Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by <#3: I think my boyfriend has sleep apnea?
He wakes up 10+ times a night gasping for air. It honestly wakes me up every time. His heart is always pounding and he sits straight up. Its been getting really bad lately and its really starting to worry me. He’s so stubborn, and doesn’t think he needs to go to the doctor. He also has gurd (acid reflux) would that have anything to do with it?
what else could it be? what were your symptoms with sleep apnea?

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Answer by Izeetba
So you shd advise him to go see a doctor,coz he could God forbid die in his sleep so its important to know what to do,the doctor mught give him a machine to help him with that

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Question by Moon: My boyfriend is a mouth breather. What can we do to fix this?
My boyfriend of 5 years regularly breathes through his mouth and snores loudly at night (his weight contributes to his snoring as well). He has an under bite and had to have braces as a child from thumb sucking. I am not sure why his parents never caught his mouth breathing but I have noticed that his mother does it as well and she has sleep apnea.

Not only is this mouth breathing of his extremely unattractive, it also contributes to him having bad breath, dried lips and dead skin on the inside of his mouth. It’s gross and I won’t kiss him on his mouth for those reasons.

I love my boyfriend very much. He is very smart, motivated, loving and a good man. I want to marry him, but this is a huge pet peeve of mine and a deal breaker. I studied Speech Pathology so I have a lot of focus on teeth, jaw alignment, breathing, lips and word production. I can not help but notice. Also, I do not want my boyfriend to develop sleep apnea if it is something that can be prevented.

What can we do to help him with this issue? I don’t want to hurt his feelings in the way I discuss this with him either. This IS a deal breaker though and very serious to me.

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Answer by Max Nawab
change your boyfriend or take him to the doctor

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Question by Storm: My boyfriend has sleep apnea & said that it affects his sex drive. Is this true?
My boyfriend and I do not have sex, ever! He told me it was because of his sleep apnea. He said that his mind wants to have sex, but his body will not let him. I think he is lying. What man would turn down sex from a sexy female even if he couldn’t get hard? Before I had my surgery, we were having sex at least once a month. While I was recovering from my surgery, we was always horny. When I completely healed from my surgery, we had sex once and he said that he could not perform because of his sleep apnea. I think he is seeing some one else on the side and that he does not want to have sex with me after having sex with that other person.

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Answer by ***me***
you can always google sleep apnea symptoms to get thst out of the way…but it sounds like he is being unfaithful or lost interest in you

SORRY

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Question by MeAMama: My boyfriend is depressed. What can *I* do?
He has recognized what his problems are (sleep apnea, poor diet, lack of exercise, poor outlook on life, etc) & he has admitted to me that he doesn’t like the person that he is now and he wants to change but he won’t take the initial steps to make things better. He sleeps ALL the time and is only awake to work and watch tv. We have a son together and live like we are married and it’s really affecting me, and our family life. I am going out of my way to be more patient and kind and I’m doing everything I can to improve our quality of life but I need his cooperation and input. We have had many conversations about it and I feel like I’ve gotten through to him and he says he really wants to change, but the next day comes and he stays in his rut. Stays up late, sleeps in ’till work and tells me he’s waking up then just won’t. He’s looked into sleep apnea treatments but is downhearted by the cost involved (we can’t afford treatment) and won’t do the things he can to make it better (he drinks, smokes, sleeps on his back, doesn’t get exercise and eats poorly) all are things known to exacerbate the condition.
My question is what can *I* do to help encourage him to take the first steps to develop a healthy routine? How do I get him out of bed without making him mad? (he reacts very mean and yells when I try to encourage him to do something he doesn’t want to do at the moment) I know he’s mad at the situation. I’m so discouraged and want to do what I need to but I’m not sure what that is.

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Answer by Scrooge Jones
Do it with him.
Cook healther dinners
Work out together
Instead of telling him what he SHOULD do, encourage to move forward && let him know what progress he has made (if any) && how you’re proud of him

He needs an extra push, && it’s hard doing things alone, but there’s also a difference between support/encouragement && nagging.

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Question by Pink Mongoose: Does my boyfriend have sleep apnea? Poor guy woke up having a fit in middle of night!?
Okay, so last night about two hours after we went to bed, my boyfriend woke up throwing a fit in his sleep. He just sat up in bed and started shouting and his body and head were violently shaking body back and forth. It was obvious that he was not in control of what was going on. After a few seconds of that, he started coughing and breathing heavily, finally fully awake. Then he said, “Ah.. I couldn’t breathe.” It was just as startling for him as it was for me. We think he was sleeping on his back when it happened. This is not the first time this has happened, it has happened maybe once before. Sometimes when he sleeps on his back, he does snore a bit. Just for extra info, I would say he’s an insomniac and, being a college student and all, he doesn’t keep a very regular sleep schedule.

Does it sound like he has sleep apnea? Maybe obstructive? Also, would that be considered a “night terror” or some kind of arousal disorder or what? I don’t know very much about this medical subject.

Thanks,

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Answer by ginger h
It sounds like sleep apnea,, have him see a doctor.
Symptoms of sleep apnea:
Excessive daytime sleepiness.
Waking with an unrefreshed feeling after sleep, having problems with memory and concentration, feeling tired, and experiencing personality changes.
Morning or night headaches. About half of all people with sleep apnea report headaches.2
Heartburn or a sour taste in the mouth at night.
Swelling of the legs.
Getting up during the night to urinate (nocturia).
Sweating and chest pain while you are sleeping.

Symptoms of sleep apnea that others may notice include:

Episodes of not breathing (apnea), which may occur as few as 5 times an hour (mild apnea) to more than 50 times an hour (severe apnea). How many episodes you have determines how severe your sleep apnea is.
Loud snoring. Almost all people who have sleep apnea snore, but not all people who snore have sleep apnea.
Restless tossing and turning during sleep.
Nighttime choking or gasping spells

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