I've had a blocked, stuffy nose/congestion(?) problem for a long time that makes trying to sleep suck. It seems to be worse at night (but it could just be I'm more aware of it when I need to get to sleep) and it's like trying to breathe through a straw.
It has most likely negatively affected/caused all sorts of problems in my daily life (e.g. mental fogginess/difficulty with comprehension, poorer attention span, poor mood, feeling fatigued/lack of energy, etc.) that for some reason I never connected it to that condition.
Some nights (though rare) I have nightmares where I'm drowning and hoping that I wake up (often gasping for air when I do wake) from them as soon as possible.
I've not yet had any sleep tests done. The only issue is I'm unsure how expensive the costs are to have that done. At one point I was getting allergy shots, but I never completed those. I'm not currently taking any medication and prefer not to need to use them daily/rely on them.
Anyone else here deal with chronic nasal congestion?
It has most likely negatively affected/caused all sorts of problems in my daily life (e.g. mental fogginess/difficulty with comprehension, poorer attention span, poor mood, feeling fatigued/lack of energy, etc.) that for some reason I never connected it to that condition.
Some nights (though rare) I have nightmares where I'm drowning and hoping that I wake up (often gasping for air when I do wake) from them as soon as possible.
I've not yet had any sleep tests done. The only issue is I'm unsure how expensive the costs are to have that done. At one point I was getting allergy shots, but I never completed those. I'm not currently taking any medication and prefer not to need to use them daily/rely on them.
Anyone else here deal with chronic nasal congestion?