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Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or Acid Reflux
by: PBT on Thu, Feb 21 2008
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When eating closer to bed time, I would wake up sometime after falling asleep gasping for air with a discomfort as if I was going to vomit. I have been experiencing this for a few years now. I found by not eating so close to bed, and sleeping on my side it happens less frequently. But it scares me. My wife and I have our first child on the way, and I have heard of people dying from sleep apnea. Any ideas of what exactly this is, and how to eliminate it all together ?
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  1. Sun, Aug 30 2009
    You should definitely have this looked into. I had acid reflux years ago, but it went away with a change of diet. However, there may be other far mo...Read

February 2008

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or Acid Reflux - by PBT - (Thu, Feb 21 2008)
    When eating closer to bed time, I would wake up sometime after falling asleep gasping for air with a discomfort as if I was going to vomit. I have been experiencing this for a few years now. [more..]
  • obstructive sleep apnea - by clt - (Thu, Feb 21 2008)
    I am 58 years of age and I have been lving with sleep apnea for the past 5 yrs. Recently, I undewent the uppp procedure. [more..]
  • Newly diagnosed with Severe Sleep Apnea - by S - (Wed, Feb 20 2008)
    I am a 45 year old female recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. My husband said I just stopped breathing throughout the night and snored a little. [more..]

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