Sleep Lab's

[Rigmaster]

Well it's done.
Not scary at all lol.

I don't have apnea.

However, my body/ brain doesnt relax before it preps for sleep. So it just crashes, thus quality of sleep is terrible.

My hart rate drops to a steady 50 when sleeping, and breathing us slow. I didn't stop breathing tho....

So what did they suggest?


I've been using a bipap machine for quite a few years, and while it does suck having to feel like I rely on it, it's made a HUGE difference in my quality of sleep, and I no longer feel like I have to crash and burn after work.

[Sagaris]

Sleeping on your side helps a lot as does making sure your schnoz is totally clear before going to bed.

[Mr. Burns]

Well it's done.
Not scary at all lol.

I don't have apnea.

However, my body/ brain doesnt relax before it preps for sleep. So it just crashes, thus quality of sleep is terrible.

My hart rate drops to a steady 50 when sleeping, and breathing us slow. I didn't stop breathing tho....

[kwill22]

rufflz rufflz rufflz. your different gifs are like a "rufflz was here" message. lol. were the same exact body build pretty much. 6'2 175.

sleep apnea is serious so yea i would deffinately get it checked out. you only get one body.

my girlfriend has told me i snore horribly when i fall asleep on my back. i dont think its associated with apnea but just being in that posistion kinda forces my mouth open. idk im no doctor. i should record my sleep on night. i also went through bouts of sleep paralysis for about a yea and a half back in 2007. now that is freaking scary

[Stanley Rockafella]

My buddy has/had a deviated septum, all through high school he could never breath through his nose, it sounded like he was congested 100% of the time. He had surgery for it- and it definitely helped, he told me they basically take a hammer and chisel to your nose when you're under anesthesia. He said his breathing was about 75% better than before. Still a little fucked up, but a night and day difference.

sounds like a buddy of mine. I should suggest this to him. Seems liek he's congested year-round

[Rsully70sev]

damn ross you must be swol as fuck or craving too many munchies;)
I'm 6'2" 175, but have a deviated septum which gives me the inability to breathe thru my nose:(
Gonna get it fixed in a month tho

Closer to the swole side for sure, I can definitely throw some weight around in the gym. And fighting, pshh call me "Golden Gloves".

My buddy has/had a deviated septum, all through high school he could never breath through his nose, it sounded like he was congested 100% of the time. He had surgery for it- and it definitely helped, he told me they basically take a hammer and chisel to your nose when you're under anesthesia. He said his breathing was about 75% better than before. Still a little fucked up, but a night and day difference.

[AndrewBird]

If the mask for the machine looked like Darth Vader's mask, would you be more willing to wear it?

[RUFFLZ]

damn ross you must be swol as fuck or craving too many munchies;)
I'm 6'2" 175, but have a deviated septum which gives me the inability to breathe thru my nose:(
Gonna get it fixed in a month tho

[Mr. Tasty]

My friends dad has this I think.

He will literally stop breathing for 15-30 seconds at a time while he sleeps. My friend and I noticed it not too long ago. He went to the doctor, and sure enough he had some dangerous problem. He got a machine that keeps his breathing steady at night.

It is like a little noisy air pump you have to wear over your mouth/nose at night.

the mask....

[Rsully70sev]

I would, it's your health man.

True, ignorance isn't the best solution. Old GF told me I'd stop breathing while sleeping all the time. For a pretty decent amount of time, I brushed it off because she was a dumb bitch, but it's something to look into.

[mbonanni]

My friends dad has this I think.

He will literally stop breathing for 15-30 seconds at a time while he sleeps. My friend and I noticed it not too long ago. He went to the doctor, and sure enough he had some dangerous problem. He got a machine that keeps his breathing steady at night.

It is like a little noisy air pump you have to wear over your mouth/nose at night.

[z31maniac]

I may reconsider the study.

I would, it's your health man.

[Rsully70sev]

Sounds like sleep apnea to me! I have it too, or so I've been told by my PCP. I'm 6'1" 220 at 16% BF. I could lose a few pounds, but I'm not overweight by any means. Just a big Italian build. I'm active, lift heavy, do cardio regularly, frequent the gym, in otherwise great health. She thinks smoking may have something to do with it. Both cigarettes and weed.

I was offered to do this overnight experiment too, never took them up on it. I'm only 21, but I'd rather be preventative then having to deal with something down the line, I may reconsider the study.

[Mr. Burns]

BINGO!
My mom has the same thing but she's 60 (not that it has anything to do with it tho). With her, she snores TERRIBLY! my GF and I couldn't even sleep in the same apartment with her! She'd snore, then stop breathing while she struggled to get more oxygen (like OP, but just with snoring).

They say that doing this long term can cause without treatment can obviously cause death, but it also kills brain cells as the brain NEEDS oxygen to survive. As a result doing this over the course of a week is similar in terms of detrimental effects as a night of heavy drinking.

OP, lose weight. plain and simple. I also BB competitively and lift weights, but I'm only 5 or 6 on the BMI at 150 lbs. But I am only 5'8" tho
Its the right step for prolonging your life expectancy and QUALITY of life.

5'8 and 150, are you a figures model?
I'm not about drying my body out for the sake of vascularity and weight class qualifications.

6'1 235 is pretty average considering I just competed in IDFA where my BMI came in at 16.6 (mind you I droped to 222lbs) when being tested in a dunk tank facility at our local university.

Everyone one jumps on the "oh you're fat" bandwagon, but this is actually a disorder that manages to affect people of every shape.

[Stanley Rockafella]

Are you overweight?

Big contributor to sleep apnea. If you need a breathing machine do it, people with sleep apnea have dramatically increased risks of heart attack/stroke, etc etc

BINGO!
My mom has the same thing but she's 60 (not that it has anything to do with it tho). With her, she snores TERRIBLY! my GF and I couldn't even sleep in the same apartment with her! She'd snore, then stop breathing while she struggled to get more oxygen (like OP, but just with snoring).

They say that doing this long term can cause without treatment can obviously cause death, but it also kills brain cells as the brain NEEDS oxygen to survive. As a result doing this over the course of a week is similar in terms of detrimental effects as a night of heavy drinking.

OP, lose weight. plain and simple. I also BB competitively and lift weights, but I'm only 5 or 6 on the BMI at 150 lbs. But I am only 5'8" tho with a very small frame (many females out weigh me, incl my own GF!...I know, i'm a pathetic excuse for a male)

Its the right step for prolonging your life expectancy and QUALITY of life.