The engineer in me would probably be tempted to film myself sleeping with it camera to see if there are any common traits. Sleeping on back Vs left or right. Fitbit's are also really good for tracking sleep quality.
One way or another, I would be tempted to crank heating right up to see what difference it makes. First few nights will probably be sweltering though.
I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
I’ve had it before, it’s hideous. ) :
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Intersting...sorry to hear about this mate. How did you find out? What are the side effects of sleep apnea? Is it just tiredness etc from lack of sleep?
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Basic ly my throat muscle s collapse when asleep, so the machine basicly pump continues to pump air into me , longterm effects if left untreated, include heart disease , blood pressure problems, brain damage and death, plus a few others.
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My brother has it. Was definitely weight related for him. He managed to lose weight for a while and it went away.
Hopefully it is just a temporary thing for you.
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Fella at work gradually put loads of weight on and couldn't shed it, he barely ate either, after numerous trips to doctors he told them he was always drowsy an just used to fall asleep at any given time, anyway he had the gastric band or staples whatever they do, he's lost a ton of weight and it seems to have stopped his sleep apnoea too
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I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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Nearest Hospital to me is QA Portsmouth.
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I’ve had it before, it’s hideous. ) :
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What OSA ?
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I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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That's pretty cool how broad a spectrum of society ja has. Cheers for the comment.
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I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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That's pretty cool how broad a spectrum of society ja has. Cheers for the comment.
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If only there was a refrigeration equipment specialist or two
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I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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That's pretty cool how broad a spectrum of society ja has. Cheers for the comment.
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If only there was a refrigeration equipment specialist or two
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That would be handy. Or anyone with ideas of UK listed companies that are likely to fill brexit supply chain niches.
Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
Thanks for posting this article, OP.
I’ve suffered insomnia and night sweats on and off for quite a few years, but have more or less learnt to deal with them.
Beginning some time last year, I apparently had a few intermittent bouts of apnoea that I didn’t actually notice myself, but my other half did and early in December told me she thought I ought to have my sleep checked.
Then over the Christmas holidays I had a couple of awful nightmares- in one, I was getting strangled; in the other I was being drowned. The second one was horrifyingly realistic, and I wasn’t actually able to breathe until I woke up clawing for air. It wasn’t until I did wake up that I managed to breathe, and that first gasp of air really felt like it saved my life.
Scary as sheet it was, but I’d been so busy since I got back from hols that it completely slipped my mind. This is a timely reminder that I ought to get it seen to.
As an aside, have the doctors mentioned anything about alcohol intake? Speaking from memory here, but I think it’s a depressant if the central nervous system, and thinking back to those events and more generally most of the times my other half brought it up, I think the bouts tend to happen when I’ve had a few drinks at night.
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Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
Sorry to hear this. Sleep apnea is awful, a friend had it and it was caused to him being overweight and smoking. Thankfully, there are solutions for it and it can be cured permanently. If it weight and smoke related then simply shed a few stones and stop smoking, it will go away. If neither is appliclable then you need a surgery.
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Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
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The last time I got it was about eighteen months ago. My mate and I used to live together and were talking that evening about how we get it and what happens, and then we both got it that night at nearly exactly the same time. Weird.
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posted 7 minutes ago
Thanks for posting this article, OP.
I’ve suffered insomnia and night sweats on and off for quite a few years, but have more or less learnt to deal with them.
Beginning some time last year, I apparently had a few intermittent bouts of apnoea that I didn’t actually notice myself, but my other half did and early in December told me she thought I ought to have my sleep checked.
Then over the Christmas holidays I had a couple of awful nightmares- in one, I was getting strangled; in the other I was being drowned. The second one was horrifyingly realistic, and I wasn’t actually able to breathe until I woke up clawing for air. It wasn’t until I did wake up that I managed to breathe, and that first gasp of air really felt like it saved my life.
Scary as sheet it was, but I’d been so busy since I got back from hols that it completely slipped my mind. This is a timely reminder that I ought to get it seen to.
As an aside, have the doctors mentioned anything about alcohol intake? Speaking from memory here, but I think it’s a depressant if the central nervous system, and thinking back to those events and more generally most of the times my other half brought it up, I think the bouts tend to happen when I’ve had a few drinks at night.
