Do you have sleep apnea? Do you fall asleep suddenly and without warning, like when you are typing a ques?

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OK OK so I got the word wrong. Thanks for all the corrections - I can live with that.
wildlivesinmygarden - the condition is NOT a joke, I agree. But my question is.

docphi03 - you are wrong! Y!A adds the question mark automatically. So there!! :P~~~

Answer 1

Good try but if you really fell asleep you would not have put the question mark!!! :-)

What you are describing is narcolepsy not sleep apnea.

people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or longer.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by a blockage of the airway, usually when the soft tissue in the rear of the throat collapses and closes during sleep. In central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe. Mixed apnea, as the name implies, is a combination of the two. With each apnea event, the brain briefly arouses people with sleep apnea in order for them to resume breathing, but consequently sleep is extremely fragmented and of poor quality.

Sleep apnea is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Risk factors include being male, overweight, and over the age of forty, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. Yet still because of the lack of awareness by the public and healthcare professionals, the vast majority remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the fact that this serious disorder can have significant consequences.

Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Several treatment options exist, and research into additional options continues.

Answer 2

I have Sleep Apnea and I used to fall asleep almost anywhere within 5 minutes.

Answer 3

Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing while asleep. You then wake up, start breathing, go back to sleep, stop breathing, wake up, breathe, go back to sleep.... You do this DOZENS of times a night, resulting in very inadequate sleep. It is a serious health problem.

What you are describing is Narcolepsy. This is also a serious health problem but there are ways to treat it. See a doctor.

Answer 4

I have sleep apnea and would fall asleep at the keyboard quite often. I use a CPAP machine and no longer have the problem.

Answer 5

I do have sleep apnea. I have to use a CPAP machine. The doctors were suprised that I had CPAP since I am not fat. I don't fall asleep suddenly, but I do feel groggy on the rare occasions I don't wear the CPAP.

Answer 6

As a matter of fact I do... I use a CPAP to breath while sleeping. I got so bad before the machine I fell asleep in the dentist chair while he was doing a root canal... The CPAP truly saved my life...

Answer 7

Only if I am sleep deprived. I work third shift, and I come home from work in the morning and get on the computer. I can always tell when I need to go to bed when my head starts nodding.

Answer 8

I have sleep apnea and when that happens you have narcolepsy. And the Dr will ussually give you a stimulant to keep that from happening.

Answer 9

Actually, I type all of my questions while I am asleep. I have to be careful not to roll in my sleep and knock over the computer.

Answer 10

Isn't that narcolepsy? Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing in your sleep and wake up coughing or something.