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Sleep Apnea
Posted on 3/18/25 at 10:29 am
Posted on 3/18/25 at 10:29 am
I'm concerned that i might be starting to develop sleep apnea. I think it only happens when I've been drinking, or at least that's the only time I notice it, but I can't sleep for shite anymore on nights that I drink. I have trouble breathing, my nose gets very stuffy, and I constantly wake up with an extremely dry mouth. I don't snore but I am told that I breathe loudly.
Does this sound like the start of an issue that may get worse? I sleep perfectly fine if I don't drink alcohol so maybe it's as simple as that, but my concern is that this will worsen and become an every night problem. 6'1" 195 lbs, body fat should be ~15% so not obese. My recent blood work has shown that I may be headed for hypothyroidism which ive read can be linked to sleep apnea. Everything was within the reference range but on the low end, and I am now taking thyroid supplements. Also started chewing mastic gum but not sure if that'll actually make any difference. Could it be as simple as alcohol is making my nose stuffy so im just breathing through my mouth and it's not true sleep apnea?
Does this sound like the start of an issue that may get worse? I sleep perfectly fine if I don't drink alcohol so maybe it's as simple as that, but my concern is that this will worsen and become an every night problem. 6'1" 195 lbs, body fat should be ~15% so not obese. My recent blood work has shown that I may be headed for hypothyroidism which ive read can be linked to sleep apnea. Everything was within the reference range but on the low end, and I am now taking thyroid supplements. Also started chewing mastic gum but not sure if that'll actually make any difference. Could it be as simple as alcohol is making my nose stuffy so im just breathing through my mouth and it's not true sleep apnea?
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Posted on 3/18/25 at 10:33 am to Yeti_Chaser
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Could it be as simple as alcohol is making my nose stuffy so im just breathing through my mouth
Is this a serious question?
Posted on 3/18/25 at 11:08 am to Yeti_Chaser
Are you around smokers when you drink? I'd solve environmental issues first (using an allergy blocking pillow case cover, washing your sheets more often, etc.) You're probably just sleeping with your mouth open for some reason. Your nose may be producing mucus to make up for the dry air your mouth is sucking in, which makes your mouth dry. Could also be that most of us started turning on our air conditioners in the last few weeks, too. And weeds are blooming, etc.
Try drinking more water to fight the dehydration, too.
Try drinking more water to fight the dehydration, too.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 11:41 am to Yeti_Chaser
I've got sleep apnea, but it is worst when I drink alcohol. One of the things that I do that helps is take a Zyrtec if I know I'm going to be drinking. This helps with that stuffy nose/sinus inflammation that I get. Sounds like you may be getting the same thing. Hope that helps.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 12:12 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:
Is this a serious question?
Yea? Not everything is the worst case scenario
To answer the other posters, not around smokers and spring hasn't started here so I don't think it's allergies. It has also happened both at home and in hotel rooms.
Posted on 3/18/25 at 3:14 pm to Yeti_Chaser
Stop drinking
Mouth tape
Nasal strips
Is it dry in your room? Get a humidifier.
Mouth tape
Nasal strips
Is it dry in your room? Get a humidifier.
This post was edited on 3/18/25 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 3/19/25 at 9:09 am to Yeti_Chaser
Alcohol is a sedative. It can relax the muscles in the throat and upper airway. So yeah, its not outside the realm of possibility that drinking is causing sleep apnea like symptons.
If you're concerned about sleep apnea even when you're not drinking, its easy enough to do a take-home sleep test.
If you're concerned about sleep apnea even when you're not drinking, its easy enough to do a take-home sleep test.
Posted on 3/19/25 at 4:05 pm to Yeti_Chaser
Your answers are in your post as to why you have issues.
Posted on 3/20/25 at 1:41 am to Yeti_Chaser
quote:
but I can't sleep for shite anymore on nights that I drink. I have trouble breathing,
Alcohol can make apnea 300% worse if you have it and make you have apnea that you wouldn't have otherwise.
Quit drinking and it'll magically go away.
<----------------------------------25 years in sleep.
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