I also should have a test done as I feel I have sleep apnea. Most nights I'm lucky if I get 6 hours and when I do get more than that it doesn't feel like it.
Sleep Test
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I'm in the same boat. I can't keep mine on at night.
I've also been shocked before with the sticky paddles as I flat-lined it once during a surgery. I just remember seeing a bright light. I thought maybe it was heaven, but I think after they zapped me my whole body flew up in the air and shocked the crap out of me causing me to jump up and about hit my head on the light above the operating table.
Pretty sure I have sleep apnea, or at least have it occur in certain positions (particularly if I fall asleep on my back on the couch). I wake up sucking for air.
This is weird, I remember all my dreams. My wife also tells me I snore like a wild buffalo.
I snore a lot and took the sleep test. I have sleep apnea. Couldn't stand the mask so didn't get one. Started using breathe right nose strips and it really helped my snoring. I think it helped the SA but probably not completely. I generally feel pretty well after a night of sleep.
I am also in the camp of "feeleing tired all day" so my doc sent me to the home health store and they gave me a take home sleep test. It consisted of a clip that went on your finger to get your pulse ox and a strap thing that goes over your nose to monitor breathing.
I did it at night and a few days later had the results back...... yadda, yadda, yadda...... i feel much better and tons more energy after I got my tonsils out which was causing my sleep apnea.
I did it at night and a few days later had the results back...... yadda, yadda, yadda...... i feel much better and tons more energy after I got my tonsils out which was causing my sleep apnea.
I could not stand the masks so I got the type that has nasal pillows and just runs above your lip/below your nose. It seemed less intrusive and took about two weeks to get used to. Can't imagine not having it now, made a huge difference. No longer wake up tired or with a headache. Sleep less and feel better. It's a hassle to travel with it at times, but going without it is a far worse option
Any evolutionary biologists out there? How does this happen to so many?
(I probably have sleep apnea but haven't been tested - probably should)
(I probably have sleep apnea but haven't been tested - probably should)
This is exacty what I'm worried about finding out is happening. Both times my hearts gone in to Afib its been exercised induced. It's a terrible feeling when your heart beats rapidly for a few seconds then feels like it called a 30 second timeout on itself 30 seconds later.
You say that you're able to go to the gym now with the help of a polar heart rate monitor. I'm wondering what you do if your heart goes into Afib again. Do you head for the ER or do you have a trick to getting things back to normal? Reason I ask is because I feel like this has happened to me more than just the two times I got sent to hospital but other times it's almost like it worked itself back into sinus rhythm. Doctors have told me not to mess around though, and this last time when I waited almost 24 hours they said I'm very lucky I didn't suffer a stroke.
Night Terrors. I will tell you it's one of the most terrifying things you'll ever experience. Some people often think when their having a bad dream that they had a night terror. I can assure you that a night terror is completely different than just having a bad dream. Anyone else out there had a true night terror?
For me, most instances happened when I was in middle school to my first few years of high school. I had nights where my parents found me ripping every single Christmas light down on the outside of our house. Other times I swung at my mom with some of my trophies. The only sure way for me to calm down from a night terror was to get me situated in front of the tv. It's the only thing that slowly made me realize I wasn't going to die or have to kill someone fending for my safety.
My afib was diagnosed as lone as lone atrial fibrillation, it was always after competitive sports (adrenaline was suspect) but it was determined dehydration with the adrenaline starting it. That was over 15 years ago, I am 55 now. Apparently adrenaline when you are dehydrated can be very bad. Very few incidents since, and it always converts back within a minute or two. Take your water!!!! My Cyclones make me wonder if they will set it off, but they haven't yet.
I've been wondering about this. Do you get less sore throats/mucus after having this done? My doc told me a year ago something ago when I went in for a really bad cold that I should consider getting my tonsils removed.
I really haven't seen a change in frequency of sore throats. I just had tonsils the size of large grapes in the back of my throat and at night when I was sleeping and completely relaxed they really closed down my airway and caused the apnea.
I was 32 when I had them taken out and that may have been the worst 10-12 days of my life, but in hindsight it was one of the best things I have done for myself and my health.
