[Misc] Sleep Apnea

[OzMike]

My wife goes on at me to be tested.
She says that I snore very loudly, so do the kids as they can apparently hear me from their rooms and she says I also do the stopping breathing thing as well.
Only got her word for it mind.

 

[Taybha]

When I was tested, a small monitor strapped round your chest for one night , it showed I stopped breathing 27 times this was classed as moderate !

The loud snore/grunting is due to the reflex of gasping for air not 3 Stella's and a brandy , my doc reckons there are hundreds of thousands that have it but just dont know it .

 

[OzMike]

Wife says that I am worse after a skin full...................like last night.

 

[mreprice]

I definitely didn't sleep as well for weeks while I got used to it. But in the end I was sleeping an hour or more less a night and waking up feeling better. It was much harder than they told me it would be but it was worth it.

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[Thunder Bolt]

Wrote to car off on the M4 between Bristol and Bath returning from the dreadful lunchtime 4-1 defeat at Cardiff 4 years ago having fallen asleep at the wheel. Referred myself tho th sleep study unit and have to use a CPAP machine now to keep my licence. Sometimes it feels like you are fighting with it all night long, but sick with it, you'll get the benefit and if you have a partner his/her sleep will probably improve more than yours.

Yes, once you are diagnosed with sleep apnoea, DVLA are informed. That's why the usage is monitored via a memory stick so that you can prove you are getting more than the appropriate number of hours sleep.
[MENTION=12422]Taybha[/MENTION] it is definitely worth enquiring about the CPAP machine with the water reservoir, which eliminates the dry throat problem.

 

[Taybha]

Thank's all , very helpful stuff

 

[Juan Albion]

Strange I can't sleep without my mask takes a bit of time but it will become the norm

That's my experience, too. It becomes the norm, unless it starts farting when air escapes, then it is a pain in the neck.

The weirdest thing for me was the test in the sleep clinic. They kept me there overnight saying they wanted to simulate a 'normal' night's sleep. Well, I don't know about you but waking up in the middle of the night to find a cute young blonde nurse fiddling with your pyjamas isn't a normal night for me. Apparently a sensor had moved, or at least that was her story! Hate to think what the monitors recorded at that point. Nor is being kicked out at 5:30am normal.

 

[Killer Whale]

I've had it for a few years now, did all the tests and was on the edge of danger and the ENT specialist told me to get a mouthguard from the dentist.

This is my third, the most comfortable but perhaps the least effective. They are uncomfortable at first but you get used to it.

The problem is bedtime sex. However you look at it, having your mouth full of plastic doesn't turn you into Johnny Depp, and to be honest I don't resemble him much anyway. So if you are feeling like a bit of bonky action of an evening, you have to delay putting it in. That gives the wife prior notice of that the intention is for the old boy, and gives her a chance to mount her defences. That can lead to a humiliating rebuff followed by a reach over for the mouth guard. And a garbled "good night." (You can't talk with it in).

On the other hand, if the wife is feeling fruity and frisky I always know because she asks "is your mouth guard in?" Then I know my luck is in. So it is swings and roundabouts.

 

[Taybha]

Probably do a leather spikey one , I'm not googling that .

 

[Dorset Seagull]

My wife goes on at me to be tested.
She says that I snore very loudly, so do the kids as they can apparently hear me from their rooms and she says I also do the stopping breathing thing as well.
Only got her word for it mind.

Sounds like you need to have an affair to get a second opinion

 

[Smirko]

https://shop.resmed.com/GB/en/CPAP-Machines/c/110

I use one of these bad boys, went to the sleep clinic and did the overnight test thingy. Provided by the NHS sleep clinic, was slightly delayed due to the pandemic as they are very useful to help alleviate that apparently. I use the full face mask, just been sent a new one with a thicker silicon seal around it. Been on it in total about a month now and am used to it, averaging 6-7 hours per night tho sometimes i wake up and its on the floor next to me!

One benefit is that i don't get up during the night for a pee anymore, was going sometimes times a night, now not at all, was worried initially this might be prostrate probs but got that checked out an it wasn't (phew), apparently going to the loo is a symptom of SA or so the sleep nurse told me, as when you wake up through it the brain is a bit scrambled so sends signals to say you need the loo!

Has worked a treat, used to fall asleep on the bus home most days and miss my stop, now not at all, and when i got home invariably fell asleep in my chair, now hardly at all,

Also the one i use is WIFI compatible and sends the results directly to the sleep clinic, bit weird when the sleep nurse knows your night time habits!

Anyway, don't delay and it will be a god send once you get used to it. Good luck

 

[Taybha]

Excellent thanks for the link

 

[Sheebo]

Got all the stuff on - feels weird - recording starts in 10

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

Getting fitted on Weds........

 

[OzMike]

Sounds like you need to have an affair to get a second opinion

Now there's a thought.
All in the name of research of course.

 

[symyjym]

My wife goes on at me to be tested.
She says that I snore very loudly, so do the kids as they can apparently hear me from their rooms and she says I also do the stopping breathing thing as well.
Only got her word for it mind.

A friend of mine thought he had this problem. It turns out that his wife used to smother him with a pillow for a slightly longer time each night to see how long he could last for.

 

[OzMike]

A friend of mine thought he had this problem. It turns out that his wife used to smother him with a pillow for a slightly longer time each night to see how long he could last for.

I wouldn't put that past the Mrs, she has been pretty grumpy of late.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Two questions for those on CPAP machines.

Did anyone suffer from night-time stuffiness or a feeling of having a permanent night cold? I have suffered this for years and found that having a humidifier by the bed helps. I was going to try and see an ENT specialist just before lockdown but that has all been put on hold.

There is also the other question - do you (or did you) consider yourselves overweight when you were told to use the machine and has anyone lost weight and found they no longer needed it? Looking online, this always seems to be the GPs default diagnosis .

 

[dennis]

Two questions for those on CPAP machines.

Did anyone suffer from night-time stuffiness or a feeling of having a permanent night cold? I have suffered this for years and found that having a humidifier by the bed helps. I was going to try and see an ENT specialist just before lockdown but that has all been put on hold.

There is also the other question - do you (or did you) consider yourselves overweight when you were told to use the machine and has anyone lost weight and found they no longer needed it? Looking online, this always seems to be the GPs default diagnosis .

Question 1 - No but it could be that you’re just permanently tired and symptoms could be similar

Question 2 - Again no, for me one of the side effects has been bloating so trying to lose weight to counteract this but struggling if I’m honest

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

I really had no idea this affects so many NSCers. Really interesting to read how you all tackle it. Hope it all works out well for you guys.