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From: Qiset on 29 Dec 2007 17:26
I exhibit sudden gasps or inhale sessions. It causes a loud snorting
sound. I don't believe it is caused by any obstruction so it seems to
be control apnea. However, I don't have any history of any
neuralogical disorder. I don't have any of the symptoms normally
attributed to control apnea. i.e. headaches, tiredness, or such.
And to make matters worse, I sometimes have these gasps when I'm
awake. If I am concentrating on a problem I find I sometimes "forget"
to breathe.
The main reason I'm posting this is this "snorting" is causing my wife
to loose sleep.
Does any of this make any sense? Any recommendations?

thanks,

Robert
From: Tiger_Lily on 29 Dec 2007 19:10
Qiset wrote:
> I exhibit sudden gasps or inhale sessions. It causes a loud snorting
> sound. I don't believe it is caused by any obstruction so it seems to
> be control apnea. However, I don't have any history of any
> neuralogical disorder. I don't have any of the symptoms normally
> attributed to control apnea. i.e. headaches, tiredness, or such.
> And to make matters worse, I sometimes have these gasps when I'm
> awake. If I am concentrating on a problem I find I sometimes "forget"
> to breathe.
> The main reason I'm posting this is this "snorting" is causing my wife
> to loose sleep.
> Does any of this make any sense? Any recommendations?
>
> thanks,
>
> Robert
sounds just like obstructive sleep apnea, like i have

the gasping for air after not breathing is the huge clue there

good luck
From: Qiset on 29 Dec 2007 20:05
On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:10:24 -0700, Tiger_Lily <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:

>Qiset wrote:
>> I exhibit sudden gasps or inhale sessions. It causes a loud snorting
>> sound. I don't believe it is caused by any obstruction so it seems to
>> be control apnea. However, I don't have any history of any
>> neuralogical disorder. I don't have any of the symptoms normally
>> attributed to control apnea. i.e. headaches, tiredness, or such.
>> And to make matters worse, I sometimes have these gasps when I'm
>> awake. If I am concentrating on a problem I find I sometimes "forget"
>> to breathe.
>> The main reason I'm posting this is this "snorting" is causing my wife
>> to loose sleep.
>> Does any of this make any sense? Any recommendations?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Robert
>sounds just like obstructive sleep apnea, like i have
>
>the gasping for air after not breathing is the huge clue there
>
>good luck
Thanks. I guess a doctor is what I really need. I don't think there
is an obstruction. there doesn't seem to be anyting in the way. Oh
well.

Robert

From: Andy Hall on 29 Dec 2007 21:45
On 2007-12-30 01:05:39 +0000, Qiset <rmegee2(a)tx.rr.com> said:

> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:10:24 -0700, Tiger_Lily <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> Qiset wrote:
>>> I exhibit sudden gasps or inhale sessions. It causes a loud snorting
>>> sound. I don't believe it is caused by any obstruction so it seems to
>>> be control apnea. However, I don't have any history of any
>>> neuralogical disorder. I don't have any of the symptoms normally
>>> attributed to control apnea. i.e. headaches, tiredness, or such.
>>> And to make matters worse, I sometimes have these gasps when I'm
>>> awake. If I am concentrating on a problem I find I sometimes "forget"
>>> to breathe.
>>> The main reason I'm posting this is this "snorting" is causing my wife
>>> to loose sleep.
>>> Does any of this make any sense? Any recommendations?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Robert
>> sounds just like obstructive sleep apnea, like i have
>>
>> the gasping for air after not breathing is the huge clue there
>>
>> good luck
> Thanks. I guess a doctor is what I really need. I don't think there
> is an obstruction. there doesn't seem to be anyting in the way. Oh
> well.
>
> Robert

There may well not be one that is obvious while you are awake.

What happens with OSA is that the structure around the soft tissues
collapses during sleep and partially or totally obstructs the airway.
The body "figures this out" from means including the change in blood
gas composition and the brain causes a slight arousal from sleep so
that breathing starts again.

The severity of this often depends on sleeping position and other
factors such as alcohol consumption.

The symptoms can be the obvious ones that you describe, but there can
be longer term and more insidious ones such as hypertension and
increased cardiovascular risk. The reduction in oxygen levels
doesn't do a number of organs any good either.

It is possible to have central apnoea (where the mechanism for
cessation of breathing is related to the brain and nervous system) and
obstructive apnoea at the same time.

Either way, it's a trip to the doctor.


From: Qiset on 30 Dec 2007 09:16
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:45:34 +0000, Andy Hall <andyh(a)hall.nospam>
wrote:

>On 2007-12-30 01:05:39 +0000, Qiset <rmegee2(a)tx.rr.com> said:
>
>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:10:24 -0700, Tiger_Lily <me(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Qiset wrote:
>>>> I exhibit sudden gasps or inhale sessions. It causes a loud snorting
>>>> sound. I don't believe it is caused by any obstruction so it seems to
>>>> be control apnea. However, I don't have any history of any
>>>> neuralogical disorder. I don't have any of the symptoms normally
>>>> attributed to control apnea. i.e. headaches, tiredness, or such.
>>>> And to make matters worse, I sometimes have these gasps when I'm
>>>> awake. If I am concentrating on a problem I find I sometimes "forget"
>>>> to breathe.
>>>> The main reason I'm posting this is this "snorting" is causing my wife
>>>> to loose sleep.
>>>> Does any of this make any sense? Any recommendations?
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Robert
>>> sounds just like obstructive sleep apnea, like i have
>>>
>>> the gasping for air after not breathing is the huge clue there
>>>
>>> good luck
>> Thanks. I guess a doctor is what I really need. I don't think there
>> is an obstruction. there doesn't seem to be anyting in the way. Oh
>> well.
>>
>> Robert
>
>There may well not be one that is obvious while you are awake.
>
>What happens with OSA is that the structure around the soft tissues
>collapses during sleep and partially or totally obstructs the airway.
> The body "figures this out" from means including the change in blood
>gas composition and the brain causes a slight arousal from sleep so
>that breathing starts again.
>
>The severity of this often depends on sleeping position and other
>factors such as alcohol consumption.
>
>The symptoms can be the obvious ones that you describe, but there can
>be longer term and more insidious ones such as hypertension and
>increased cardiovascular risk. The reduction in oxygen levels
>doesn't do a number of organs any good either.
>
>It is possible to have central apnoea (where the mechanism for
>cessation of breathing is related to the brain and nervous system) and
>obstructive apnoea at the same time.
>
>Either way, it's a trip to the doctor.
>
Will do. Thanks for all the information.

Robert
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