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Get it checked mate , I'm glad I did , as with regardes to waking up breathless I've done that a few times it scared me to death as once I couldn't catch my breath until my missus slapped me on the back a few times. Apparently it's 1 in 8 people whom suffer from it.
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comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 7 minutes ago
Thanks for posting this article, OP.
I’ve suffered insomnia and night sweats on and off for quite a few years, but have more or less learnt to deal with them.
Beginning some time last year, I apparently had a few intermittent bouts of apnoea that I didn’t actually notice myself, but my other half did and early in December told me she thought I ought to have my sleep checked.
Then over the Christmas holidays I had a couple of awful nightmares- in one, I was getting strangled; in the other I was being drowned. The second one was horrifyingly realistic, and I wasn’t actually able to breathe until I woke up clawing for air. It wasn’t until I did wake up that I managed to breathe, and that first gasp of air really felt like it saved my life.
Scary as sheet it was, but I’d been so busy since I got back from hols that it completely slipped my mind. This is a timely reminder that I ought to get it seen to.
As an aside, have the doctors mentioned anything about alcohol intake? Speaking from memory here, but I think it’s a depressant if the central nervous system, and thinking back to those events and more generally most of the times my other half brought it up, I think the bouts tend to happen when I’ve had a few drinks at night.
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Get it checked mate , I'm glad I did , as with regardes to waking up breathless I've done that a few times it scared me to death as once I couldn't catch my breath until my missus slapped me on the back a few times. Apparently it's 1 in 8 people whom suffer from it.
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They do ask about drinking but Ive been alcohol free for nearly 3 years.
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Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
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The last time I got it was about eighteen months ago. My mate and I used to live together and were talking that evening about how we get it and what happens, and then we both got it that night at nearly exactly the same time. Weird.
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When I was six, I watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. My little impressionable mind resulted in a lifelong ability to lucid dream, but it coincided with the development of sleep paralysis which at that age is pretty scary. Was often green Aliens watching me, then witches and from about 20ish it flirts between grim reaper or a shadow demon.
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Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
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The last time I got it was about eighteen months ago. My mate and I used to live together and were talking that evening about how we get it and what happens, and then we both got it that night at nearly exactly the same time. Weird.
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When I was six, I watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. My little impressionable mind resulted in a lifelong ability to lucid dream, but it coincided with the development of sleep paralysis which at that age is pretty scary. Was often green Aliens watching me, then witches and from about 20ish it flirts between grim reaper or a shadow demon.
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My older brother gets that says he can't move and sees a black figure at the end of his bed. Its azing what happens when you sleep , longest without breathing for me was 1 minute 42 seconds when I had my sleep study done . No wonder I was a bit of a spas at work some days , probably killed a few thousand brain cells that night .
Has been covered already but most common risk factors are weight and alcohol
comment by Kunta Kante (U1641)
posted 49 seconds ago
Has been covered already but most common risk factors are weight and alcohol
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True but also having a thick neck also contribute s.
Christ this condition sounds horrible !
Is it possible to lose your breath midsleep and suffocate ?
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posted 14 minutes ago
Christ this condition sounds horrible !
Is it possible to lose your breath midsleep and suffocate ?
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It wakes you up.
But it’s an awful feeling.
So how do you know if you might have this condition? What are the symptoms to look out for and is there anything obvious to suggest you might have it?
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 3 minutes ago
So how do you know if you might have this condition? What are the symptoms to look out for and is there anything obvious to suggest you might have it?
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You wake up, sort of gurgling and gasping, over and over again.
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posted on 21/2/19
The engineer in me would probably be tempted to film myself sleeping with it camera to see if there are any common traits. Sleeping on back Vs left or right. Fitbit's are also really good for tracking sleep quality.
One way or another, I would be tempted to crank heating right up to see what difference it makes. First few nights will probably be sweltering though.
posted on 21/2/19
I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
posted on 21/2/19
I’ve had it before, it’s hideous. ) :
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by Edward Elizabeth Hitler. (U14393)
posted 25 seconds ago
comment by Dele Boy (U22000)
posted 2 minutes ago
Intersting...sorry to hear about this mate. How did you find out? What are the side effects of sleep apnea? Is it just tiredness etc from lack of sleep?
