@@GoreChick if you feel tired during the day and you've ruled out alcohol and drugs people need to go get tested because they more than likely have sleep apnea
And people don't realize it's a vitamin deficiency that causes a nerve to fail at keeping your airways open while you sleep. Thanks capitalism for robbing nutrition out of our food :D
My dad had sleep apnea for my entire childhood. He was always falling asleep in the middle of the day, and he was always in a bad mood all the time. He got a machine about 10 years ago, and his entire personality changed. He’s so chill now - he hardly ever loses his temper anymore. I’m so glad he has that machine, I only wish it had been invented 30 years ago.
Wow that is amazing and im glad he got help in the end. I only suffered with issues for a bit until I lost 35 lbs, mine was induced by weight so losing it fixed my personal issue. But I honestly couldn't imagine going that long in life with the condition, in the short amount of time I faced the issues. It was the most humbling thing I had experienced, I was honestly losing my my mind. Peace to you and your family!
@@bigbay1159 My mom has the same issue. I hope she loses weight bc she doesn’t wear her machine. It makes me sad she sleeps every single day bc you never really fall asleep with sleep apnea. Sucks so bad. She was asleep and suffocating for most of my upbringing. Scares me to death!!! The one mask leaves the black marks on her face so she hates it... I’m glad you’re doing well though dude. Gives me hope...
@@samieD22 Hey thanks for the comment, shared stories helps others come to grips with the issue. I hope the best for your mom. Do you know what exactly is the cause for your mothers sleep apnea? The reason I ask is because unfortunately weight loss doesn't always fix the issue. Since it can be caused by a physical force such as an enlarge tongue, inflamed tonsils etc. If possible I would see if your mom can test other masks and see if one is a better match. What she could also try is wearing the mask during the day and finding what air pressure allows her to continually wear the mask and then have her train herself during the day to not try and take it off. Tough at first but with some time it gets manageable. This way once it comes time to sleep she has trained herself to become accustomed to the feel and fit. And help with it not coming off at night. Either way I wish the best for you and your mom!
@@samieD22 oh and another thing to try, do you know what position your mother sleeps in during bed time? Back, stomach, side? For people who are a little bigger, sleeping on the stomach or back can make it worse and if possible sleeping on your side can help, at least as a starting point. IT's one of the first things I did when I first tried losing weight. It didn't the fix issue of course but it was a starting point and it did help me and maybe your mom as well, you just have to try and stay in that position and not go back to sleeping on the stomach or back
My dad has this, but he has OCD and cannot deal with change. I really tried to get my elderly parents to ask about this. Doctors never ask the right questions and you have to advocate for yourself. He didn't want to do anything and he has severe sleep apnea. It's frustrating.
It really will change your life man I got my machine last December before I wad taking a 3 hour nap when I got off work and then would sleep another 7 at night just to function
My roommate in the Marine Corps told me that I would stop breathing for nearly a minute and I refused to believe him. I was a 21 year old Marine. It took me ignoring it for another 17 years before I got my CPAP. I couldn’t believe the difference. No more migraines, my heart rate and blood pressure improved, my throat wasn’t chronically sore, and I could sit for more than 20 minutes without nodding off. It really is amazing how much actually sleeping will improve your life
@@dylanpetkusmdits very common in the military to sleep in shared housing. Think of it like a college dorm room in a way that you actually sleep in the same room. I did this in the Navy and had friends tell me I'd stop breathing when I slept. That's how I found out I have it.
I never did a sleep study, but was told how terrible I was by a friend, I bought a CPAP, I had forgotten what I night of sleep felt like. I wake up in the same position I fell asleep in and stay asleep all night. It’s my belief that machine has saved my life. I can’t get over how much it’s changed my life.
@TinyRick so you’re essentially saying the same thing? Joe Rogan knows a basic amount of nearly every subject out there. He most likely gets all the knowledge from talking to thousands of different people for hours, and researching them before coming on.
Thought I had it because I never feel like a slept and like my head is stuffed with cotton when I wake up so I got tested and they didn't find anything so I still just feel like shit lol
@@peterarabadjiev9556 thanks for your concern. I did actually. Everything was exactly how it should be. . .I've had doctors test all kinds of things and the conclusion is pretty much that I'm as healthy as I could be. Can't really be disappointed with that I suppose, but it also doesn't really help.
@@julidiamondlover Go to a clinic where they test for RERA's. Those are basically when your airway doesnt close ALL the way to register an apnea but it still narrows your airway enough to wake you up very very slightly. It fucks your sleep in the ass. Any form of snoring also fucks your sleep in the ass because snoring essentially happens when your airway is more narrow than usual.
Kaleb Whitaker if I get a CPAP and in the humidifier I put a little H202 in there, will that deliver more oxygen? That might be something to ask if a chemist ...
That shit is no Joke, I was never officially diagnosed however. When I reached 270 lbs, I started noticing when I would wake up I would feel like I didn't sleep at all. It made me feel really shitty and would try to sleep again, thinking I just needed more or didn't sleep right. But I still wouldn't feel like I slept. I started doing some research and found that sleep apnea was the ability to not properly get rest from not breathing and having micro-wake ups. Where you don't know you woke up but you did, on top of the not breathing. My buddy also started telling me I would snore really loud, this motivated me to lose weight (down 70 lbs) and thankfully the issue went away. This always makes me think, if I started having that issue at 270 lbs, how are people at 500 lbs able to cope. That shit was driving me crazy from the lack of rest.
@@artnos That isn't the point, the issue of sleep apnea itself is crippling. The reason I mentioned the weight was because of the severity. The reason why the title of the video is important is because most don't understand just how destructive it is. Not all sleep apnea is from weight but in cases where it is. I could only imagine the severity at 500 pounds. Many people with weight that high, one of their highest concerning issues. Not being able to get proper rest. Which makes all other issues that much more severe since you body NEEDS sleep for normal body functions. This one issue makes every thing else so much worse, but so many down play it
@@justinm.791 Indeed, that is why I could only imagine being 500 lbs. See while 70lbs is a good amount I actually felt better after only 35lbs but dropping 70lbs really just made me feel great (duh I know) But in cases where it is purely caused by weight, imagine the daunting task of how much you would have to lose to see results. That alone would kill my motivation and make it seem like an impossible fight. I can kind of see why some people feel stuck at that weight, you feel to shitty to work out when you have no sleep and running on fumes
Joe might have saved that guy's life by telling him. Joe isn't afraid to speak his mind, and that is why I like him. Too many of us are afraid to speak up.
That's because so many people get offended if you tell them that they snore and might really overreact... It's unfortunate and it shouldn't be like that, but...
When I saw a sleep therapist a few years ago she told me point blank ‘if you lose 10% of your body weight you will eliminate 50% of your sleep apnea’ and it stuck with me.
Sleep apnea has taught me that most doctors don't know sh*t about sleep apnea unless they specialize in it, and even then the chances of finding a good sleep doctor are rare. I am in shape and have it, my trainer is in better shape than most athletes and he has it worse than me. Weight can play a factor, but it is definitely not only for big people.
@@damiantirado9616 I have anxiety too. Sleep apnea is diagnosed after you get a sleep study done. That's the only way to tell. Go see a pulmonary doctor and have a sleep study done. They make home study kits now too. You hook some wires to yourself and it can measure how you stop breathing in your sleep and for how long
As someone who has sleep apnea and has my whole life, being diagnosed and getting a machine changed my life. I literally would recommend anyone to get a a study done. We sleep every night so why not make sure you're getting the best you can?
For anyone seeing this now, get checked for sleep apnea if you've been told you snore. I had such bad sleep apnea that I couldn't focus, I was constantly falling asleep, exercise was excruciating because I had not energy. Just get checked. You'll live longer and be happier.
Got diagnosed with it a year or so ago and was given an apnea machine. Life changing for the first few weeks I had the most incredibly vivid dream's it was incredible! Fast forward to now I am so so so much more productive its unbelievable and better rested.
Question for you good sir (and/or madam).. do those tongue mouthguard things work as well a CPAP? I feel like a simple thing like that couldn't possibly work as well as a full CPAP machine??
@@tsafanyoh a PAP therapy is usually the most accurate treatment for sleep apnea. The mouth appliances might work for mild to moderate cases and if it is severe sleep apnea then no it wouldn’t. Might reduce it but wont take care of it completely. Cpap is best
This is literally what happened to me at 17, people think it’s only from being overweight but I’m an athlete and have genetic severe sleep apnea, first day I used the machine changed my life.
