Andrew Korenchkin
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Fuck that is scary.
My girlfriend has been pressuring me to go get a sleep test done for awhile now; I snore really badly.
I've been reluctant because I really really don't want to have to wear a mask with a machine attached to it while I sleep. It sounds uncomfortable and incredibly inconvenient. Maybe I'm being a big baby about it.
Anyone have any experiences to share about wearing that thing and how it was adjusting to it when trying to sleep? Would it be uncomfortable for a side sleeper?
Did you notice a qol improvement?I had a sleep study done ealrier this year (february) and was found to have moderate sleep apnea with 14 events per hour.
Took me a while to get used to the cpap (3 months) and after using it for 8+ months I dont really notice too much of a difference. I keep using it though.
You might want to tell him what dying means
but for real, glad you are alright
Dying 45 times an hour? That's worse than Dark Souls.
I had 59 an hour. The mask is what took me a while to get used to. In the beginning, I'd wake up and rip it off my face because it felt like I was suffocating. Stick with it. Now, I just pass a lot of air out of both ends every morning lol!
That is what my pulmonologist told me yesterday when I went in to get the results of my sleep study. I apparently have severe sleep apnea and likely have been living with it for decades and not realizing it.
By looking at how regular my apnea was my doc guesses I haven't really slept in years and my body just got used to it. He said it has gotten noticeable recently because I got married and strted sleeping on my back and working a job that wouldn't let me sleep all day.
This is blowing my mind. Apparently a lot of my health problems, which I had been fighting one at a time, might be caused by this one big thing. I am told by him, and others, that the CPAP I am getting might change my life considerably. I get it next week. If this isn't how I am supposed to feel I wonder what getting a good night's sleep feels like?
Anyone feeling tired after 8 hours of sleep should see your Doctor and get referred to pulmonologist. You might have apnea and not know it, especially if you are single.
I was lucky we caught it before I started getting into the brain damage levels of oxygen loss. I should fully recover thankfully.
Clinically dying or...?That is what my pulmonologist told me yesterday when I went in to get the results of my sleep study. I apparently have severe sleep apnea and likely have been living with it for decades and not realizing it.
By looking at how regular my apnea was my doc guesses I haven't really slept in years and my body just got used to it. He said it has gotten noticeable recently because I got married and strted sleeping on my back and working a job that wouldn't let me sleep all day.
This is blowing my mind. Apparently a lot of my health problems, which I had been fighting one at a time, might be caused by this one big thing. I am told by him, and others, that the CPAP I am getting might change my life considerably. I get it next week. If this isn't how I am supposed to feel I wonder what getting a good night's sleep feels like?
Anyone feeling tired after 8 hours of sleep should see your Doctor and get referred to pulmonologist. You might have apnea and not know it, especially if you are single.
I was lucky we caught it before I started getting into the brain damage levels of oxygen loss. I should fully recover thankfully.
btw sleep apnea damages your body from head to toe. Brain damage, heart damage, liver damage. It will kill you!! It's hard to detect unless you sleep with a significant other. If you are alone, you might not know you have it
Yup i have sleep apnea 49 stop breathing (on average) an hour so can be worse.. but its like $2000 for the CPAP machine, hard when im not working 😐
Well im in AU it ranges from 1300-2500+ id say cheap ones are second handThat must be a Cadillac machine! They shouldn't be that much.
One of the strangest experiences for me lately is trying to figure out what to do with the extra hours of daytime. I had gotten so bad that I was in bed a ridiculous amount of time daily, so when the stars line up and I get a string of really good nights, I feel like I've been granted extra hours in the day. I feel like I should go to bed, but I'm not tired.
Well im in AU it ranges from 1300-2500+ id say cheap ones are second hand
honestly think i have it too, OP. gonna schedule an appointment with a sleep specialist on Monday.That is what my pulmonologist told me yesterday when I went in to get the results of my sleep study. I apparently have severe sleep apnea and likely have been living with it for decades and not realizing it.
By looking at how regular my apnea was my doc guesses I haven't really slept in years and my body just got used to it. He said it has gotten noticeable recently because I got married and strted sleeping on my back and working a job that wouldn't let me sleep all day.
This is blowing my mind. Apparently a lot of my health problems, which I had been fighting one at a time, might be caused by this one big thing. I am told by him, and others, that the CPAP I am getting might change my life considerably. I get it next week. If this isn't how I am supposed to feel I wonder what getting a good night's sleep feels like?
Anyone feeling tired after 8 hours of sleep should see your Doctor and get referred to pulmonologist. You might have apnea and not know it, especially if you are single.
I was lucky we caught it before I started getting into the brain damage levels of oxygen loss. I should fully recover thankfully.
I was also diagnosed with severe sleep apnea just over a year ago.
Mine was somehow over 60 per hour. Following the sleep study a few weeks later, there was a group of us receiving results. We were asked if we would mind if results were shared within the group We all agreed and basically I won. It depressed the hell out of me as I was the youngest in the group.
Started using cpap that night and it changed my life. Ive also gone onto lose a significant amount of weight
What does sleep apana have to do with weight loss?
Good on you op for catching that, better late than never!
I actually started snoring very loudly recently, and it's bad to the point where my So is starting to lose sleep over it. Funny thing is, I know I used to snore while sleeping on my back but never on the side, now it doesn't matter in which position I sleep. My weight hasn't shifted either. I've also been tired constantly, no matter how much I sleep.
So I went to a doctor about it and while checking the usual suspects he noticed that my tonsils are significantly large. So now I have an appointment to the hospital to check if that might be the cause. Hope it's an easy fix.
Yup i have sleep apnea 49 stop breathing (on average) an hour so can be worse.. but its like $2000 for the CPAP machine, hard when im not working 😐
Wow, that is crazy. Is your throat just oddly shaped or what?
So I get my CPAP on Tuesday. Will let you know how it goes!
Only 720 more deaths.. good luck!