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Heavy Breathing and foaming/spit during sleep

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kim40170
kim40170

My son has been concerned bc he has walked in while I? was sleeping and I? was breathing almost violently and also spit foam coming out my mouth. Since then I’ve asked him to check each night to see if it’s every night and it is. I? have a video and it’s frightening. What could be happening? 

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  • Anonymous111
    Anonymous111 kim40170

    Posted

    How old are you?

    Whats your BMI?

    Do you mouth breathe at night?

    • kim40170
      kim40170 Anonymous111

      Posted

      35, obese not sure BMI but 330 at 5’7”. 

      Watching the 3 consecutive videos, I seem to do a mixture 

    • lily65668
      lily65668 kim40170

      Posted

      Hi Kim,

      Kudos for being honest about your weight! I'm afraid 330lb for 5'7" gives a BMI of 51.8, which puts you in the high-risk category. Your sleep problem is almost certainly down to obstructive sleep apnoea, or at least partial respiratory obstruction.

      I realise you can get stuck in the loop of being physically unable to exercise at this level of obesity, and therefore putting on even more weight, but you do need to seek professional help. I'm guessing from the way you expressed your weight (pounds instead of stones or kilos) that you're in the US, and I know not everyone has easy access to medical treatment there. However, one way or another, you need to start urgently addressing your weight, as this is putting you in danger of all kinds of diseases.

      In some countries you'd be eligible for bariatric surgery (e.g. gastric band or bypass) but if this isn't possible, I'm wondering whether there are self-help groups in your area that you could contact. If you could make a start on reducing your weight, this would help your breathing problems in the night.

    • Anonymous111
      Anonymous111 lily65668

      Posted

      I second what Lily said. You likely have Partial Upper Airway Obstruction, maybe even OSA.

      This is due to your weight and losing weight is the only way to cure this.

      Have you ever tried the drug Orlistat?

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