My dad is 68 and he got treated for it in early 70s. Back then they used a strap with a ball in middle of your back to keep you from sleeping on your back. He never snored or lost his breath when he slept on his side or stomach
Im still in training to become a registered sleep tech. Im so glad to see success stories such as yours. Those numbers are very scary!! People think when you go to sleep that thats all you do is sleep. Sleep apnea should be more widely known.
I was 87. I used to feel ashamed of myself before my cpap. I had a feeling I would let others down because I would come across as lazy. Multiple naps a day, falling asleep at work, etc. Absolutely a life changer. I literally fell like I have my life back because of my cpap.
I put off getting tested forever because I knew how expensive the machines are, it's fucking life changing. It's worth it. I should have done it long ago.
Did you usually woke up consciously when suffocating? I'm asking because a few days ago I had a terrible night when I pretty much felt like having sleep apnea but it just happened once. It did happened before but it was like 2 years ago. I usually feel like I sleep like a rock and my girlfriend says I don't snore that much and some times don't snore at all. Idk if it's possible to have bad nights sporadically or if it was just a case of anxiety or even caffeine.
I literally was up all night listening to my husband do this and even recorded audio for him to listen to cause he thinks he just snores and I should be used to it by now. I can’t get used to him not breathing. Crazy this was on my feed this morning
Test isn’t possible for everyone they need you to fall asleep in a situation many people cannot do so and if diagnosed they give you a machine that many people are unable to sleep with anyway so you just went through all that for nothing. For some people they can get more sleep suffering from apnea than they can with the machine
Shanna, I know a guy in his mid 30’s who dropped dead folding laundry in front of his wife. Dead before he hit the mattress. All because his heart worked so hard while he slept it finally gave. That scared me into getting checked. Have my machine now for 3 years and it completely changed my life. Good luck!
I was having all kinds of subtly increasing issues with my health, over several years. Blood chemistry was sort of off, too many red blood cells, urine with too much protein or something in it, the doctor saying the kidneys not quite working right, dry-eye, dry mouth, etc. Couldn't find a precise cause until the doctor's son, a doctor at his dad's clinic, randomly asked me if I snore. The rest is history. I went for a Sleep Study at my Hospital. I liked that experience: Small "motel room" with all the equipment you get hooked up to, and live monitoring overnight. In the morning you get the full report. I had a "moderate" case of APNEA, losing 15% of my blood oxygen level every night. Since using it, just like your guest indicated, I'm back to sleeping right again. Blood chemistry has stabilized because bone marrow isn't being tricked into making more red blood cells as the body looks for the oxygen it needs, etc. Great message from your guest and you. 100%, if you snore or your spouse snores and you seem to see fatigue during the day, etc., go get a sleep study, get on some kind of CPAP. It'll be the best thing you'll do for yourself, and forget the stigma with "having to wear a mask". Do it, you'll thank yourself.
@@allenjan9086 As I understand it from my doctor: APNEA is a problem because it chokes off oxygen supply to the blood. In my case, only moderately severe at best, I was losing 15% oxygen in my blood every night. There are more severe cases where it's much higher than a 15% loss. If that goes on for too long it messes with your organs, and your body starts to react in other areas, such as bone marrow that starts to put out red blood cells too soon trying to find a way to get the needed amount of oxygen to all your cells (enlarged red blood cells). Also, snoring and such, stopages of breathing, cause you to NOT get the right amount of REM sleep. I was waking up like 4 to 6 times a night. That messes with your organs. As described to me: When you reach REM sleep for the right amount of time your metabolism tells some of your organs to go into a bit of "shutdown". Kidney's don't produce as much urine, etc. If you are constantly waking up eventually you are going see affects on your health. Anyway, in my case a further complicating factor was that I had a large tumor inside my right kidney. They took that out earlier this year. Sorry this was so long, but it's a data-dump of what I remember my doctor going over with me.
Since I want on the CPAP machine I'm back to waking up 0 to 2 times at most each night, and I'm peeing in a normal amount. Prior to that, as I said, I was up like 3-4 minimum to maybe 6 times on a bad night. And not solely cause of "old men pee more". Snoring waking me up, mouth wide open, general malaise and feeling off, etc. Started using the CPAP and in just a few days . . . BAM . . .I was sleeping normally and such. /waves
@@MRTOMBO i see, thanks for the reply i appreciate it. when you say you wake up 4 to 6 times a night, are you conscious about waking up or the study said u were waking up?
@@MRTOMBO good to hear things r working out for you man. i got a mild one very mild apparently but i think it was due to my marijuana daily use. i stopped cold turkey completely and my sleep is way better now and snoring gone. still going to go EENT to get everything checked though just in case
Oh yeah, getting a CPAP machine at age 30 changed my life. I was a wreck, completely falling apart. When I got my machine and started using it regularly, I became sane again.
@@johnperry7883 I was tired a lot, especially in the afternoon. I had a mentally demanding job, and found that it was very hard to focus at work. I was emotionally volatile and felt anxious and depressed, mostly because I didn't know what was wrong with me at first. Even after I knew I had sleep apnea, I didn't want to believe that was the problem. It was only when I finally got a CPAP and started sleeping better that I realized I had been living in a fog. It was like night and day. But those were my symptoms. Your mileage may vary. Some people feel extremely sleepy with sleep apnea. I actually didn't. Mine was more like chronic fatigue. I wouldn't just fall asleep randomly in the middle of the day. The other thing I would say is that sometimes even moderate sleep apnea, like mine (AHI of ~15), can have severe symptoms. It's no joke.
Did it ever feel like you were being strangled in the middle of the night and that woke you up? I’ve felt that on occasion but I think it could just be from stress.
@@JoshuaKeel I’ve snored ever since I was young and my brother and dad have sleep apnea. My wife says i stop breathing when I sleep often every single night. I’m 25. Should I get a test done?
I’m 24 and have had it (known about it) for 2 years now. I was getting up at 5am for work, then going thing afterward, and not sleeping till 12- I was having 40-60 apnea’s an hour, and I’ve been on cpap since I found out about it. At the time I was 23.5 stone, and was going through a severe mental breakdown- bad derealisation, awful sleep, had 4 motorbike accidents in 5 years which I’m certain was due to the lack of concentration due to stress and no sleep. I was honestly at the end and I couldn’t explain how it felt to anyone- but I was just overwhelmingly exhausted and lost the plot. My mum has it too, over 100 apnea’s an hour, and we’re convinced my grandad has it and that’s why causes his heart attack. Since keto 10 months ago I’m down over 5 stone, able to stay awake throughout the day, used my machine religiously since I got it... please for yourself, see a doctor and tell people if you hear them stop breathing.
I just got the results of my sleep test this morning and found out I have moderate sleep apnea. I have one more appointment at the place that supplied the equipment for the sleep test and I'm taking this seriously. I've had low energy levels for years now and the 'brain fog' is getting ridiculous so I really want to fix this problem once and for all.
Carlos Bolanos I’ve had sleep apnea my whole life and never knew it was so serious. I can’t blame anything or anyone for my problems. But after I fixed it my sleep apnea it’s almost heartbreaking that i went so long without proper sleep and the effects it had on my life.
@@jonnyfranco7 it is heartbreaking to think about how much you can miss because of undiagnosed sleep apnea. I will tell anyone who will listen to go get tested no matter what if you are not waking up rested after a good night of sleep, unfortunately alot of doctors are not aggressive in the diagnosis and testing of sleep apnea
Because of this video clip I was encouraged to get my sleep apnea diagnosed and now treated. I would sleep for over ten hours each day of my weekend and still felt tired by the end. I couldn't go on like that anymore so I'm glad I came across this.
You were serious about these DMT jokes until this one completely threw off your seriousness. Thus creating a weird feeling.. we still don't know much about.
I struggled with it most of my life. I had no idea why I was so tired all the time. Then, on a flight the subject came up with the guy sitting next to me. He told me how life changing it was and that I should get tested. I did and guess what. I would stop breathing over 60 times per hour. That means I had not had even a full minutes sleep in my entire adult life! The CPAP changed my life. I could stay awake in meetings. Jet lag was no longer a problem. It actually helped my career. all kinds of goodness. If you are a "bad snorer" go get tested.
Finding out I have sleep apnea and getting a CPAP machine changed everything. Don't wait get checked out it will change your life. Thank you Joe for making this video, you are helping people!
