sleep apnea as everyone imagined she has narcolepsy. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -DEREK HALEY wrote in message … >I wake up at least six times a night, most of the time I can fall right back >to sleep. I don’t snore so it is not apnea — anyone else have this >problem? Any solutions?
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"DEREK HALEY" <derek.ha…@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:sxxj6.809$Yl1.63356@bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net… > I wake up at least six times a night, most of the time I can fall right back > to sleep. I don’t snore so it is not apnea — anyone else have this > problem? Any solutions? > hello,
I work in a sleep lab, you don’t have to snore to have apnea yes most do there are 2 kinds of apnea the most common obstructive apnea the other is central apnea, and most people don’t snore when they have central apnea! or you could have restless leg syndrome, or maybe your brain is not producing enough melatonin. check it out
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DEREK HALEY wrote: > I wake up at least six times a night, most of the time I can fall right back > to sleep. I don’t snore so it is not apnea — anyone else have this > problem? Any solutions?
Snoring is only *one* symptom of apnea and may not be present in every case of apnea. I suggest you see a sleep medicine specialist to determine the cause of your problem, because you have not stated additional information that may be helpful in determining what else may be going on. Could be Apnea, could be PLMS, could be something else. — Magesteff – "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."-Albert Einstein ——————————————————– Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II,
