Join Our Newsletter

New? Free Sign Up

Then check our Welcome Center to a Community Caring about Sleep Apnea diagnosis and Sleep Apnea treatment:

CPAP machines, Sleep Apnea surgery and dental appliances.

CPAP Supplies

Latest Activity

Steven B. Ronsen updated their profile
Mar 5
Dan Lyons updated their profile
Mar 7, 2022
99 replied to Mike's discussion SPO 7500 Users?
"please keep me updated about oximeters "
Dec 4, 2021
Stefan updated their profile
Sep 16, 2019
Profile IconBLev and bruce david joined SleepGuide
Aug 21, 2019
If you or someone you know has one or more of the following symptoms, it may be Sleep Apnea:

• Snoring
• Gasping for air or stopping breathing during sleep
• Falling asleep in inappropriate situations, such as while driving, at a movie, or sitting in a meeting
• Waking up feeling unrefreshed
• Large neck size (greater than 17” in men; greater than 16” in women)
• Morning headaches
• Getting up during the night to urinate
• Sweating or tossing and turning during sleep
• Depression or irritability
• Sexual dysfunction
• Problems with memory or concentration

Views: 1371

Comment

You need to be a member of SleepGuide to add comments!

Join SleepGuide

Comment by keith miller on May 10, 2009 at 9:20am
i snore very much so im told i get up in the middle of every night to pee , i have a 19 and a half inch neck , i have fallen asleep in bad places , i guess i have all the symptums
Comment by Mike on February 28, 2009 at 5:41pm
large tonsils is definitely a clue, for both you and your daughter. that extra tissue in the airway crowds the airway, blocking air from getting in, causing apnea/hypopnea events.
Comment by Manuel on February 28, 2009 at 5:51am
My wife says I snore louder after doing a lot of physical activity during the day. I seem to be more restless at night and end up having a bad sleep. (4-5 hrs.). My daughter also is a snorer and she has large tonsils like mine. Is that a clue?
Comment by donnalyn on January 9, 2009 at 6:49pm
all i know is i am always tired , drained and out of breath with any exurtion., i am overweight., 5'3 245 lbs., never been this size in my life., good weight for me is 165 at least. have copd., chronic bronchis,and feel terrible all day.
i am in the middle of trying to get the treatments i need with a cpap. they have already told me i have sleep apnea., and this could be causing my breathing to be altered?, and the tiredness, and being out of breath?
input would help. ty donna
Comment by Steven Y. Park, MD on January 5, 2009 at 2:09pm
There's no doubt in my mind that any degree of sleep deprivation, whether in quantity or quality, will elevate your stress hormones, including cortisol. Cortisol is known to mobilize glucose into the bloodstream. This has been published in multiple studies.
Comment by Mike on January 5, 2009 at 12:13pm
Diabetes and Sleep Apnea are very closely linked. As the research below indicates, managing sleep apnea will help management of your diabetes.

This article came out recently: http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/12/22/6021.html

Also, check this out:

"Recent epidemiological, biological, and behavioral evidence suggests that sleep disorders may contribute to the development of diabetes; conversely, diabetes itself may contribute to sleep disorders. Sleep appears to moderate the neurohormones that regulate blood glucose. Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders contribute to pathophysiological changes associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. In people who already have diabetes, sleep deprivation contributes to elevations of hemoglobin A1c. Symptoms that occur as a result of diabetes, such as nocturia and neuropathic pain, may in turn contribute to sleep disturbance and exacerbate sleep deprivation. The purposes of this article are to examine the scientific basis for the associations between diabetes and sleep, identify gaps in the understanding of the empirical underpinnings of these relationships, and propose directions for future research."
http://www.websciences.org/cftemplate/NAPS/archives/indiv.cfm?ID=20081819
Comment by Kelly on January 5, 2009 at 7:40am
Would having diabetes contribute to sleep apnea?

© 2024   Created by The SleepGuide Crew.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service