Not to tell my whole life story but, I’m 26 ,was a chef for 8 years, started to realise something was wrong just before Covid, I assumed it was the horrible lifestyle and hours that fucked me up, got a corporate Job about a year ago and was still exhausted constantly and began waking up every half hour or so in the night, went and did a test and found out I was having 113 episodes an hour, went 45 seconds with out breathing. Best thing I ever did was get that CPAP machine, life is incredible now. Everything in my life fell into place, diet, exercise, mental clarity and overall well-being, please if you’re experiencing these issues go and get a test.
I'm 32 and I got sleep apne. Getting a cpap machine was the best decision in my life. I sleep better, less temperamental and overall general health feels better. You look stupid af but it's completely worth it. I've heard it's 1 in 5 men have sleep apnea. There really needs to be more awareness around sleep apnea. You spent so much time sleeping and sleeping is so important. Glad to hear people speaking out about it.
I'd like to further mention that I am by no means obese or overweight. I'm quite lean/thin and not what most people would call a "typical" sleep apnea patient.
It's true, a CPAP is life changing. Getting good sleep is everything when you're talking about optimizing your health. My Doctor says it is the one thing that modern medicine can do for you to extend and actually improve your quality of life.
the day after I got mine and got a good night's sleep, it was like my senses were turned up to 12! the sky was more blue; the air tasted more cool and fresh. it was like going from a regular tv to HDTV! if you think you have sleep apnea, get tested ASAP!
@@chetthebee1322 Im not aure what the average success ratio is globally but I would have to respectfully disagree with 50%. I've been working with CPAP and Non Invasive Ventilation in Ireland and the UK for 7 years now and I would say we have about a 90%-95% success rate with new patients. Very few patients decide to come off their treatment once they have started. A few factors will determine the ultimate success of CPAP therapy... having the correct device, appropriate and tolerable prescribed settings and most importantly, the correct mask interface must be used for each individual. It does however, take some degree of perseverance from the patient to be successfully treated overall, that's for sure.
Yo what the guys are saying is true, my brother said he could never sleep when we were kids because we shared a room and I would snore and 10 years later I finally got a test and had sleep apnea. Growing up I just thought I was stupid or something because I needed special attention in my studies but when I got a machine for the apnea my whole world changed. So if you snore gets that checked out for sure, you'll be thankful that you did.
Get with your power company and see if you can get a medical baseline discount. I live in San Diego and it averages to be 30% less every month. Just for a CPAP. Invest in a SoClean if you can, it makes a world of difference when it stays clean.
@@jewellui I think he means his untreated sleep apnea caused characteristic changes in his attitude and behaviour leading to his ex-partner's decision to leave him. His statement also implies that he is now well trested for sleep apnea and has seen positive behavioural changes due to it!
@@nitsuj6555 I thought he was saying his wife is the one who didn’t sleep for three years and was the problem lol I think I have sleep apnea and sleep in a separate room because of my loud snoring so that’s why I asked although perhaps mines not so bad I am a little tired but not enough to really affect our relationship.
@Lord_haven111 In 2001 nobody knew what sleep apnea was. I didn't even know until I was going in for surgery and my ex told the doc I quit breathing while I was asleep. Try not to be so pious and judgmental.
I've got CPAP machine at 27. Couldn't understand why I was more tired in class and falling asleep before my mates in our first class of the day while I was in highschool. I was more tired and out of it then the boys who did rowing and they were up training at 430am. Found it hard to learn couldn't concentrate for more then a minute just wanted to sleep all the time. At my under 16 national rugby tournament my team mates who i was best friends with hated me that week because my snoring was that bad I was keeping guys up three cabins down from me at the camp ground 🤣. Finally got diagnosed with severe sleep apnea last year and got funded a machine. Id stop breathing on average 33 times an hour. It is Poohs mentally hopefully it hasn't caused long term effects on me but once we figured out I had it it explains how I felt as a teen. I wasn't the laziest of teens either played rep rugby athletics etc. I just hate to think how much better an athlete I would have been if we found out then. And I tell you what I thought I was a soft cock because my hangovers were fkng terrible but with the machine they're no where near as bad 🤣. Was scary when I used to travel out of town to pick my daughter up from my ex's place three times a week I'd often have to pull over and have a nap it was only a 30min drive!! I'd fallen asleep twice and woke up to almost rear ending someone or in a ditch
Anna what are the things that you see which lets you know that someone on an airplane has sleep apnea? I’m curious I might need you to get on the same flight with me.
My best friend died because of it at age 22, it's not a joke at all. Granted he was overweight so I'm sure that didn't help. But it was really fucking bad.
Yea I'm trying to incorporate my CPAP machine into my nightly sleeping, because I'm killing my spouse with my snoring and probably killing myself with my lack of breathing! It's good to see that this clip is being put out there for awareness.
Not a single comment has mentioned weight-loss can help lessen or cure sleep apnea. It is worth investigating. Edit: So far all of the comments have been civil and, reading through, it looks like there are many attributes to consider. I wanna thank you all for sharing and being cool.
It might, but it could also be completely unrelated. I suffer from severe sleep apnea (I stop breathing 53 times per hour on average, and for up to 57 seconds) and I'm pretty certain losing weight wouldn't change anything for me. I'm 5'7 120lbs
I had fairly bad sleep apnea ten years ago before I got my shit together (physically.) It’s a pretty scary thing to have happen, but it wasn’t too long after I got myself fit that it went away entirely. Now I just need decent health insurance so I can fix my deviated septum... can barely breath out of my nose some days.
Yeah weight loss will be good, but it doesn’t fix the large tongue or tonsils. Muscular neck. And worst of all a lot of people with sleep apnea struggle to lose weight because of their sleep apnea. Kind of a vicious cycle where you’re too tired to work out
One thing to note is if you have health insurance. And you doctor diagnosis’s sleep apnea. They will cover most if not all of the machine for you. That $800 machine cost me $35 dollars for a deductible. Just in case anyone thought cost might be an issue but has health insurance. You can solve this problem for potentially only $35
I had undiagnosed sleep apnea my entire life, I finally fixed it and sleep is now a completely different activity it seems like. It’s scary and heartbreaking at the same time after now noticing the effects sleep apnea may have caused in my life especially violent mood swings from being sleep deprived.
Damnn that was underwhelming lol but im glad it helped you! Can you give me more details? Im pretty sure im also undiagnosed as well and on the heavy side but im currently working on that, pretty much my goal since turning 33
@@oc4026 Sure am, but I still have my tonsils and everyone else in my family snores, most of them are not obese. I'm failing to see what value you think your comment added to the conversation though.
Sleep apnea is common among vets, maybe we just get tested more than others. I was diagnosed in my 20s, I'm now 42. The CPAP did change my life. I would never willingly sleep without it.
@@ChrisHolman I was in denial for the longest time. I’m 33 now and since getting it my nightmares are almost nonexistent. I have more energy with my kids and I’ve started hitting the gym again. Life changing is an understatement!!
I got a sleep test a year ago this month. I had a sleep apnea score of 170. The doctor told me it was probably the highest he's ever seen. After a year of treatment it's definitely changed my life.
Thanks for sharing all this information. I have never been overweight but have had moderate sleep apnea my whole life. Side sleeping and using a wedge pillow or wedge matress elevator has reduced it a lot.
SpecialK6685 pretty sure you’re not a doctor but yes not breathing for 55 seconds over an extended period of time or maybe even years will definitely cause the circuitry of your brain to malfunction which is what a stroke is. I’m kind of shocked that there is a person out there who would basically call another human being a liar about the death of a family member when I’m sure you know nothing about the situation.
@@SpecialK6685 "Cardiovascular problems. Sudden drops in blood oxygen levels that occur during obstructive sleep apnea increase blood pressure and strain the cardiovascular system. Many people with obstructive sleep apnea develop high blood pressure (hypertension), which can increase the risk of heart disease. The more severe the obstructive sleep apnea, the greater the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure and stroke. Obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). These abnormal rhythms can lower blood pressure. If there's underlying heart disease, these repeated multiple episodes of arrhythmias could lead to sudden death. "
I found I was pissing 5 times a night., Thought it was prostate or something like that. My doc said it could be Apnea. It was. The CPAP took care of all of it.
@@TheChickenRiceBowl I am going to the bathroom about 4 times a night, my problem is that I wake up every 2-3 hours because of cotton mouth, I drink some water, then go back to sleep, repeat, I know I have sleep apnea and need to get a cpap.........I'm tired of being tired!
