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Series increasingly shallow breaths followed by one deep one - sleep apnoea?

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whitebloodcell
whitebloodcell

I am chronically tired and feel physically weak most days, it really affects my quality of life. Previously I have put this down to my Hypermobility Syndrome but I am not convinced that there is nothing else to it. My partner has noticed that when I sleep, I make a series of increasingly shallow breaths, followed by one big one, in an endlessly repeating cycle. I do this when I am awake as well, to a lesser degree. I never feel like I have taken enough air in, particularly if breathing through my nose. She has not noticed me wake when I do this at night. I am 25, male, I do not snore regularly, and I whilst no one would say I am overweight when they see me with clothes on, though I do carry more fat that I would like, particularly around my midsection and chest. I sleep on my back and cannot sleep on my side due to pain in my lower back.

Does any of this suggest sleep apnoea, even if only mild?

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  • pete08345
    pete08345 whitebloodcell

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    hi, i suffer , i tense up, my arm in the air and my partner cannot budge it. i also do the stop breathing which terrifies her. after a routine blood test it showed i have very thick blood so i am seeing a specialist in 3 weeks, suspected poly,,,,,,,,vera of some type causes unexplained letharthgy, sleep apnoeoa, strokes, even death???? i've only waited 4 months for my appointment, ask your gp for a blood test to check your blood count. good luck bud. ____

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  • skybluepink
    skybluepink whitebloodcell

    Posted

    I had my apnea treated after had died 3x after cardiac arrest revived with angioplasty .They said I was lucky .Lucky?!! Had been going into GPs weekly with classic heart symtons . Recently  found had been writing on computer  hallucinating delusionary .Could this be their remit.Could this be why so many mental patients ?Look where evidence based info took Tony Blair  & how much costing.

     

  • john78369
    john78369 whitebloodcell

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    I had within the last year noticed that I too did not feel as though I was able to breathe properly and get enough air intake also when breating through my nose. I too have had lower back pain for years. Last year I was diagnosed with sleep apnoea and have been trying to figure out what is going on and here for what its worth is my theory.

    I had notice that the only time that I got a good nights sleep was after I had been to the osteopath. Your lower back injury casues your spine to compensate for the imbalance which has been created by the injury. You may develop a paunch and the upper spine and neck tip forward to compensate. The result of the compensatory movement in your upper spine has three effects. 1. Narrows the airway as your neck is pushed forward and closer to the top of your sternum (breast bone). 2. The rounding of the upper spine impairs the bio-mechanics of the upper rib cage resulting in an inability to breath in fully. 3. The angle of your head is affected and the compensation here impacts the nerve serving the sinuses which close down inhibiting breathing.

    I therefore suggest you the follwing, go to the docotor and get them to refer you to a sleep clinic as it sounds like sleep apnoea to me and also get them to refer you to an osteopath to treat your back which I believe is the cause of your breathing problems. My sleep apnoea now appears to be improving follwoing regular treatment by an osteopath. Hope this helps.

     

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