Comments on: How do you know if you have Sleep Apnea ? http://helpmetosleep.com/sleep-apnea/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-sleep-apnea Answers to all of your questions about sleep. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: parkermbg http://helpmetosleep.com/sleep-apnea/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-sleep-apnea/comment-page-1#comment-2896 parkermbg Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:33:30 +0000 http://helpmetosleep.com/sleep-apnea/how-do-you-know-if-you-have-sleep-apnea#comment-2896 Common symptoms of sleep apnea; Snoring waking up often weight gain feeling tired most of the time gasping/choking (which means your breathing stopped momentarily) falling asleep involuntarily during the day more severe symptoms of sleep apnea; falling asleep while driving waking up needing to urinate urgently (several times a night) thrashing about while sleeping grinding your teeth while sleeping I strongly urge you to get a sleep study done. It is painless and only takes one evening to do. Sleep apnea deprives the brain and body of oxygen. The standard treatment for sleep apnea is that you get to sleep using a C-PAP or Bi-PAP machine. You wear a mask to bed and the machine pressurizes the oxygen flow while you sleep. No more snoring, sore throat, waking up multiple times, etc. etc. etc. I have been using my machine for almost 3 years. Insurance paid for it & the sleep study. I have great energy now, feel more alert than ever. It did not take long to get used to the mask and I love the long term benefits. If you snore, chances are you have some form of apnea. Get a sleep study done ASAP Common symptoms of sleep apnea;
Snoring
waking up often
weight gain
feeling tired most of the time
gasping/choking (which means your breathing stopped momentarily)
falling asleep involuntarily during the day

more severe symptoms of sleep apnea;
falling asleep while driving
waking up needing to urinate urgently (several times a night)
thrashing about while sleeping
grinding your teeth while sleeping

I strongly urge you to get a sleep study done. It is painless and only takes one evening to do. Sleep apnea deprives the brain and body of oxygen. The standard treatment for sleep apnea is that you get to sleep using a C-PAP or Bi-PAP machine. You wear a mask to bed and the machine pressurizes the oxygen flow while you sleep. No more snoring, sore throat, waking up multiple times, etc. etc. etc.

I have been using my machine for almost 3 years. Insurance paid for it & the sleep study. I have great energy now, feel more alert than ever. It did not take long to get used to the mask and I love the long term benefits.

If you snore, chances are you have some form of apnea. Get a sleep study done ASAP

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