@@gdf573 wow, dude, you just made me woke in terms of my suspected sleep apnea. I don't have prostate issues, even though I am 50 years old. I have had high blood pressure, and it has often been highest in the mornings. I have a bp monitor cuff, and I check it periodically through the night, whenever I wake up to pee, which is like 4 or 5 times a night, even though I am dehydrated. It makes me wonder, where is the water coming from? It must be from my stored body water outside the cells. I have noticed my blood pressure is real high, normal and sometimes too low. Based on what you said, it makes perfect sense. My body is adjusting my blood pressure all night in order to offset less oxygen being taken in. You just convinced me to get a sleep test.
I’ve been on CPAP therapy since this past June. I was having 74 episodes of apnea/hypopnea an hour, and my oxygen saturation dropped into the low 70s. I’m glad I got treated when I did. If you think you have sleep apnea, seek treatment IMMEDIATELY. It’s not something to take lightly.
Let’s just say This sleep apnea put me through hell and back, I’ve had every test done under the sun ranging from heart tests, lung tests, digestive tests, liver tests, kidney tests, you name it I had it done NOTHING. Then got a Sleep study done and Finally got answers and i was diagnosed with moderate obstructive Sleep Apnea. Crazy right? My life was hell! My body would always ache, mood swings, Acid Reflux, i couldn’t sleep for days, i would rely on sleep aids to go to sleep, i got really bad anxiety and depression, my heart would race and flutter out of nowhere, I always felt like I couldn’t breath at night and into the next day it was horrible, Emergency room visits every other day, I would always have headaches, I highly recommend getting tested ASAP if you have ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS! It’ll change your whole life!
I could have written almost the same thing, you sound a bit more severe. Doctors need to be much more aware of these signs. Everyone needs to be more aware of these signs.
I run sleep studies on patients and the study that he was able to take home was obviously a home sleep study test or HSAT. But not everyone with insurance may qualify for it. It depends on the type of insurance you have and also it's a limited sleep study because there's usually no EEG setup to monitor brain activity or even a limited EKG usually with those tests. It's just usually three pieces that Includes aeffort belt that connected to the home sleep study unit with a cannula and pulse ox for your finger. But usually if you're positive for apnea from a home sleep study test you're going to have to come back for an in lab study where you going to have about 28 to 30 leads applied to you your body which includes a sleep 10-20 system with paste apply to your head and to your face. Then either a respiratory therapist or a license and/or and registered sleep Tech(LRPSGT) will run the titration to find the pressure that best splint your Airway and keeps it open so you can breathe more comfortably at night without the obstructions from apnea. And also depending on your apnea we use varied techniques like positional therapy without w/o head of bed elevation as well. There are different kinds of PAP Therapies like CPAP,BPAP,BPAP ST,ASV,IVAPS and others to accomplish our goal of correcting whatever Apnea you may be suffering from. I'm not only speaking as a technologist but I'm also a client of PAP therapy. Thank you Joe for shedding light on this because this is a big deal and with obesity epidemic in this country, CPAP is a vital weapon to help people reclaim some sort of normalcy in their life as far as proper sleep hygiene and quality of life.
I had the symptoms of sleep apnea since elementary school. Every teacher complained to my parents I slept in class. I was stick skinny back then too. Started working out in high school, by college the added muscle mass made the symptoms worst. I still never got diagnosed till I was 30 (90+ AHI, severe). By then I was overweight, and pre diabetic. Changed my life, started working out again, got glucose down under 100 again.
Just got diagnosed, so happy I’m able to find content like this with other men talking about it openly. Really helps ease me into this life changing process
W Md Get tested bud. I did last year and found out I woke up 16 times a night during the study. No reason to take years off your life when it’s preventable.
BobSpams L2 I went to my primary doctor and told him I was snoring and bothering my gf with it and that I have insomnia. He sent a referral to get a sleep study that’s covered by my insurance and I went a month later. I really can’t recommend enough to get checked out. It changed my life.
W Md my sleep used to be bad but now it’s amazing. Just had to get really strict with my sleep time so now I go to bed at 11pm, at least. No later. Maybe 11:20 if I’m busy. And I wake up at 645am everyday. I sleep great now it’s amazing. I am a big advocate for getting on a schedule
Yes! I called BS on Sleep Apnea for 30 years. I was stupid. Been using it for 5 years now and it absolutely does change your life. If you love anyone or anyone loves you, PLEASE get it treated before it seriously hurts or kills you.
@@user_16309 you know, I had one for awhile. Tried the face mask, nose mask, and nose cannula, and no matter what I did, it would never be on my face in the morning. Not one time did I use it the entire night. Not even sure what I could do about that.
I am 27 and I had sleeping problems for 7-8 years, I am living in the UK can I get a sleep apnoea study done on me here in this times ? I feel like I am dying from exhaustion some days and I still have to keep working because rent,bills etc.My life is not a fairy tale at all,but not sleeping is the worst.
@@lordnikon1993 i live in the uk and my 23 year old brother was diagnosed with it also. he got tested last month and is waiting on a bpap or cpap machine now
My sister has sleep apnea and she has restless leg. My sister had her tonsils removed after a sleep study at 4 years old, she was waking up 200 times a night due to her choking on her tonsils when she would fall asleep. She used to cry over and over again when she would fall asleep. Rough times I can’t imagine what it was like.
This is a great issue to bring up. So many people don't realize they have it.
Ryback TV I feel like I have it just cause now
Yeah, it's so scary that you're not aware of it yourself
@@GoreChick if you feel tired during the day and you've ruled out alcohol and drugs people need to go get tested because they more than likely have sleep apnea
I have it bad too... My misses tells me I stop breathing for 20-30 seconds and then I jump up in a panic catching my breath
And people don't realize it's a vitamin deficiency that causes a nerve to fail at keeping your airways open while you sleep. Thanks capitalism for robbing nutrition out of our food :D
Joe sleeps with a mouthpiece and some ufc gloves on
😂😂😂😂
Lmao I'm dead
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Signed by Mike Goldberg
he sleeps with grown men
My dad had sleep apnea for my entire childhood. He was always falling asleep in the middle of the day, and he was always in a bad mood all the time. He got a machine about 10 years ago, and his entire personality changed. He’s so chill now - he hardly ever loses his temper anymore. I’m so glad he has that machine, I only wish it had been invented 30 years ago.
Wow that is amazing and im glad he got help in the end. I only suffered with issues for a bit until I lost 35 lbs, mine was induced by weight so losing it fixed my personal issue.
But I honestly couldn't imagine going that long in life with the condition, in the short amount of time I faced the issues. It was the most humbling thing I had experienced, I was honestly losing my my mind.
Peace to you and your family!
@@bigbay1159 My mom has the same issue. I hope she loses weight bc she doesn’t wear her machine. It makes me sad she sleeps every single day bc you never really fall asleep with sleep apnea. Sucks so bad. She was asleep and suffocating for most of my upbringing. Scares me to death!!! The one mask leaves the black marks on her face so she hates it... I’m glad you’re doing well though dude. Gives me hope...
@@samieD22 Hey thanks for the comment, shared stories helps others come to grips with the issue. I hope the best for your mom.
Do you know what exactly is the cause for your mothers sleep apnea? The reason I ask is because unfortunately weight loss doesn't always fix the issue. Since it can be caused by a physical force such as an enlarge tongue, inflamed tonsils etc.
If possible I would see if your mom can test other masks and see if one is a better match.
What she could also try is wearing the mask during the day and finding what air pressure allows her to continually wear the mask and then have her train herself during the day to not try and take it off. Tough at first but with some time it gets manageable.
This way once it comes time to sleep she has trained herself to become accustomed to the feel and fit. And help with it not coming off at night.
Either way I wish the best for you and your mom!
@@samieD22 oh and another thing to try, do you know what position your mother sleeps in during bed time? Back, stomach, side?
For people who are a little bigger, sleeping on the stomach or back can make it worse and if possible sleeping on your side can help, at least as a starting point. IT's one of the first things I did when I first tried losing weight.
It didn't the fix issue of course but it was a starting point and it did help me and maybe your mom as well, you just have to try and stay in that position and not go back to sleeping on the stomach or back
My dad has this, but he has OCD and cannot deal with change. I really tried to get my elderly parents to ask about this. Doctors never ask the right questions and you have to advocate for yourself. He didn't want to do anything and he has severe sleep apnea. It's frustrating.
My father just passed away from sleep apnea, he hadnt been sleeping for years. Everyone please, get help before its too late
ian conway I am very sorry for your loss. My love goes your ways friend
Sry for your loss!
So sorry for your loss! My deepest condolences to you and everyone affected!!
damn sorry to hear that
Sending my condolences from the UK x
my wife left me because of it.... life is better now. I sleep so well 😌
lmao
Oh shit!😂😂
Lmao 😂🤣 😂
Oh, 100 percent
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Thought I had sleep apnea, turns out my wife had a pillow over my face!
