Sleep Apnea

[steve dave]

one time in vegas sdbro went back to the room to take a nap after breakfast and he slept the entire day and met us for dinner. we weren't even out all night. like, we were out until like 3 but he slept from 3 to 9 or whatever. then he just goes and takes an 8 hour power nap. what a crazy thing.

[Mrs. Gooch]

I cannot go to sleep very quickly. I always lay there thinking about stuff. This also makes it difficult to nap when I really want to (but on some weekend days when I am just doing nothing at all that day I will fall asleep in front of the TV).

[hemmy]

I cannot go to sleep very quickly. I always lay there thinking about stuff. This also makes it difficult to nap when I really want to (but on some weekend days when I am just doing nothing at all that day I will fall asleep in front of the TV).

Same, except napping is very easy for me. Fall asleep instantly even when I don't want to.

[MakeItRain]

I go to sleep at 2am and get up at 7am,would not recommend

I'm a 3-8'er and love it

[lopakman]

I'm doing a sleep study in November.  I sleep like 7.5 hours a night and am still always tired.  I think it's because I wake up at least twice almost every night, but I go right back to sleep   

[Panjandrum]

I'm undergoing apnea evaluation right now - may be causing atrial fibrillation in my case. Interestingly, they did my sleep study at home with a kit that they sent you that you hook up to yourself and then you send the unit back to them for evaluation. I'm currently waiting on the results. Getting a good night's sleep is worth it.

After I had a case of a-fib two years ago, they made me do the sleep study.  It turned out alright, but it was a little unnerving. 

I echo MIR's sentiments on the wires and nodes, people watching you sleep, etc.  I went in with this tremendous fear, and in the morning, there was very little fan fare.  A few days later, I talked with my cardiologist, and she said everything came back normal.  That was that.

However, I encourage anyone to get a sleep study if their doctor even remotely recommends it.  As mentioned, there are a ton of awful things that can come from sleep apnea.

[Mrs. Gooch]

Do you guys ever dream that someone is sitting on your chest when you have sleep apnea?

[meow meow]

I go to sleep at 2am and get up at 7am,would not recommend

I'm a 3-8'er and love it

what do you do until 3 am?

[Skipper44]

I go to sleep at 2am and get up at 7am,would not recommend

I'm a 3-8'er and love it

what do you do until 3 am?

do you eat dinner with the fam at 6 or 7 and then go 8 hours without eating?

[star seed 7]

Who eats dinner at 6-7? Are you 86?

[Skipper44]

Who eats dinner at 6-7? Are you 86?

did you ignore the fam part of my question?

[Dugout DickStone]

Yeah, poop. Going to sleep at 9PM and waking at 6

I do this a lot but without the break in the middle. it's fantastic.

my wife can do this.  sleeps for 9-11 hours straight, sometimes more.  it's an amazing talent.

I can do this, but I can't nap. no matter what. hungover and was up until 3 AM? "NO NAPPING!", says the brain.

Me either.  Sunday on the couch after huge pak night before and no one around and boring chiefs game on?  Nope, can't nap

would nap with lady friends in college but that was just my version of Netflix and chill back then. 

[MakeItRain]

Do you guys ever dream that someone is sitting on your chest when you have sleep apnea?

nope

[MakeItRain]

I go to sleep at 2am and get up at 7am,would not recommend

I'm a 3-8'er and love it

what do you do until 3 am?

do you eat dinner with the fam at 6 or 7 and then go 8 hours without eating?

Most of the time, yes. I'll sometimes have a snack of fruit, chips and salsa, or a cliff bar around midnight if need be. If I stay hydrated I'm good.

[MakeItRain]

Who eats dinner at 6-7?

People with kids, noob

[sys]

Do you guys ever dream that someone is sitting on your chest when you have sleep apnea?

that sounds more like you have heart attacks, not sleep apnea.

[Mrs. Gooch]

Do you guys ever dream that someone is sitting on your chest when you have sleep apnea?

that sounds more like you have heart attacks, not sleep apnea.

Well I might have those, but those are during the day. (Sometimes I have a sharp pain stabbing through my chest and I can feel it all the way through to my back.)

[deputy dawg]

My wife scheduled me for a sleep study, and when I went they woke me after an hour and told me I had 41 sleep interruptions in the first hour of monitoring. They fitted a CPAP, and I woke up more refreshed after the sleep study than I had in a long time.  Got the CPAP, it works like a dream, I sleep really well now every night.  FTR, I'm not obese (6', 195#).  I bought a new CPAP for home, it cost < $500, and worth every penny.

Sleep apnea is very serious, consistently getting < 6 hours of sleep has a strong correlation to heart disease and dementia when you get older. 

[sys]

you're just dreaming about having a heart attack, then.  probably your subconscious trying to warn you about the daytime heart attacks.

[steve dave]

what does this surgery to open up your breathing tubes entail and why does nobody opt for it?

[MakeItRain]

what does this surgery to open up your breathing tubes entail and why does nobody opt for it?

Not everyone can get the surgery, like the obese. It also has a pretty low success rate, like 33%, I don't even know why its an option when 2 out of every 3 people still have to use a cpap after getting the surgery.

[steve dave]

what does this surgery to open up your breathing tubes entail and why does nobody opt for it?

Not everyone can get the surgery, like the obese. It also has a pretty low success rate, like 33%, I don't even know why its an option when 2 out of every 3 people still have to use a cpap after getting the surgery.

ok, that makes sense

[slobber]

I'd still opt to try for the surgery.

I am amazed at the number of people in gE with sleep apnea. Percentage wise, out of consistent posters, it has to be 15%. Is that normal for the general population?


Gonna win 'em all!

[Gooch]

If diagnosed with sleep apnea. Regardless of rough ridin' cost this is the only thing i am willing to use. I am not lugging around a rough ridin' machine every time i go on vacation or some crap. I would rather die in my sleep.

[Emo EMAW]

I'd still opt to try for the surgery.

I am amazed at the number of people in gE with sleep apnea. Percentage wise, out of consistent posters, it has to be 15%. Is that normal for the general population?


Gonna win 'em all!

It actually makes me believe there are a lot less great looking fresh smelling people in here.