Hi all,
My name's Jeof and ... uhm ... please place me in the camp with the people who think they MIGHT have sleep apnea.
So here are the potential tipoffs for me:
I snore ... loudly ... my wife has to roll me over onto my side to get me to stop.
Sometimes, my breathing "catches" during the night for a few seconds and I usually gasp to restart, followed by more snoring and rolling over onto my side.
Not often, but sometimes I wake up literally gasping for air with the feeling that my chest has just been sat on by an elephant.
That being said, while I am tired during the day, I don't lack for energy. I eat normally and am in decent shape, having been athletic most of my life. (I've run a marathon and lifted weights for a while before we had kids ... still play golf and basketball) I usually don't go to bed until 1:00 or 2:00 am and have to be up at 5:30 or 6:00 for work with the usual ill effects of not getting enough sleep. To compound this though, I have a one year old daughter who isn't the best sleeper
Luckily there is a Sleep Center right in my town and I've begun inquiring about getting looked at ... just need to make sure insurance covers it.
Thanks for the thread!