I think she was trying to put you in the forever box
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Time for a new broom rider brother :)
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sing to her Youve lost that loving feeling.
I've been putting off getting the sleep test, I'm making my appointment tomorrow
Where do you get your appointment?
I definitely need to look into that
Do it man, it will change your life.
It really will change your life man I got my machine last December before I wad taking a 3 hour nap when I got off work and then would sleep another 7 at night just to function
@@carnivoreconspiracies6144 Call your primary care physician and ask them to refer you for a sleep test for sleep apnea.
Imagine waking up and Joe Rogan is telling you you’ve got sleep apnea
DMT also would change his life.
OMG i read this before i heard Joe tell the story
i thought it was funny before, now i’m on the floor
Probably thinks to himself later on wow that was a weird ass dream I had, I dreamt I woke up and Joe Rogan was there lecturing me on sleep apnea
Alex 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
i'm cryinggggg
My roommate in the Marine Corps told me that I would stop breathing for nearly a minute and I refused to believe him. I was a 21 year old Marine. It took me ignoring it for another 17 years before I got my CPAP. I couldn’t believe the difference. No more migraines, my heart rate and blood pressure improved, my throat wasn’t chronically sore, and I could sit for more than 20 minutes without nodding off. It really is amazing how much actually sleeping will improve your life
Respect for going through marine training with sleep apnea. Can’t imagine how difficult that must’ve been at times.
Why was he listening to your slepe that closely? Lol.
@@dylanpetkusmdits very common in the military to sleep in shared housing. Think of it like a college dorm room in a way that you actually sleep in the same room. I did this in the Navy and had friends tell me I'd stop breathing when I slept. That's how I found out I have it.
Sleep apnea will literally kill you. CPAP is absolutely a lifesaver. Glad these dudes are getting the word out.
I want to try one of those mouth peaces
Look up dr mike mew and orthotropic. Those techniques help with sleep apnea. The community is garbage but the science makes sense
@@TylerCrowl Mewing changed my life. Not only did my breathing get better but my jaw looks fantastic 😅✌🏼
You can actually die from this?
I have the machine that cover my whole mouth and nose and I love, feels like I'm a fucking fighter pilot or fucking Darth Vader getting some sleep lol
I have severe sleep apnea, thank you for talking about this Joe
Filip Mrcela same here
90 apnea’s am hour for men
Incredibly severe
Try 120
I never did a sleep study, but was told how terrible I was by a friend, I bought a CPAP, I had forgotten what I night of sleep felt like. I wake up in the same position I fell asleep in and stay asleep all night. It’s my belief that machine has saved my life. I can’t get over how much it’s changed my life.
I’m really curious if a CPAP will help me. I just feel like crap 100% of the time and I wonder if it’s because of this.
@@Painfulwhale360 get a sleep analysis first, there are different machines
How long did it take for you to see results?
@@Painfulwhale360same bro
Sorry, don't believe you, the CPAP industry is a HUGE lie, the machines make these companies rich, CPAP machines ruin people's lives.
Joe knows a little bit about every single topic ever. That’s what makes this podcast so great.
Everyone should
It’s like most people are the guy in the factory that only runs one machine and knows no other.
@TinyRick so you’re essentially saying the same thing? Joe Rogan knows a basic amount of nearly every subject out there. He most likely gets all the knowledge from talking to thousands of different people for hours, and researching them before coming on.
He's a swiss army knife for conversations.
Crazy what 45 years of life will do to a person
Crazy how many peoples are commenting on this still. You’re all amazing. Even if it wasn’t this video..
Merry Christmas and Happy New year !! 👍
Phone recommended this to me, does that mean it listened to me during sleep and diagnosed sleep Apnea ?
Yes!!!
Same
Same i woke up choking lastnight
Same, I don't think i have it though
Fuck, it's scary that this isn't an insane thing to think these days...
I developed sleep apnea in my 20's, even in shape and with little body fat I still stopped breathing at night. Get checked.
Homer Simpson anyone can get it. Its just more common in fat fucks like me lmaoo
Thought I had it because I never feel like a slept and like my head is stuffed with cotton when I wake up so I got tested and they didn't find anything so I still just feel like shit lol
@@julidiamondlover That sucks man, did you get a blood test for vitamin and other defficits? This can also play a huge role on our sleep.
@@peterarabadjiev9556 thanks for your concern. I did actually. Everything was exactly how it should be. . .I've had doctors test all kinds of things and the conclusion is pretty much that I'm as healthy as I could be. Can't really be disappointed with that I suppose, but it also doesn't really help.
@@julidiamondlover Go to a clinic where they test for RERA's. Those are basically when your airway doesnt close ALL the way to register an apnea but it still narrows your airway enough to wake you up very very slightly. It fucks your sleep in the ass. Any form of snoring also fucks your sleep in the ass because snoring essentially happens when your airway is more narrow than usual.
I am a Respiratory Therapist, and i approve this message.
I have swollen septum on one side 😢
Hey I need you to NT suction patient in room 10
Kaleb Whitaker if I get a CPAP and in the humidifier I put a little H202 in there, will that deliver more oxygen? That might be something to ask if a chemist ...
@@strigoi5890 no it doesn't increase oxygenation to the tissues
Sleep apnea and nasal polyps are the devil. I have the latter. Had surgery and those bitches came back. Now I smoke weed to help me sleep
That shit is no Joke, I was never officially diagnosed however. When I reached 270 lbs, I started noticing when I would wake up I would feel like I didn't sleep at all. It made me feel really shitty and would try to sleep again, thinking I just needed more or didn't sleep right. But I still wouldn't feel like I slept. I started doing some research and found that sleep apnea was the ability to not properly get rest from not breathing and having micro-wake ups. Where you don't know you woke up but you did, on top of the not breathing.
My buddy also started telling me I would snore really loud, this motivated me to lose weight (down 70 lbs) and thankfully the issue went away.
This always makes me think, if I started having that issue at 270 lbs, how are people at 500 lbs able to cope. That shit was driving me crazy from the lack of rest.
Well if you are 500lbs i feel like you have more than one problem
Being overweight absolutely makes it worse.
@@artnos That isn't the point, the issue of sleep apnea itself is crippling. The reason I mentioned the weight was because of the severity. The reason why the title of the video is important is because most don't understand just how destructive it is. Not all sleep apnea is from weight but in cases where it is. I could only imagine the severity at 500 pounds. Many people with weight that high, one of their highest concerning issues. Not being able to get proper rest. Which makes all other issues that much more severe since you body NEEDS sleep for normal body functions. This one issue makes every thing else so much worse, but so many down play it
@@justinm.791 Indeed, that is why I could only imagine being 500 lbs. See while 70lbs is a good amount I actually felt better after only 35lbs but dropping 70lbs really just made me feel great (duh I know)
But in cases where it is purely caused by weight, imagine the daunting task of how much you would have to lose to see results. That alone would kill my motivation and make it seem like an impossible fight. I can kind of see why some people feel stuck at that weight, you feel to shitty to work out when you have no sleep and running on fumes
@@bigbay1159 Absolutely agree 100%
I love joe rogan for actually saying something to the guy on the plane. So many people are afraid to speak up and help someone.
He loves to talk to everyone
Joe might have saved that guy's life by telling him. Joe isn't afraid to speak his mind, and that is why I like him. Too many of us are afraid to speak up.
That's because so many people get offended if you tell them that they snore and might really overreact... It's unfortunate and it shouldn't be like that, but...
no they are not...please be quiet
I wonder if the guy grabbed Joe's mouthpiece away from him after he told him it helped with sleep. LOLz
When I saw a sleep therapist a few years ago she told me point blank ‘if you lose 10% of your body weight you will eliminate 50% of your sleep apnea’ and it stuck with me.
Yea Chris is looking like he could drop a few
@@abramjessiah This was amazing lol
Sleep apnea has taught me that most doctors don't know sh*t about sleep apnea unless they specialize in it, and even then the chances of finding a good sleep doctor are rare. I am in shape and have it, my trainer is in better shape than most athletes and he has it worse than me. Weight can play a factor, but it is definitely not only for big people.
@@25_September how do I know I got sleep apnea?
Bro are you sure it’s not anxiety or something?
