Q&A: do I have sleep apnea?

Question by Sarah: do I have sleep apnea? I'm not sure if I actually have it. I've woken up with the feel of or actually gasping for air.... I've only notice it 4-6 times now, it doesn't happen to often. Each time I was sleeping with my bite guard (which i've only had for a few months now). Could the bite guard be causing the gasping? When I talked to my mother earlier today she happened to be watching something about it on tv, and she said people have died from sleep apnea? Is this true? I'm not to worried because I don't think I have a severe case, If I have it at all. Also each time it's happened I was having a crazy dream like I was trying to scream for help and couldn't yell, one dream a ghost walked through me and the cold made me gasp, stuff like that...but those dreams are most likely just been because I was gasping in the first place. Thanks for reading!

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Answer by Will
IDK

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Q&A: Snoring!!!?

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Question by Ryan R: Snoring!!!? How can i stop snoring like without surgery? Thats like a cheaper way to do it yourself or something at the store? Cause its embarassing when ur hanging out with peps at a sleepover and u snore all night..=(

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Answer by tessa
get some snore no more, or those strips you put over your nose.

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Do I have a sleep disorder?

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Question by TweeyB: Do I have a sleep disorder? Is it a sleep disorder if you cant sleep through the whole night? Not matter how hard I try I cant if I got to sleep at ten at night I end up waking at 2am. I find it better to go at 12am but I have to rest because of school and my one year old daughter. Any suggestion on sleep remedies or things I could try to do get a better nights rest without waking up as early as 1am?

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Answer by Danielle
I dont think its a disorder because im the same way but try sleeping pills

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How can I prevent snoring?

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Question by Ms. Denton Lone Star ™: How can I prevent snoring? I know I'm overweight because of depression & my medicine. It's very difficult to lose weight, & I don't like annoying people by snoring. When I was younger & skinnier, I used to be a silent sleeper. What are the consequences of snoring?

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Answer by *Amanda*
breathe right strips work for me, my boyfriend can actually get some sleep now.

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PLEASE HELP! Do i have a sleep disorder?

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Question by Holly: PLEASE HELP! Do i have a sleep disorder? i think i might have insomnia... so it takes me a really long tie to get to sleep. even if i'm tired (sometimes over an hour) i wake up most nights at around 2-4 am. and then it takes me about half an hour to get back to sleep. i also wake up really early on the morning. i try to have a lie in at the weekend and i wake up at 7:30 do i have a sleep disorder?

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Answer by thresher
Sleep patterns you have don't seem out of the ordinary.Mine are like that.Sleep comes in cycles. You wake up and it does take time to get back to sleep.I know a women that sleeps 10 hours a night.That isn't the normal time but that seems what she needs.Some need less time other more. I know another with Fibromyalgia,it's a disorder that causes much discomfort,this causes her to be very tired so she takes naps throughout the day.In your case I don't think there is a problem. Mainly keep the same patterns you'll be fine.

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Snoring Question: looking for remedies?

Question by Kevin: Snoring Question: looking for remedies? I snore pretty badly at night and was wondering if anyone had some out-of-the box ideas to help this problem. I am open to trying any kind of natural remedies as well. I have already tried with little to no success the following: Saline nasal spray, various types of breath right strips, and some "natural snoring tablet", which I assume was a placebo. I have looked into what types of surgical procedures are available, and they all seem to have mixed results If anyone could offer any advice, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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Answer by Tony I
Losing weight has made a difference for many people. When I weigh over 195 I snore, when I weigh less I almost never snore. Another possibility is those mouth thingies you see advertised on the boob tube that help keep your air passage open. They really do work for many people. I don't have much faith in the breathing strips and even less in the snoring tablets. You'll find remedies for sales for just about any condition imaginable. Too bad so many of them are mostly sales hype. Good luck!

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Q&A: My Neurologist thinks my seizure is related to my sleep apnea.?

Question by SCARLETT: My Neurologist thinks my seizure is related to my sleep apnea.? I have sleep apnea and use a C PAP. I had a brain seizure (lasted 10 min.) and had many test run and nothing was found wrong. My neurologist thinks my seizure was related to my sleep apnea. I take anti-seizure meds. and don't know of having another seizure. Has anyone heard of this problem?

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Answer by Sasha
Sleep apnoea doesn't cause epilepsy but it can cause seizures in people who have epilepsy. Sleep apnea syndrome is a disorder of abnormal respiration during sleep that results in a combination of hypoxemia (low oxygen) and hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide). The syndrome can be caused by obstruction of the upper airway during sleep, by abnormality in regulation of breathing by the central nervous system, or by a combination of obstructive and central problems. Epilepsy and sleep apnea syndrome have a reciprocal influence on one another that may exacerbate the processes of both conditions: The apneic episodes lead to hypoxemia and to chronic sleep deprivation, because multiple arousals during the apneic episodes cause sleep fragmentation. Sleep deprivation and hypoxia can decrease the seizure threshold in epilepsy patients. In many epilepsy patients without sleep apnea, seizures may occur on arousal. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) exacerbate sleep apnea by inhibiting respiratory drive centers and relaxing upper respiratory muscle tone.

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