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Should I Take Sleep Apnea Test?

Posted by Breathless on March 18, 2002 at 23:36:42:

I've written to this forum before and have appreciated the helpful responses I've received. My main problem is that I seem to run out of air or start breathing very shallowly *while I'm awake*. I don't know whether this happens in my sleep. I have had numerous tests to rule out things like heart, lung and coronary circulation problems, and an MRI last month indicated that although I have MS, I have no lesions in the brain stem. My doctors don't seem to have a clue what's going on, but my husband has sleep apnea, and after carefully watching/listening to his breathing, I felt that what I experience during the day seems similar. This daytime breathing problem doesn't happen all the time, but it's been recurring periodically for the past 8 months or so. So far, it's just a nuisance, and it may not be related to sleep apnea at all, but after checking things out, I asked one of my doctors for a referral for a sleep test. (I belong to Kaiser; so it's through their system.) I just got the approval letter today, and I need to call and make the appointment. However, I'm starting to have second thoughts. I don't snore. My husband says he seldom hears me gasping for breath in my sleep. (I guess I just do that during the day.) I'm 5 or 10 pounds heavier than I'd like to be, but I'm not obese. And even if I have sleep apnea, I'm not sure that will necessarily help me deal with the waking stuff. So I'm beginning to wonder whether I'm just wasting everybody's time and money by going through with the test. I'd appreciate your thoughts--especially if you know anything about apnea/hypopnea-like breathing problems while a person is awake.

Thanks.


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