@@damiantirado9616 I have anxiety too. Sleep apnea is diagnosed after you get a sleep study done. That's the only way to tell. Go see a pulmonary doctor and have a sleep study done. They make home study kits now too. You hook some wires to yourself and it can measure how you stop breathing in your sleep and for how long
As someone who has sleep apnea and has my whole life, being diagnosed and getting a machine changed my life. I literally would recommend anyone to get a a study done. We sleep every night so why not make sure you're getting the best you can?
I had it really bad
because I weighed 452lbs
Now I'm 202lbs this morning
I slept great
No Machine Neccessary !💯
Yea it is life changing.
I didn’t catch the name of the machine.. can you refer me to it plz?
@@mkabalistic CPAP. Get a sleep study mate. Hard to get used to them but it will change your life
Same here, my wife forced me to get checked out and the machine has changed my life!!
For anyone seeing this now, get checked for sleep apnea if you've been told you snore. I had such bad sleep apnea that I couldn't focus, I was constantly falling asleep, exercise was excruciating because I had not energy. Just get checked. You'll live longer and be happier.
Come on!! Majority of boomers have it that sleep on their back and they're still here.
@@BruceLee-xn3nnHows the quality of life though?
@@TotallyJoel better than yours
@@BruceLee-xn3nn 😆
Got diagnosed with it a year or so ago and was given an apnea machine. Life changing for the first few weeks I had the most incredibly vivid dream's it was incredible! Fast forward to now I am so so so much more productive its unbelievable and better rested.
Same
Im a sleep technician polysomnographer for 15 years and boy oh boy if only people knew how seriously dangerous sleep apnea is
Question for you good sir (and/or madam).. do those tongue mouthguard things work as well a CPAP? I feel like a simple thing like that couldn't possibly work as well as a full CPAP machine??
@@tsafanyoh a PAP therapy is usually the most accurate treatment for sleep apnea. The mouth appliances might work for mild to moderate cases and if it is severe sleep apnea then no it wouldn’t. Might reduce it but wont take care of it completely. Cpap is best
@@Prontoautodetailing Thanks for the reply.. I'll just stick to my CPAP. 🙂
Oh yeah. Diagnosed with complex SA last year. It literally almost killed me.
@@-MakeItGood- im glad it didn’t. Complex CA usually occurs with people who usually have a heart condition
I've been using various CPAP for almost 20 years and it's one of the most important tools in my life...I would give up my cell phone before my CPAP.
Justin M. What is the best machine and model ?
agreed
I read CRAP for 1 sec ROFL
My daughter 9 yearold has sleep apnea.. what do you suggest?
Hell yeah dude, 3 years in now. I wish I had it 20 years ago.
This is literally what happened to me at 17, people think it’s only from being overweight but I’m an athlete and have genetic severe sleep apnea, first day I used the machine changed my life.
99 per cent of the time its from being overweight..
Can I buy a cpap machine online or do I need to get diagnosed by a doctor to buy one first
My dad is 68 and he got treated for it in early 70s. Back then they used a strap with a ball in middle of your back to keep you from sleeping on your back. He never snored or lost his breath when he slept on his side or stomach
Two of the biggest risks of untreated Apnea, aside from impotency - Stroke & Heart Attack. Diabetes is also high up there amongst patients.
Because the core of both obesity and diabetes is the same= insulin resistance.
I was 98-99 an hour the doc said. The machine literally changed my life.
I was 96 AHI, and I was the same. Took to it like a duck to water, never looked back...
I was 93. Had to take multiple naps every day. 3 years with machine usage, I only take naps for pleasure now.
Im still in training to become a registered sleep tech. Im so glad to see success stories such as yours. Those numbers are very scary!! People think when you go to sleep that thats all you do is sleep.
Sleep apnea should be more widely known.
I was 87. I used to feel ashamed of myself before my cpap. I had a feeling I would let others down because I would come across as lazy. Multiple naps a day, falling asleep at work, etc. Absolutely a life changer. I literally fell like I have my life back because of my cpap.
96 here, a total life changer !!
I put off getting tested forever because I knew how expensive the machines are, it's fucking life changing. It's worth it. I should have done it long ago.
Did you have trouble with comfort? I’ve tried the full mask and the nose one and I wake up with the thing next to me hissing. Like my body hates it.
Did you usually woke up consciously when suffocating?
I'm asking because a few days ago I had a terrible night when I pretty much felt like having sleep apnea but it just happened once. It did happened before but it was like 2 years ago. I usually feel like I sleep like a rock and my girlfriend says I don't snore that much and some times don't snore at all.
Idk if it's possible to have bad nights sporadically or if it was just a case of anxiety or even caffeine.
@@randallarmstrong1840 it takes a little while to get the right mask. I had a test machine for a month were I could try different masks
@@Ocean5ix I wasn't a great sleeper. I always wake up feeling tired. That is the main sign.
Ever heard of insurance?
I literally was up all night listening to my husband do this and even recorded audio for him to listen to cause he thinks he just snores and I should be used to it by now. I can’t get used to him not breathing. Crazy this was on my feed this morning
He needs to take a goddamn test now. Get him to do it.
Test isn’t possible for everyone they need you to fall asleep in a situation many people cannot do so and if diagnosed they give you a machine that many people are unable to sleep with anyway so you just went through all that for nothing. For some people they can get more sleep suffering from apnea than they can with the machine
Shanna, I know a guy in his mid 30’s who dropped dead folding laundry in front of his wife. Dead before he hit the mattress. All because his heart worked so hard while he slept it finally gave. That scared me into getting checked. Have my machine now for 3 years and it completely changed my life. Good luck!
Your phone is listening.....lol
@@chrislock1950 stop making excuses for this person. The correct thing to do is to get tested.
I was having all kinds of subtly increasing issues with my health, over several years. Blood chemistry was sort of off, too many red blood cells, urine with too much protein or something in it, the doctor saying the kidneys not quite working right, dry-eye, dry mouth, etc.
Couldn't find a precise cause until the doctor's son, a doctor at his dad's clinic, randomly asked me if I snore.
The rest is history. I went for a Sleep Study at my Hospital. I liked that experience: Small "motel room" with all the equipment you get hooked up to, and live monitoring overnight. In the morning you get the full report.
I had a "moderate" case of APNEA, losing 15% of my blood oxygen level every night.
Since using it, just like your guest indicated, I'm back to sleeping right again. Blood chemistry has stabilized because bone marrow isn't being tricked into making more red blood cells as the body looks for the oxygen it needs, etc.
Great message from your guest and you. 100%, if you snore or your spouse snores and you seem to see fatigue during the day, etc., go get a sleep study, get on some kind of CPAP.
It'll be the best thing you'll do for yourself, and forget the stigma with "having to wear a mask". Do it, you'll thank yourself.
sleep apnea affects kidneys? how?
@@allenjan9086 As I understand it from my doctor: APNEA is a problem because it chokes off oxygen supply to the blood. In my case, only moderately severe at best, I was losing 15% oxygen in my blood every night. There are more severe cases where it's much higher than a 15% loss. If that goes on for too long it messes with your organs, and your body starts to react in other areas, such as bone marrow that starts to put out red blood cells too soon trying to find a way to get the needed amount of oxygen to all your cells (enlarged red blood cells). Also, snoring and such, stopages of breathing, cause you to NOT get the right amount of REM sleep. I was waking up like 4 to 6 times a night. That messes with your organs. As described to me: When you reach REM sleep for the right amount of time your metabolism tells some of your organs to go into a bit of "shutdown". Kidney's don't produce as much urine, etc. If you are constantly waking up eventually you are going see affects on your health. Anyway, in my case a further complicating factor was that I had a large tumor inside my right kidney. They took that out earlier this year. Sorry this was so long, but it's a data-dump of what I remember my doctor going over with me.
Since I want on the CPAP machine I'm back to waking up 0 to 2 times at most each night, and I'm peeing in a normal amount. Prior to that, as I said, I was up like 3-4 minimum to maybe 6 times on a bad night. And not solely cause of "old men pee more". Snoring waking me up, mouth wide open, general malaise and feeling off, etc. Started using the CPAP and in just a few days . . . BAM . . .I was sleeping normally and such. /waves
@@MRTOMBO i see, thanks for the reply i appreciate it. when you say you wake up 4 to 6 times a night, are you conscious about waking up or the study said u were waking up?
@@MRTOMBO good to hear things r working out for you man. i got a mild one very mild apparently but i think it was due to my marijuana daily use. i stopped cold turkey completely and my sleep is way better now and snoring gone. still going to go EENT to get everything checked though just in case
How does the algorithm know......