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Basic ly my throat muscle s collapse when asleep, so the machine basicly pump continues to pump air into me , longterm effects if left untreated, include heart disease , blood pressure problems, brain damage and death, plus a few others.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
My brother has it. Was definitely weight related for him. He managed to lose weight for a while and it went away.
Hopefully it is just a temporary thing for you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Fella at work gradually put loads of weight on and couldn't shed it, he barely ate either, after numerous trips to doctors he told them he was always drowsy an just used to fall asleep at any given time, anyway he had the gastric band or staples whatever they do, he's lost a ton of weight and it seems to have stopped his sleep apnoea too
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Lucas Torreira (U8691)
posted 3 minutes ago
I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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Nearest Hospital to me is QA Portsmouth.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Sonny Sn❄️wflake (U21889)
posted 3 minutes ago
I’ve had it before, it’s hideous. ) :
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What OSA ?
posted on 21/2/19
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Lucas Torreira (U8691)
posted 15 minutes ago
I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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That's pretty cool how broad a spectrum of society ja has. Cheers for the comment.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Lucas Torreira (U8691)
posted 15 minutes ago
I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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That's pretty cool how broad a spectrum of society ja has. Cheers for the comment.
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If only there was a refrigeration equipment specialist or two
posted on 21/2/19
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Lucas Torreira (U8691)
posted 15 minutes ago
I work in a Respiratory trials unit and there are always new OSA studies coming along. Worth a look at what's near you.
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That's pretty cool how broad a spectrum of society ja has. Cheers for the comment.
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If only there was a refrigeration equipment specialist or two
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That would be handy. Or anyone with ideas of UK listed companies that are likely to fill brexit supply chain niches.
posted on 21/2/19
Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
posted on 21/2/19
Thanks for posting this article, OP.
I’ve suffered insomnia and night sweats on and off for quite a few years, but have more or less learnt to deal with them.
Beginning some time last year, I apparently had a few intermittent bouts of apnoea that I didn’t actually notice myself, but my other half did and early in December told me she thought I ought to have my sleep checked.
Then over the Christmas holidays I had a couple of awful nightmares- in one, I was getting strangled; in the other I was being drowned. The second one was horrifyingly realistic, and I wasn’t actually able to breathe until I woke up clawing for air. It wasn’t until I did wake up that I managed to breathe, and that first gasp of air really felt like it saved my life.
Scary as sheet it was, but I’d been so busy since I got back from hols that it completely slipped my mind. This is a timely reminder that I ought to get it seen to.
As an aside, have the doctors mentioned anything about alcohol intake? Speaking from memory here, but I think it’s a depressant if the central nervous system, and thinking back to those events and more generally most of the times my other half brought it up, I think the bouts tend to happen when I’ve had a few drinks at night.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
posted on 21/2/19
Sorry to hear this. Sleep apnea is awful, a friend had it and it was caused to him being overweight and smoking. Thankfully, there are solutions for it and it can be cured permanently. If it weight and smoke related then simply shed a few stones and stop smoking, it will go away. If neither is appliclable then you need a surgery.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The last time I got it was about eighteen months ago. My mate and I used to live together and were talking that evening about how we get it and what happens, and then we both got it that night at nearly exactly the same time. Weird.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 7 minutes ago
Thanks for posting this article, OP.
I’ve suffered insomnia and night sweats on and off for quite a few years, but have more or less learnt to deal with them.
Beginning some time last year, I apparently had a few intermittent bouts of apnoea that I didn’t actually notice myself, but my other half did and early in December told me she thought I ought to have my sleep checked.
Then over the Christmas holidays I had a couple of awful nightmares- in one, I was getting strangled; in the other I was being drowned. The second one was horrifyingly realistic, and I wasn’t actually able to breathe until I woke up clawing for air. It wasn’t until I did wake up that I managed to breathe, and that first gasp of air really felt like it saved my life.
Scary as sheet it was, but I’d been so busy since I got back from hols that it completely slipped my mind. This is a timely reminder that I ought to get it seen to.
