Does anyone here have Sleep Apnea? - GoFuckYourself.com

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 10:30 PM

It seems like I do. I wake up several times a night totally unable to breathe.
A lot of times I'll be having a nightmare of being choked or some shit and I wake up and am actually choking.

Basically your airway gets constricted to the point where your breathing is completely blocked and eventually (hopefully) your brain signals that something's not copasetic and wakes you up.

Not only does it make you feel tired all the time ('cuz you never really get a good night's sleep) but it can cause strokes, heart attacks and death. So now I'm going to have this sleep study where you go to a clinic and are monitored all night to see how many incidences of apnea there are, etc. Then they can prescribe a CPAP machine (basically forcing continuous air into your airway) or surgery to remove soft tissue in the back of your throat.

Has anyone here been treated successfully for this?

xclusive · 07-12-2005, 10:31 PM

Don't have it but you should see a doctor

chupachups · 07-12-2005, 10:32 PM

Yeah I got it and it sucks.. Been thinking of surgery for a couple of years, but I am not sure if I want to do. It´s supposed to be quite painfull the first weeks....

nofx · 07-12-2005, 10:32 PM

i bet smoking pot would help

help relax you and keep your shit from getting constricted

chupachups · 07-12-2005, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by badmunchkin

Has anyone here been treated successfully for this?

I have two friend who did the surgery (removed tissue) - both with very good results.

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nofx

i bet smoking pot would help

help relax you and keep your shit from getting constricted

smoking pot makes me paranoid

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupachups

I have two friend who did the surgery (removed tissue) - both with very good results.

better then the machine, huh? Are you using that? What's the best CPAP you've used?

The other thing is my jaw is all out of alignment and they say that's one of the main causes for sleep apnea, but I think the jaw surgery would be really fucking risky.

Beejeebers · 07-12-2005, 10:37 PM

Lose some weight and it goes away.

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Beejeebers

Lose some weight and it goes away.

I'm 6'1, 175 lbs. Losing weight probably isn't my best bet.

fatal attraction · 07-12-2005, 10:40 PM

my sister has it, she has some mouth piece she has to wear when she sleeps. She hates it! She won't let her husband see her when she has it in

chupachups · 07-12-2005, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by badmunchkin

better then the machine, huh? Are you using that? What's the best CPAP you've used?

The other thing is my jaw is all out of alignment and they say that's one of the main causes for sleep apnea, but I think the jaw surgery would be really fucking risky.

None of them or myself ever used a machine. I tested a kind of nose clip, and a custom made brace(?) to keep the mouth open during night - both sucked and didnt really help at all.

Beejeebers · 07-12-2005, 10:44 PM

Hmmm, I was a fat ass, had apena, lost some weight and it went away.

I've never heard of a skinny guy having it...but the cpap machine might be what you're looking for. It seems you may have a very serious case.

Stewie · 07-12-2005, 10:45 PM

My brother has it pretty bad. They removed part of the extra skin in the back of his throat (don?t remember which parts), and he sleeps with the forced air machine at night. However, he is overweight and had a lot of extra tissue in his throat, so a lot of people can get by with just the machine.

He went thru the night clinic too. Good luck with it.

Babagirls · 07-12-2005, 11:02 PM

you can get strokes & shit so call your doc

i just have the problem of not falling asleep at all lol

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

My brother has it pretty bad. They removed part of the extra skin in the back of his throat (don?t remember which parts), and he sleeps with the forced air machine at night. However, he is overweight and had a lot of extra tissue in his throat, so a lot of people can get by with just the machine.

He went thru the night clinic too. Good luck with it.

thanks, I have an appt. on Monday to see the doc.

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 07-12-2005, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by badmunchkin

It seems like I do. I wake up several times a night totally unable to breathe.
A lot of times I'll be having a nightmare of being choked or some shit and I wake up and am actually choking.

Basically your airway gets constricted to the point where your breathing is completely blocked and eventually (hopefully) your brain signals that something's not copasetic and wakes you up.