They are watching
🎃🎭🤯😇👁
Because we are all *unhealthy*
They listen to you snore nightly
Good question because I just got my confirmation about my sleep study yesterday. 🤷🏾♂️
CPAP has been such a blessing to me.
This video just made me realize the problem that I might have, I wake up everyday feeling exhausted... priceless piece of info!!
I feel like Joey Diaz was patient zero for cpap machines
Like a DOCTUH
@@xLainxIwakurax WHO
I'M TELLING YOU JOE ROGAN, BACK IN 1986 ON 188TH STREET I USED TO DO BLOW STRAIGHT FROM CPAP MACHINES
@ninjarawr21 What are you rambling about?
💀
Oh yeah, getting a CPAP machine at age 30 changed my life. I was a wreck, completely falling apart. When I got my machine and started using it regularly, I became sane again.
@@johnperry7883 I was tired a lot, especially in the afternoon. I had a mentally demanding job, and found that it was very hard to focus at work. I was emotionally volatile and felt anxious and depressed, mostly because I didn't know what was wrong with me at first.
Even after I knew I had sleep apnea, I didn't want to believe that was the problem. It was only when I finally got a CPAP and started sleeping better that I realized I had been living in a fog. It was like night and day.
But those were my symptoms. Your mileage may vary. Some people feel extremely sleepy with sleep apnea. I actually didn't. Mine was more like chronic fatigue. I wouldn't just fall asleep randomly in the middle of the day. The other thing I would say is that sometimes even moderate sleep apnea, like mine (AHI of ~15), can have severe symptoms. It's no joke.
Did it ever feel like you were being strangled in the middle of the night and that woke you up? I’ve felt that on occasion but I think it could just be from stress.
@@ThrifterPicker honestly I’d go get it checked that was the excuse I gave myself for years “oh it’s just stress”.
@@JoshuaKeel I’ve snored ever since I was young and my brother and dad have sleep apnea. My wife says i stop breathing when I sleep often every single night. I’m 25. Should I get a test done?
Oh yeah I also forgot to mention I’ve had sleep paralysis thousands of times In my life
Thanks for the PSA. My dad had sleep apnia. Never treated it. Died of a heart attack at 59. Fix your sleep people.
I’m 24 and have had it (known about it) for 2 years now. I was getting up at 5am for work, then going thing afterward, and not sleeping till 12- I was having 40-60 apnea’s an hour, and I’ve been on cpap since I found out about it. At the time I was 23.5 stone, and was going through a severe mental breakdown- bad derealisation, awful sleep, had 4 motorbike accidents in 5 years which I’m certain was due to the lack of concentration due to stress and no sleep. I was honestly at the end and I couldn’t explain how it felt to anyone- but I was just overwhelmingly exhausted and lost the plot. My mum has it too, over 100 apnea’s an hour, and we’re convinced my grandad has it and that’s why causes his heart attack.
Since keto 10 months ago I’m down over 5 stone, able to stay awake throughout the day, used my machine religiously since I got it... please for yourself, see a doctor and tell people if you hear them stop breathing.
Christ mate, well done for sorting it out props to you, all the best! From the UK 🇬🇧 😊
Going to get my CPAP this afternoon. Really reassuring to hear this.
You feeling any different yet?
i would like to know as well I need one!
He choked on the CPAP. rip.
Had mine 5 years now. Freaking love it.
Did it work?
It will ruins your partners life
Dude
Lol... u ain't lying
lolumad hmu
Well fuck that partner then
you know what else will ruin your partners life? When you have cancer... so go figure WTF did you said....
Sleep apnea leads to hypertension, atrial fibrillation, stroke, other cardiac problems. Not to mention a host of other problems.
Yes...spend the money 600-1000 on a CPAP machine
OMG are u serious!? Someone please call me educate me
D Will what do you want us to call you? Lol
Ed Keosada yo it’s free in my country. Do you have to pay for it?
Ed Keosada mine was $4,000 haha but life would be horrible without it. My blood pressure was always high until I started using my machine
I just got the results of my sleep test this morning and found out I have moderate sleep apnea. I have one more appointment at the place that supplied the equipment for the sleep test and I'm taking this seriously. I've had low energy levels for years now and the 'brain fog' is getting ridiculous so I really want to fix this problem once and for all.
Bro I found out while I was in the military. Told me about hypersomnolence.
Good times on the way mate. The difference is amazing when you start sleeping right
I tried to sleep with a CPAP for the first time last night. It's didn't go well but I'll try it for 2 weeks anyway. I'm currently renting it.
Good luck with that bro. I have the shittiest insurance and sleep apnea has ruined my life. My blood pressure has gone up to near stroke levels.
Go to take care of it! When you do you will feel like Superman! I been on my machine for 3 years and I can't live without it! I feel great every day!
Thank you for using your platform to shed light on this!
CPAP MACHINE LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE! THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS SUBJECT UP GUYS. I LIKE THAT WORD EVANGELICAL 👍☝️
Carlos Bolanos I’ve had sleep apnea my whole life and never knew it was so serious. I can’t blame anything or anyone for my problems. But after I fixed it my sleep apnea it’s almost heartbreaking that i went so long without proper sleep and the effects it had on my life.
My too i haved 106 in that test
@@jonnyfranco7 it is heartbreaking to think about how much you can miss because of undiagnosed sleep apnea. I will tell anyone who will listen to go get tested no matter what if you are not waking up rested after a good night of sleep, unfortunately alot of doctors are not aggressive in the diagnosis and testing of sleep apnea
@@jonnyfranco7 me too
Because of this video clip I was encouraged to get my sleep apnea diagnosed and now treated. I would sleep for over ten hours each day of my weekend and still felt tired by the end. I couldn't go on like that anymore so I'm glad I came across this.
What did you use to get treaated?
You sleep way too much. I feel great with just 6 .10hrs was when I was a growing baby
Apparently i roar the house down and fart so loud i wake up and shout who dat?.
lol same
Lol
Killer bro
🤘
Who Dat 😂😂😂
"they think that Joe Rogan is released in the pineal gland in rats " - DMT
Bit funny
You were serious about these DMT jokes until this one completely threw off your seriousness. Thus creating a weird feeling.. we still don't know much about.
i upvoted, but realised i voted it from 69 to 70. Sorry i had to take it back
@@Professor_Bugs too late
Dead
Lost me at “PBJ is a bad choice”. How am I supposed to trust the rest of this?
Sugar butter with sugar jelly on sugar loaf? How could it possibly be bad lol
I struggled with it most of my life. I had no idea why I was so tired all the time. Then, on a flight the subject came up with the guy sitting next to me. He told me how life changing it was and that I should get tested. I did and guess what. I would stop breathing over 60 times per hour. That means I had not had even a full minutes sleep in my entire adult life! The CPAP changed my life. I could stay awake in meetings. Jet lag was no longer a problem. It actually helped my career. all kinds of goodness. If you are a "bad snorer" go get tested.
Finding out I have sleep apnea and getting a CPAP machine changed everything. Don't wait get checked out it will change your life. Thank you Joe for making this video, you are helping people!
Not to tell my whole life story but, I’m 26 ,was a chef for 8 years, started to realise something was wrong just before Covid, I assumed it was the horrible lifestyle and hours that fucked me up, got a corporate Job about a year ago and was still exhausted constantly and began waking up every half hour or so in the night, went and did a test and found out I was having 113 episodes an hour, went 45 seconds with out breathing. Best thing I ever did was get that CPAP machine, life is incredible now. Everything in my life fell into place, diet, exercise, mental clarity and overall well-being, please if you’re experiencing these issues go and get a test.
I'm happy that he brought up dreaming. My first week with the CPAP, I couldn't stop telling my friends how I was dreaming again. Best thing ever.
I have the opposite problem. I dreamed a lot, mostly nightmares (I've been told nightmares are the body's way of waking you up so you can breathe).
This guy reminds me of the guy whose skin turned blue after drinking liquid silver LOL
LOLOL
Omg, lmfao..😂😂😂
He reminds me of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Lmao me too!
He didn't just drink colodial silver, turns out he was filing down silver bars and rubbing it into his skin...and mixing it into water.
I'm 32 and I got sleep apne. Getting a cpap machine was the best decision in my life. I sleep better, less temperamental and overall general health feels better. You look stupid af but it's completely worth it. I've heard it's 1 in 5 men have sleep apnea. There really needs to be more awareness around sleep apnea. You spent so much time sleeping and sleeping is so important. Glad to hear people speaking out about it.
I'd like to further mention that I am by no means obese or overweight. I'm quite lean/thin and not what most people would call a "typical" sleep apnea patient.
