Posted on April 20, 2008 at 1:29 am
Sleep Apnea?
So some of you might know that I did a home sleep study, and they found that I have sleep apnea. To be specific, they said I stop breathing on average about 11 times an hour, and 22 times if I sleep on my back. This should tell you that my sleep apnea is a cause of only one thing. Gravity. So Now, I must overcome gravity. To do this, I’m being tested on a CPAP machine. Yeap, this is the dreaded Darth Vaderish machine. So, just like Tiggerprr was mentioning in this post, I too have to wear it.
Yeah. I’m not thinking so. So tonight I tried to sleep with it on, and just about had a panic attack because I couldn’t breath. My nose was stuffed up, and I just couldn’t breath at all, so panic ensued. For those of you not in the know (which is probably all of you, I’ve never told anyone this), my number two fear in my life is to suffocate. Yeah, so you can imagine how this must have been. I felt like I was going to die. Oh and if you’re curious to know what my number one fear is, that’s easy, it’s Clowns. seriously.
So, really, it’s all crazy. I will probably return the machine since it’s being rented right now and just say, “No thanks.”
Do you or someone you know have sleep apnea? How do you/they handle it?