As an aside, have the doctors mentioned anything about alcohol intake? Speaking from memory here, but I think it’s a depressant if the central nervous system, and thinking back to those events and more generally most of the times my other half brought it up, I think the bouts tend to happen when I’ve had a few drinks at night.
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Get it checked mate , I'm glad I did , as with regardes to waking up breathless I've done that a few times it scared me to death as once I couldn't catch my breath until my missus slapped me on the back a few times. Apparently it's 1 in 8 people whom suffer from it.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Edward Elizabeth Hitler. (U14393)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 7 minutes ago
Thanks for posting this article, OP.
I’ve suffered insomnia and night sweats on and off for quite a few years, but have more or less learnt to deal with them.
Beginning some time last year, I apparently had a few intermittent bouts of apnoea that I didn’t actually notice myself, but my other half did and early in December told me she thought I ought to have my sleep checked.
Then over the Christmas holidays I had a couple of awful nightmares- in one, I was getting strangled; in the other I was being drowned. The second one was horrifyingly realistic, and I wasn’t actually able to breathe until I woke up clawing for air. It wasn’t until I did wake up that I managed to breathe, and that first gasp of air really felt like it saved my life.
Scary as sheet it was, but I’d been so busy since I got back from hols that it completely slipped my mind. This is a timely reminder that I ought to get it seen to.
As an aside, have the doctors mentioned anything about alcohol intake? Speaking from memory here, but I think it’s a depressant if the central nervous system, and thinking back to those events and more generally most of the times my other half brought it up, I think the bouts tend to happen when I’ve had a few drinks at night.
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Get it checked mate , I'm glad I did , as with regardes to waking up breathless I've done that a few times it scared me to death as once I couldn't catch my breath until my missus slapped me on the back a few times. Apparently it's 1 in 8 people whom suffer from it.
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They do ask about drinking but Ive been alcohol free for nearly 3 years.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The last time I got it was about eighteen months ago. My mate and I used to live together and were talking that evening about how we get it and what happens, and then we both got it that night at nearly exactly the same time. Weird.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
When I was six, I watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. My little impressionable mind resulted in a lifelong ability to lucid dream, but it coincided with the development of sleep paralysis which at that age is pretty scary. Was often green Aliens watching me, then witches and from about 20ish it flirts between grim reaper or a shadow demon.
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Edbo (U17933)
posted 1 minute ago
Hope you can shift it EEH, doesn't sound nice. On the subject of sleep, I used to suffer from sleep paralysis quite often, it was dreadful.
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I get that. Hallucinations and everything. I can kinda whimper and get the Mrs to wake me. Lying desperately trying to get a finger to twitch whilst some facking shadow figure stands at the bottom of your bed. Amazing.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The last time I got it was about eighteen months ago. My mate and I used to live together and were talking that evening about how we get it and what happens, and then we both got it that night at nearly exactly the same time. Weird.
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When I was six, I watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. My little impressionable mind resulted in a lifelong ability to lucid dream, but it coincided with the development of sleep paralysis which at that age is pretty scary. Was often green Aliens watching me, then witches and from about 20ish it flirts between grim reaper or a shadow demon.
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My older brother gets that says he can't move and sees a black figure at the end of his bed. Its azing what happens when you sleep , longest without breathing for me was 1 minute 42 seconds when I had my sleep study done . No wonder I was a bit of a spas at work some days , probably killed a few thousand brain cells that night .
posted on 21/2/19
Has been covered already but most common risk factors are weight and alcohol
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Kunta Kante (U1641)
posted 49 seconds ago
Has been covered already but most common risk factors are weight and alcohol
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True but also having a thick neck also contribute s.
posted on 21/2/19
Christ this condition sounds horrible !
Is it possible to lose your breath midsleep and suffocate ?
posted on 21/2/19
comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 14 minutes ago
Christ this condition sounds horrible !
Is it possible to lose your breath midsleep and suffocate ?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It wakes you up.
But it’s an awful feeling.
posted on 21/2/19
So how do you know if you might have this condition? What are the symptoms to look out for and is there anything obvious to suggest you might have it?
posted on 21/2/19
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 3 minutes ago
So how do you know if you might have this condition? What are the symptoms to look out for and is there anything obvious to suggest you might have it?
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You wake up, sort of gurgling and gasping, over and over again.
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