Sleep apnea??

[George16]

Jerry, I had been diagnosed with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea last year. The Navy gave me ny CPAP machine about a month after being diagnosed. I sleep with it and gives me a good full night sleep without the usual headaches in the morning after waking up. It's uncomfortable but it's okay since I know it'll save my life. I'm glad I heeded my wife's advice or else I would have never known. There is no known cure to it but it can be prevented. A fellow Chief onboard had his tonsil removed hoping it would cure his sleeping disorder but it didn't.

The best thing about this is knowing what I have and preventing it from killing me in my sleep. Another good thing is the machine prevents me from snoring. The Navy had ackowledged the prevalence of this disorder amongst us. In fact, since I'm diagnosed with it and acquired it while in the Navy, I will be entitled to 50% VA disability after I retire. Teel you what though, I'd rather have a healthy life instead of receiving disability benefits.

I'm glad you had it sorted out.

[pinkpanda3310]

When I was in my early 20's my GF at the time discovered I wasn't breathing for lengthy periods. She said she counted slowly to 30 and could stand it no longer so she moved or figgeted or jigged and I would take a deep breath. I think I did snore too.

This happened to be early in the night and I was just falling asleep, right on the cusp. So for a few nights I was unimpressed with her antic's I didn't think anything of it as work was physically hard and I was generally active anyway- cycling(daily), bushing walking (with the dog, so regularly), visiting the beach (with my young cousins) were some of the norm's. Diet was usually good. I just figured my body was relaxing.

I honestly don't know if I still do anything like that during sleep, the wife hasn't said anything

I think stuff like this has always been around, possibly more so nowadays with the easy life (unhealthy lifestyes) and also with doctors and the big pharma's coming up with more ways to make people think they are unwell (don't take offence to that). What surprises me most is you people that have just posted come across like you are active and healthy, so why do you have sleep apnea? Is it really just age related?

[JERRY2KONE]

Thanks Lito for the words of support and encouragement. Life is never simple or easy so we just have to find the easiest way to deal with the obstacles that are thrown in front of us and move on. WOW it must be a huge imporition dealing with this onboard ship every night? Glad to hear that things are working out for you with this disorder though. Because of snoring and just the basic noises onboard ship I always went to sleep with either ear plugs or headphones on to help me get to sleep and stay that way. We are just happy to be getting things sorted out now before we head off to Prague. There are no US facilities/services available there so it would be a serious PITA trying to get things done traveling back and forth to Germany. The wife hasher appointment this Tuesday for her CPAP titration test. Then we can both get our machines issued and put into operation. We are both hopeful for a better nights sleep from now on. Along with better health that goes along with this remedy. Wish us luck.