Do I have a sleeping disorder?

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Question by debani: Do I have a sleeping disorder? The earlier I sleep the more tired I am, and I can't dream, the last time I dreamed was about 6 months ago. Do I have some sort of sleeping disorder

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Answer by bandaid_46
You may have a physical disorder, namely sleep apnea. You should have it checked out. Your doc can order an exam in a local sleep clinic where they can monitor your sleeping. If you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, they can treat it with CPAP [Continuous Positive Air Pressure] to keep your airways open as you sleep. Good luck and God bless.

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sleep apnea?

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Question by doc_0074: sleep apnea? what are the signs and eventually,the effects of sleep apnea? i sometimes wake up from my sleep coughing vigoriously...like im choking

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Answer by ThePerfectStranger
Snoring badly and drowsy all day due to lack of proper rest. It is not healthy for your body to not get enough sleep. You are vulnerable to heart attacks. See a doctor and check into the sleep test. The test will tell how bad the apnea is.

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PLEASE HELP!! Worsening sleep disorder?! No help?!?

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Question by Musiclover: PLEASE HELP!! Worsening sleep disorder?! No help?!? I have fibromyalgia and a VERY bad sleep disorder mixture of insomnia and hypersomnia (its really hard to understand the mixture but i have both). And nothing is making them better. Im even starting to have restless leg syndrome so the disorders are worsening They have given me trazadone and upped the dose 3 times with no help and all the non medicinal remedies are not helping. The one thing the doctors were SURE would work is set bed times but insomnia prevents me from getting to sleep on time at night and hypersomnia presents me from getting up at the right time. What should i do?! Ask about a sleep clinic?! PLEASE HELP?!

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Answer by ChiMom
A sleep study may be the best thing.

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Is it possible that i have sleep apnea?

Question by Lisa: Is it possible that i have sleep apnea? Ok so whenever i wakeup i ALWAYS feel tired, this is causing me to skip school just to go back to sleep even. it's only been the second week and ive already done it. i skipped today i went to bed at 9 and wokeup at 6 and was still VERY tired so i decided not to go then i woke up at 10:45 and i still feel like i never had sleep. i dont know if i snore at night i dnt sleep with my parents & siblings. is it possible that i have sleep apnea? I get enough exericese i run for 45 minutes without stopping almost everyday of the week. ( im on the cross country team )

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Answer by Florida Girl
No, it's called not eating right, and not enough exercise. Edit: Do you know what foods you eat determine how well you sleep? It's a proven study. Eat more healthy foods. Try staying up later (going to bed at 10:30) and then waking up. The reason your tired all the time is because you are getting too much sleep... if you sleep too much your body will feel tired.

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I need to know about sleep apnea?

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Question by puddy_cat05: I need to know about sleep apnea? does sleep apnea cause strokes or heartattacks in time if not taken care of??

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Answer by ijrg
no, but you can die in your sleep if you don't get a respiratory machine.

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about snoring?

Question by nascar7007: about snoring? I noticed I have begun snoring and it is becoming louder and louder..how do I stop it?

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Answer by poorsadcow
The pharmacist should be able to recommend something to alleviate the problem. You can help yourself by avoiding alcohol before bedtime and cutting back on cigarettes if you are a smoker. Also, being overweight doesn/t help. If you snore so loud you wake yourself up you will eventually begin to suffer from fatigue during the day. You could even develop a condition called sleep apnoea which means you briefly stop breathing while asleep. People often laugh at snorers but its no laughing matter really. Get yourself along to a pharmacy and good luck!

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Sleeping disorders?

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Question by Kristen: Sleeping disorders? Im not sure if this is a sleeping disorder or not but it happens about every 2 nights or so. When I go to sleep i will be in the middle of a dream but im fully aware that im sleeping and it is like im awake and then a tingly feeling goes all across my head and i go completely numb and I know im awake but i cant get my eyes to open and I try to move my arms and legs but they wont go. After a little time im always able to open my eyes and get my body to move. is this anything I should worry about?

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Answer by kris
It sounds like sleep paralysis. My boyfriend used to get that a couple times a month for several years, and this has happened to me a couple times and can be very scary, but since it's not recurring we didn't do anything about it. Sleep paralysis can be present in various sleep disorders including narcolepsy, so if you have other symptoms like excessive daytime sleepiness you might want to see your doctor to get that evaluated, get a sleep study, etc.

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