Ever woke up out your sleep feeling you couldn't breath ?

Question

I was taking a nap and I guess I was like in between Sleeping and being a wake. My mouth felt dry as I was sleeping so I was kind of waking up and I went to swallow but I woke up gasping for air because I felt like couldn't breath. Now my throat feels weir. Should I be worried ? Has this happened to anyone before

Answer

I am not a doctor, and it's a long shot, but this used to happen to me once a month or so. It turned out I had sleep apnea. I went undiagnosed until I was scheduled for a tonsillectomy and my ENT sent me for a sleep study (apparently he does this when his patients have narrow passageways). The tonsillectomy cured my sleep apnea as an unintended side benefit. I went from sleeping 9 hours and feeling exhausted to sleeping 6 hours and feeling great. If you snore or feel tired after sleeping, you may want to see an ENT for evaluation.

I'm so sorry this happened to you. It scared the heck out of me every single time. Not fun at all.

Answer

Usually 2 or 3 times a month I wake up and can barely breath/ move. But that's sleep paralysis.

Ever woke up out your sleep feeling you couldn't breath ?

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