Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by quall: Do i have insomnia or some other sleep disorder?
So i like sleep not so well. no matter what it almost allways takes me 1-3 hours to fall sleep. and i mean if i were to stay up till 6 am and wake up at 9 am, i would be not able to sleep for at least an hour. i can easily stay up 2 days in a row. and usually i got to bed between 10pm -1030pm. and it just totaly a bad feeling not being able to sleep. i somtimes take benadryl to make me drowsy. and when i dont take it i just am sooo awake for like 3 hours.

also im really tired like allllll day long and somtimes at like 9 i get all hyper and cant settle down. and 4 times i have been up all night trying to sleep.

i was also wondering, how long does it take for regular people to sleep????

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Answer by nickipettis
this could be the result of caffeine, but many of your symptoms also fit with sleep apnea + insomnia.

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Question by raaj0787: Depression? Sleep Apnea? Not enough sleep? Need some advice.?
Recently I’ve noticed that I seem to be always tired, which makes it very hard to focus. I discovered this because I need to stay focused at my new job. I get up at the same time everyday, around 8 am, and no matter what kind of sleep I get I seem to feel tired more often then not. It’s not every single day I feel this way, just a majority of them. Always feeling tired like this affects my mind as it makes it cloudy and I have problems focusing and remembering simple things even short term things. Recently I’ve been sweating a lot while sleeping as well even though I always have the air conditioning on. I don’t seem to snore though which makes me feel as though it isn’t sleep apnea. Feeling this way also makes me very irritable during the day, which I always blamed on feeling tired. Another detail to note is that I’m not obese. I do get between 7-8 hours of sleep everynight and sometimes more on the weekends. What leads me to think it could be depression is that too much sleep can be one of the symptoms which on weekends if I dont force myself to get up I will remain in bed sleeping and feeling tired. Sometimes I do feel depressed it mainly happens at night when Im alone. I try to push these feelings aside and distract myself with tv or a game. These symptoms are found in both depression and sleep apnea. I want to be able to think clearly and not feel tired all the time. What could it be? Is it possible its all in my head?

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Answer by George
get a fan for the night sweats. make sure you drink enough water to stay hydrated. get exercise.

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Question by noyb: How do I get some sleep and also protect my nose?
I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and I wear a full face mask. Recently I changed masks and started using a new one as is recommended every 3 months. With this new mask, I have had a sore develop on my nose. I have the constant hassle of air leaks interrupting my sleep and the problem of the mask tightned enough to prevent leaks but then making a bleeding sore on the bridge of my nose near the top. I put petroleum jelly on my nose every night and have tried bandaids. Any ideas out there?

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Answer by RKANTER
Change to a different mask that Is a pressure sore. I could also be the way you have It adjusted.

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Question by linda l: Any tips on using cpap machine for sleep apnea? I am having some issues with mine.NoT giving up>?

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Answer by Just Me
It is not uncommon for people who start on cpap to struggle with it for 3 to 4 months. Most tend to rip them off at night and not even know it. The best thing you can do is put it back on if you wake and realize its off. Some people do best trying to increase the time they can keep it on every night. In some cased you may need to decrease the pressure for a while just to ease the process. Your sleep lab or DME can do this for you. If its a mask issue keep trying different ones because there are tons out there and one of the hardest parts is finding one you can live with. Im not sure exactly what you are struggling with but I hope these things may help. One other thing you can do is where your cpap while you are awake during the day. This will subconciously help you adjust at night. Just for a little while each day, it does seem to help. Good luck

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Question by bbdnbr: anyone out there that has had or knows some one how’s had surgery to cure sleep apnea? Tell me about it please

If you’re not going to give me a sincere answer than don’t bother! This is a serious condition and don’t need annoying people giving me stupid answers. I need actual answers. If you feel like giving me a stupid immature questions please don’t and grow up. This is not a chatting forum. If you want chatting go on yahoo messanger…thanks.
I’m only 28yrs. old and don’t want to be hooked up to a machine to help me breathe at night. My tonsils are abnormally big and removing them could very well solve my sleep apnea forever. My Surgery is scheduled for Aug 10th.

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Answer by p_toppi
there dead

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