Not only does it make you feel tired all the time ('cuz you never really get a good night's sleep) but it can cause strokes, heart attacks and death. So now I'm going to have this sleep study where you go to a clinic and are monitored all night to see how many incidences of apnea there are, etc. Then they can prescribe a CPAP machine (basically forcing continuous air into your airway) or surgery to remove soft tissue in the back of your throat.

Has anyone here been treated successfully for this?

I have it and i have had it for the last five years and it is one of the most annoying things i have ever had to deal with, as soon as you wake up in the morning, you feel like you have not been to sleep you have headaches as soon as you wake up your mouth is dry, you feel really tired, your moods can change all of the sudden, you can be really happy and then all of the sudden you can be really sad, you have the most bizarre dreams and nightmares, i am not sure about the surgery as it is very horrific surgery, but my doctor told me it has alot to do with the weight you are carring, so i am starting a diet this week to lose at least 15kgs, and see if i sleep any better from that, i know what you are going through and i would not wish that upon my worst enemy, my sleep study showed that i stopped breathing at least 500 times a night, you feel so un motivated becuase of this, i wish you well in trying to get rid of it, it has been a real devil in my life for the last five years and it even came between my ex finace and i becuase of my mood swings ect, and i am only 27

Batts

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Batts

I have it and i have had it for the last five years and it is one of the most annoying things i have ever had to deal with, as soon as you wake up in the morning, you feel like you have not been to sleep you have headaches as soon as you wake up your mouth is dry, you feel really tired, your moods can change all of the sudden, you can be really happy and then all of the sudden you can be really sad, you have the most bizarre dreams and nightmares, i am not sure about the surgery as it is very horrific surgery, but my doctor told me it has alot to do with the weight you are carring, so i am starting a diet this week to lose at least 15kgs, and see if i sleep any better from that, i know what you are going through and i would not wish that upon my worst enemy, my sleep study showed that i stopped breathing at least 500 times a night, you feel so un motivated becuase of this, i wish you well in trying to get rid of it, it has been a real devil in my life for the last five years and it even came between my ex finace and i becuase of my mood swings ect, and i am only 27

Batts

yea, I have had a lot of these symptoms for years and didn't exactly know why. Like I knew I was waking up at night but I didn't know what sleep apnea was. I've just never been able to get a good night's sleep. I can try to sleep for 10 fucking hours and still feel like I've been up all night.

It really wears you out and yea, I always wake up with headaches and a totally dry mouth, too. I'll do the surgery, anything, it doesn't matter, if I can start getting a real night's sleep again.

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 07-12-2005, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by badmunchkin

yea, I have had a lot of these symptoms for years and didn't exactly know why. Like I knew I was waking up at night but I didn't know what sleep apnea was. I've just never been able to get a good night's sleep. I can try to sleep for 10 fucking hours and still feel like I've been up all night.

It really wears you out and yea, I always wake up with headaches and a totally dry mouth, too. I'll do the surgery, anything, it doesn't matter, if I can start getting a real night's sleep again.

This is not a mean question, but are you overweight at all

Batts

badmunchkin · 07-12-2005, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Batts

This is not a mean question, but are you overweight at all

Batts

no man, I'm lean. And I work out a few times a week to try to keep myself in the best health possible.

The thing is my jaw doesn't stay in it's socket and I think that's the reason.
Like most people's lower jaw has like a normal joint it rests in. My lower jaw doesn't. Like I physically hold my jaw forward during the day, but at night when I'm sleeping it kind of just relaxes back. And from reading on the sleep apnea sites, this is even more of a problem then weight. So maybe I need to get one of those mouthpieces to keep my lower jaw forward at night. I don't know, I'm sure the doc will tell me the options.

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 07-12-2005, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by badmunchkin

no man, I'm lean. And I work out a few times a week to try to keep myself in the best health possible.

The thing is my jaw doesn't stay in it's socket and I think that's the reason.
Like most people's lower jaw has like a normal joint it rests in. My lower jaw doesn't. Like I physically hold my jaw forward during the day, but at night when I'm sleeping it kind of just relaxes back. And from reading on the sleep apnea sites, this is even more of a problem then weight. So maybe I need to get one of those mouthpieces to keep my lower jaw forward at night. I don't know, I'm sure the doc will tell me the options.

