Sleep Apnea , Say what?

So what is the story with Sleep apnea? I see alot of ppl saying they have it and never knew?? how is that , what should I be looking for?  I did set up for my sleep study but Im curious.

 Sleep apnea is hard to diagnose without a sleep study but there are signs that could indicate you have it.  When I was 80 lbs heavier, I had a horrible snoring problem.  My husband would wake me several times a night to turn over...but after a while, that didn't help and I had to sleep in a recliner or by myself on the couch!

Also, no matter how many hours I slept, I would usually wake up tired.  We tried nose strips and mouth devices to no avail so I finally got a sleep study done.  Turns out I was experiencing over 100 "events" per hour and never getting any deep REM sleep.

The good news is that i no longer have sleep apnea after losing the first 50 lbs.

Hope this helps :)

Jo

Signs could be are you cranky or moody during the day, do you take naps, do you wake up in the morning with a headache, do you not remember dreaming, do you wake up gasping for air, do you find yourself yawning during to the day even though you went to bed early.

>> could be cranky of moody during the day ... take naps ... wake up with a headache ... find yourself yawining even though you went to bed early >

This can also be a sign you're reading one of my posts/replies ... JUST SAYING!!!!!

LOL,thats too funny

Believe it or not, I just got diagnosed with hypopnea after losing over 150 lbs! I was tired and extremely sleepy all the time. Woke up with morning headaches. I did not snore loudly or stop breathing during the night. I would jerk awake sometimes at night, and was told that sometimes I would have tiny little gasps in my sleep. Hypopnea is where my oxygen level falls more than normal when I try to go into rem sleep, and it would usually wake me up thus preventing me from getting restful sleep. My case is supposedly mild with a level of 13. They say many are up to and over 100. But they suggest a cpap over 6. I hated the night I had to sleep with one in the sleep study. Felt like I was smothering . But they tell me I will feel much better after I start to use it regularly. I don't even have the machine yet but it's coming. So they say being overweight is a big factor, but when I weighed 150+ more than I do now I did not have any problems with it....so who knows?

 I was diagnosed with sleep apnea when I weighed 135 pounds. It's not always tied to weight. But get that CPAP- here's the thing...you don't know how BAD you feel until you feel GOOD when you wake up. I got used to it and I take that thing everywhere. Good sleep makes a world of difference in your whole life!

Amen to that Lori F. 

I complained for years from 17-36 that I was always tired...always was just told I was stressed/depressed.

Not until I started the process for Lap Band did anyone ever mention a sleep study...Sure enough I've got Severe Sleep Apnea.  Boy, would my life have been different if I had known back then....

The CPAP makes a HUGE difference for me...