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Sleep apnea and daytime shortness of breath
Sleep Health | Last Active: Jul 6 1:42pm | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
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I wanted to ask those of you with sleep apnea about how you felt during the day before treatment. I always have a mild background shortness of breath feeling but the weird thing is that my O2 levels are normal. And it's more like a discomfort between my sternum and upper abdomen. Sometimes my mid back muscles are tight. I was wondering if untreated sleep apnea can make your breathing muscles fatigued or irritated. It's just a constant discomfort. Does anyone else experience the same?
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I can appreciate your breathing problem. I’ve been treated for sleep apnea but I don’t have “obstructive sleep apnea”. My breathing problem seems to stem from my breathing related muscles just stop working in the middle of the night. I resume breathing when a big shot of adrenaline is initiated from the resulting low oxy level. And yes, my rib muscles at times tighten up and sometimes my back muscles, for what reason? One relief I’ve found from this Mayo website, is full deep breathing exercise. Before going to sleep, I’ll breathe full and deeply for 10 minutes or so. This seems to help a lot as I don’t wake as much in the middle of the night. I’ll even do the breathing exercise in the middle of the night if I’m really wide awake. While this may not be direct to your problem, the breathing exercise may well give you good relief. Do however, do get fully tested for a sleep problem, and hopefully a resolve will be found. ///