That is bad, i never had this problem until i started putting on weight, so back to weight loss, lol, it is one of the most fucked up conditions that anyone can have, feeling like you have never slept for weeks makes you feel like shit, it is really bad.I thought i had Bi-Polar at first

Batts

reynold · 07-13-2005, 01:47 AM

I remember my dad was having sleeping disorder quite similar to that. He often woke up several times every night because of that. He' sjust so lucky that the frequency subsided naturally until it's gone.

Barefootsies · 07-13-2005, 02:24 AM

Wowsa! I have it but not as bad as some of your chaps.

Yeah, I've read about the surgery. Remove parts of skin in throat, tonsles, and little ball in back, etc, etc. I've heard of the air machines, and all that jazz.

For me, there were a number of things that effected it. First, alcohol. For whatever reason, after a drinking weekend, next 2-3 days would give me the 500 choking, falling dreams. Then they would go away. Next, no longer can sleep on back. So sleep on side with one of those pillows, and wake up in drool every morning. GF drove me nuts with the stop breathing stuff, and would always push me over on side or chest how she likes to sleep. Unless there is alcohol, no problems.

I will still consider surgery. I am 32, and definately do not like when allergines are in the air, humidity, laying on back, and so on when I have to wake up, NOT gag, and restart breathing again. Doesn't happen much anymore, but when it does, still annoying. I notice it more now when humidity is high, or a lot of allergines in air overnight.

I am used to it now, so most of the time I can keep heart rate down, and start breathing, say fuck off, and go back to sleep. When it would happen when I was younger, was a bit harder and would be up for days.

budz · 07-13-2005, 02:32 AM

when I do get to sleep I snore so loud my gf wakes me up, does that count?

lol fuck all iwant is 4 hours of peaceful sleep is that to much to ask for ??? lol

riddler · 07-13-2005, 03:24 AM

CPAP machine is about the only thing you can do to fix it, Surgery is a slim chance of it working at all, Altho there is a new surgery where they put some kind of surgical pillars in your soft pallet to help it from closing up your air way...

I have almost a deadly case of sleep apnea and i wont wear the CPAP machine fuck that thing its like trying to breath with your head out a car window doing 90mph..

JFK · 07-13-2005, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Beejeebers

Hmmm, I was a fat ass, had apena, lost some weight and it went away.

I've never heard of a skinny guy having it...but the cpap machine might be what you're looking for. It seems you may have a very serious case.

I have it , but it comes with being overweight, are you ??

romeoboi · 07-13-2005, 03:48 AM

you can get sleep apnea from being overweight OR just how everything in your throat area formed... Basically, go to your regular doctor and get a refferal to a sleep disorder doctor or neurologist who will then send you to a sleep lab to see if you have it and how badly it is if you indeed have it...

there are tons of things you can do: lose weight, use a CPAP or BiPAP Machine which uses pressurized air to keep your throat open, get tissue on your soft palate removed, get your tonsils out, have tissue in your throat removed using this weird radio frequency thing, wear a mouth piece... and apparently they are developing some kind of implant they stick in your soft palate that the skin grows around.

either way, its a pain in the ass but worth it... ive stopped and started treaments, and I wish I hadnt.

good luck!

SinisterStudios · 07-13-2005, 05:01 AM

I have it really bad too, and i have just been told of a new procedure that is being done in new york.They stick a microwave probe down your throat and shrink the tissue in the areas that are giving you the problems. I have my doctor getting me a referal to this doctor to see if it will work for me.

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badmunchkin Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,797	Does anyone here have Sleep Apnea? It seems like I do. I wake up several times a night totally unable to breathe. A lot of times I'll be having a nightmare of being choked or some shit and I wake up and am actually choking. Basically your airway gets constricted to the point where your breathing is completely blocked and eventually (hopefully) your brain signals that something's not copasetic and wakes you up. Not only does it make you feel tired all the time ('cuz you never really get a good night's sleep) but it can cause strokes, heart attacks and death. So now I'm going to have this sleep study where you go to a clinic and are monitored all night to see how many incidences of apnea there are, etc. Then they can prescribe a CPAP machine (basically forcing continuous air into your airway) or surgery to remove soft tissue in the back of your throat. Has anyone here been treated successfully for this? __________________ Custom, Full Color Printing with BIG Discounts for GFY! ICQ 283197499 Last edited by badmunchkin; 07-12-2005 at 10:32 PM..

