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Choking in sleep

  • 15-11-2019 8:01pm
    #1
    Bigboldworld
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    I’m not sure if this is a physical health issue or possibly anxiety related but I’ve regularly being having this issue lately when i nod off to sleep i slip into what I would call a half sleep state where i become convinced I’m choking on something and can feel it in my throat, I wake up gasping and startled, have ignored it for a while but now happening almost every night i nod off, not pleasant to say the least, any tips on what it could be related to, am under a bit of stress lately not sure if it’s related. Thanks


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  • #2
    mickdw
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    Would it be sleep apnea - where you stop breathing for periods in your sleep?


  • #3
    Bigboldworld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 179 ✭✭Bigboldworld


    mickdw wrote: »
    Would it be sleep apnea - where you stop breathing for periods in your sleep?

    Thanks for reply, it’s possible, i should explain a bit more, it’s like i dream I’m choking on a battery or a coin for example I panic and my throat closes up then i wake and nothing there, bizarre, I’d ignore it but it’s a nighty occurrence, i had something similar about ten years ago and then just went away, this is going on now about a month


  • #4
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,795 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    I'd get it checked out.


  • #5
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    That just reminded me OP. It doesnt happen me often but a couple of times Ive woken up gasping for air, I dont know if I actually couldnt breathe or if I was acting a scene in a dream where I couldnt breathe and then woke up.I had no problem breathing at all once I woke up fully. Id imagine it's the latter case, as I doubt I have sleep apnea because I sleep very well most nights. And on nights I only manage to sleep a few hours because of work, i feel much worse than i do on normal nights where I sleep 8 hours.I also don't snore. But Im interested to see if you find out anything though. It's very scary though, I cant believe I didn't remember any of these events happening until you mentioned it, funny how much you forget when you fall back to sleep straight away.

    https://www.healthline.com/health/waking-up-gasping-for-air
    Just looking it up and it seems if you have no other major symptoms you can think of then realistically it's either sleep apnea or anxiety related. I also get Hypnagogic jerks which can also be quite frightening and have issues with anxiety


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