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Posted by: Valerie Handelsman ® 01/08/2013, 14:05:12 |
I recently experienced being in a deep sleep and being aware that I couldn't breathe. Some sort of sleep paralysis. This scared me to death, so I made an appoinment with my ENT. Meanwhile, I've been reading about this and found that most sleep paralysis is normal, and that sometimes the brain wakes up before the body. I know that SD is a condition that effects the smooth muscles in the body. Does anyone know if the muscles in the diaphram are smooth muscles? I always thought sleep paralysis occurs after a nighmare. I wasn't having a nightmare when this occured. Has this happened to anyone else? |
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Posted by: WACVet ® 01/16/2013, 13:05:24 |
I've experienced this numerous times. What is so strange is, I've also experienced this while awake. For me, the not breathing isn't like I HAVE to breathe, just that I notice I'm not breathing. I don't get that NEED to breathe, as if I had been holding my breath, just noticed that I wasn't breathing. I've already awaken, still not breathing, and had to make myself breathe. I have MS also, which resulted in brain stem damage, so that may be the reason. You should get a sleep study done to see if the cause is obstruction, or central (brain). |
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Posted by: Syl June ® 03/10/2013, 13:19:15 |
I have AB/SD & experience shortness of breath especially when I go to bed. I have experienced the paralysis a few times & immediately breathe through my mouth (which I'm not good at) |
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Posted by: kiwi1712 ® 03/11/2013, 20:30:36 |
I think I just experienced this for the first time last night. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't breathe. I had to take 3 long gasps before my throat opened up and I could breathe. It was so scary...I hope I never experience that again! |
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