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Beejeebers Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 290	Hmmm, I was a fat ass, had apena, lost some weight and it went away. I've never heard of a skinny guy having it...but the cpap machine might be what you're looking for. It seems you may have a very serious case. __________________

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Beejeebers Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 290	Lose some weight and it goes away.

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fatal attraction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: where ever he is! Posts: 6,522	my sister has it, she has some mouth piece she has to wear when she sleeps. She hates it! She won't let her husband see her when she has it in

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Stewie Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In bed with Vanilla Posts: 3,670	My brother has it pretty bad. They removed part of the extra skin in the back of his throat (don?t remember which parts), and he sleeps with the forced air machine at night. However, he is overweight and had a lot of extra tissue in his throat, so a lot of people can get by with just the machine. He went thru the night clinic too. Good luck with it. Last edited by Stewie; 07-12-2005 at 10:47 PM..

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reynold Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Global Traveler Posts: 51,271	I remember my dad was having sleeping disorder quite similar to that. He often woke up several times every night because of that. He' sjust so lucky that the frequency subsided naturally until it's gone.

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Barefootsies Choice is an Illusion Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Obama Posts: 42,635	Wowsa! I have it but not as bad as some of your chaps. Yeah, I've read about the surgery. Remove parts of skin in throat, tonsles, and little ball in back, etc, etc. I've heard of the air machines, and all that jazz. For me, there were a number of things that effected it. First, alcohol. For whatever reason, after a drinking weekend, next 2-3 days would give me the 500 choking, falling dreams. Then they would go away. Next, no longer can sleep on back. So sleep on side with one of those pillows, and wake up in drool every morning. GF drove me nuts with the stop breathing stuff, and would always push me over on side or chest how she likes to sleep. Unless there is alcohol, no problems. I will still consider surgery. I am 32, and definately do not like when allergines are in the air, humidity, laying on back, and so on when I have to wake up, NOT gag, and restart breathing again. Doesn't happen much anymore, but when it does, still annoying. I notice it more now when humidity is high, or a lot of allergines in air overnight. I am used to it now, so most of the time I can keep heart rate down, and start breathing, say fuck off, and go back to sleep. When it would happen when I was younger, was a bit harder and would be up for days. __________________ Should You Email Your Members? Link1 \| Link2 \| Link3 Enough Said. "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"

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riddler Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: up in gang bang heaven Posts: 3,726	CPAP machine is about the only thing you can do to fix it, Surgery is a slim chance of it working at all, Altho there is a new surgery where they put some kind of surgical pillars in your soft pallet to help it from closing up your air way... I have almost a deadly case of sleep apnea and i wont wear the CPAP machine fuck that thing its like trying to breath with your head out a car window doing 90mph..

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romeoboi Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 343	you can get sleep apnea from being overweight OR just how everything in your throat area formed... Basically, go to your regular doctor and get a refferal to a sleep disorder doctor or neurologist who will then send you to a sleep lab to see if you have it and how badly it is if you indeed have it... there are tons of things you can do: lose weight, use a CPAP or BiPAP Machine which uses pressurized air to keep your throat open, get tissue on your soft palate removed, get your tonsils out, have tissue in your throat removed using this weird radio frequency thing, wear a mouth piece... and apparently they are developing some kind of implant they stick in your soft palate that the skin grows around. either way, its a pain in the ass but worth it... ive stopped and started treaments, and I wish I hadnt. good luck! __________________ Cash in on Exclusive ZERO TOLERANCE DVD Downloads!

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SinisterStudios Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Joisey Posts: 3,087	I have it really bad too, and i have just been told of a new procedure that is being done in new york.They stick a microwave probe down your throat and shrink the tissue in the areas that are giving you the problems. I have my doctor getting me a referal to this doctor to see if it will work for me. __________________ SEOIP.com Multiple IP Webhosting Shared and Dedicated IP's - Multiple Class A's - From $1.99/ip