sleep apnea?? seizures? i am suffering from both,?

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So I am a 30 year old man 
Approx. 5’10
183 lbs.

And I have been having problems sleeping.
A lot of people that have slept around me have told me that during my sleep, I tend to take really deep breaths and hold them in for a long period of time.
Little by little I exhale very minimal amounts at a time.
Friends have told me that it sounds like;
A puppy crying
Helium slowly being let out of a balloon
High pitch squeaking.

Many fear that I have stopped breathing and that I am struggling to breathe
People always wake me up during this process.

**now here is a kicker;  
While sleeping; I can hear this process occurring. From my ‘squeaking’ to the people about to wake me,
I can hear full on conversations, and sometimes I go back to sleep.


This goes on throughout the night,

And has been for a couple of years now.

I’ve been told that it is SLEEP APNEA
but I looked into it, and this only happens to overweight people?
And I am not snoring.

Can anyone tell me what it might be?


Note: I have epilepsy as well. but it is triggered by lack of sleep, and this results in muscle jerks & minor twitching. I try to lay down for a bit (or watch t.v.) otherwise twitching will continue and will result in full seizure.


Help please?

john · Accepted Answer

I perform sleep studies. Being overweight is one indicator of sleep apnea. Others are loud snoring, witnessed pauses  in breathing, morning headaches, awakening to gasping, coughing and chocking, daytime sleepiness (like falling sleep while driving) and a family history of sleep disorders. Some co-morbidities I look for are high blood pressure and diabetes.

I have seem many ppl that are not overweight, but still have been diagnosed with OSA.

Since you have a diagnosis of epilepsy, your neurologist can order a sleep study if necessary.

Clararose · Answer

He is your pet and your responsibility to provide care for. If you cannot afford to take care of him then you should try to find a rescue group that will be able to find the right care and home , which would be incredibly hard to do. Euthanasia should not come unless there is no way to help him. If you could not afford vet visits you should not have gotten a pet. While it is hard to be prepared for everything you must be prepared for some expenses that may occur with having a companion because emergencies do arise. He really needs to go to a vet and have a proper diagnosis as soon as possible.

Highlander · Answer

I make those sounds and don't have sleep apnea but asthma.  I'd speak to your doctor as they can give you drugs which will stop it.

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