How much is the cpap?
@@Jonnie5 me too
I’m 21 slim built with mild sleep apnea. It really doesn’t discriminate.
@@Al-Azdimy insurance covers all but $100 yearly but I’ve tried both nasal and full mask and both make my nasal congestion worse
It's true, a CPAP is life changing. Getting good sleep is everything when you're talking about optimizing your health. My Doctor says it is the one thing that modern medicine can do for you to extend and actually improve your quality of life.
I can't sleep with it on though. I want to know what sleep is like lol
I kept knocking the test equipment off during testing. It was home test tho.
CPAP ,unfortunately, only works for around 50% of those who try it.
the day after I got mine and got a good night's sleep, it was like my senses were turned up to 12!
the sky was more blue; the air tasted more cool and fresh. it was like going from a regular tv to HDTV!
if you think you have sleep apnea, get tested ASAP!
@@chetthebee1322 Im not aure what the average success ratio is globally but I would have to respectfully disagree with 50%. I've been working with CPAP and Non Invasive Ventilation in Ireland and the UK for 7 years now and I would say we have about a 90%-95% success rate with new patients. Very few patients decide to come off their treatment once they have started. A few factors will determine the ultimate success of CPAP therapy... having the correct device, appropriate and tolerable prescribed settings and most importantly, the correct mask interface must be used for each individual. It does however, take some degree of perseverance from the patient to be successfully treated overall, that's for sure.
Thanks for bringing it up guys. This video destigmatizes the topic and I'm sure will help a lot of people.
I'm Good Not sure what the stigma is all about. People die from this shit.
Yo what the guys are saying is true, my brother said he could never sleep when we were kids because we shared a room and I would snore and 10 years later I finally got a test and had sleep apnea. Growing up I just thought I was stupid or something because I needed special attention in my studies but when I got a machine for the apnea my whole world changed. So if you snore gets that checked out for sure, you'll be thankful that you did.
Get with your power company and see if you can get a medical baseline discount. I live in San Diego and it averages to be 30% less every month. Just for a CPAP.
Invest in a SoClean if you can, it makes a world of difference when it stays clean.
Can you have it without symptoms? I performed well at school and I dont feel tired, however I snore
Chris Ryan: I was not breathing for 20 sec at the times
Joe: mmmmmmm
🤣🤣😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
kek
Soul Gainz Freendly he aint buyin that bullshit
I read it same time as it was happening lol
aceman8448 lol that was weird As fuck
I am divorced now because of it. When you don't sleep for 3 years you are kind of hard to live with.
Could you not sleep in a different room?
@@jewellui I think he means his untreated sleep apnea caused characteristic changes in his attitude and behaviour leading to his ex-partner's decision to leave him. His statement also implies that he is now well trested for sleep apnea and has seen positive behavioural changes due to it!
@@nitsuj6555 I thought he was saying his wife is the one who didn’t sleep for three years and was the problem lol
I think I have sleep apnea and sleep in a separate room because of my loud snoring so that’s why I asked although perhaps mines not so bad I am a little tired but not enough to really affect our relationship.
@Lord_haven111 In 2001 nobody knew what sleep apnea was. I didn't even know until I was going in for surgery and my ex told the doc I quit breathing while I was asleep. Try not to be so pious and judgmental.
Oh yeah, I was a cranky impatient fucker when I was fatigued all the time. I am so much nicer now. I still have RBF.
For anyone in the UK if you have sleep apnea and its not mild the NHS will provide a CPAP machine free of charge.
In the US, we provide it to mild and severe sleep apnea. No universal healthcare.
We can also refer to him, or her and not be imprisoned by the thought police for “miss gendering” someone
@@blist14ant well,
in UK take months though
I had one but I couldn't sleep with it at all
@@bk1147 you need to get this show and tell them
I've got CPAP machine at 27. Couldn't understand why I was more tired in class and falling asleep before my mates in our first class of the day while I was in highschool. I was more tired and out of it then the boys who did rowing and they were up training at 430am. Found it hard to learn couldn't concentrate for more then a minute just wanted to sleep all the time. At my under 16 national rugby tournament my team mates who i was best friends with hated me that week because my snoring was that bad I was keeping guys up three cabins down from me at the camp ground 🤣. Finally got diagnosed with severe sleep apnea last year and got funded a machine. Id stop breathing on average 33 times an hour. It is Poohs mentally hopefully it hasn't caused long term effects on me but once we figured out I had it it explains how I felt as a teen. I wasn't the laziest of teens either played rep rugby athletics etc. I just hate to think how much better an athlete I would have been if we found out then. And I tell you what I thought I was a soft cock because my hangovers were fkng terrible but with the machine they're no where near as bad 🤣.
Was scary when I used to travel out of town to pick my daughter up from my ex's place three times a week I'd often have to pull over and have a nap it was only a 30min drive!! I'd fallen asleep twice and woke up to almost rear ending someone or in a ditch
Boring story almost put me to sleep
I am a sleep tech, and l am that person on the plane telling others: you've got sleep apnea, please go to see a Doctor
What if you can't get insurance?
Anna what are the things that you see which lets you know that someone on an airplane has sleep apnea? I’m curious I might need you to get on the same flight with me.
@@solomonjohnson3174 This guy's checked his privilege
It's the ✨racism✨ for me
"Sleep apnea"
Joe: Yeah that stuff will kill ya...
It will kill you. A high school classmate of mine died at 26 from sleep apnea.
Wally Palmer nah it’s all a myth to sell CPAP machines
Jamie, pull up that CPAP machine
My best friend died because of it at age 22, it's not a joke at all. Granted he was overweight so I'm sure that didn't help. But it was really fucking bad.
@@paleo704 Not a myth at all. My life is immeasurably better because of my CPAP machine.
“Sleep apnea will ruin your life!”
No shit, it can kill you.
Lowers your testosterone and also ruins people's home lives' ,also.
Dying from sleep apnea is like nature telling you that you’re too weak for this planet, better luck next time.
@@BigBoii1369 It's usually genetics, and it causes heart disease, crashes, etc. You can't sleep on sleep, because it affects your entire life.
@@BigBoii1369 then Im a bad SOB cuz I almost died a few times from it and I'm still going strong
@@BigBoii1369 wow , my brother committed suicide due to this … I think 💭
This was probably one of the most important shows on a personal level.
I'm literally in the back of a taxi , going back home after picking up my machine from the post office. Wtf
It happens my dude
The worlds a big place and we aren’t so different
Woah I literally just woke up from a hell like sleep apnea slumber.
Good luck.
Use that CPAP/BiPAP.
You health, is yours to guard.
Where do i get it from and what's it called?
cpap changed my life. yeah it aint cool but holy shit being able to sleep is worth it
My dad has terrible sleep apnea but he refuses to wear his CPAP drives me crazy
same here.
Yea I'm trying to incorporate my CPAP machine into my nightly sleeping, because I'm killing my spouse with my snoring and probably killing myself with my lack of breathing! It's good to see that this clip is being put out there for awareness.
It's like a Bane mask. It isn't uncool 😉
I'm waiting for my insurance to approve my machine then hopefully I will be able to sleep and not be on UA-cam all night lol
Not a single comment has mentioned weight-loss can help lessen or cure sleep apnea. It is worth investigating.
Edit: So far all of the comments have been civil and, reading through, it looks like there are many attributes to consider. I wanna thank you all for sharing and being cool.
joe rogan isn't overweight though
Some people with normal weight have apnea due to physiological conditions; jaw offset etc.
It might, but it could also be completely unrelated. I suffer from severe sleep apnea (I stop breathing 53 times per hour on average, and for up to 57 seconds) and I'm pretty certain losing weight wouldn't change anything for me. I'm 5'7 120lbs
I had fairly bad sleep apnea ten years ago before I got my shit together (physically.) It’s a pretty scary thing to have happen, but it wasn’t too long after I got myself fit that it went away entirely. Now I just need decent health insurance so I can fix my deviated septum... can barely breath out of my nose some days.
Yeah weight loss will be good, but it doesn’t fix the large tongue or tonsils. Muscular neck. And worst of all a lot of people with sleep apnea struggle to lose weight because of their sleep apnea. Kind of a vicious cycle where you’re too tired to work out
Joe: "Have you ever used your machine while on DMT?"
😄
imadvizinyounow I hear you can hook your dmt vape pipe into the CPAP machine to get past the waiting room
Haha
LOL
Oh shut the fuck up.
Great.. I've been using a PAP SMEAR, not a CPAP.
No wonder why I haven't been sleeping well.
That sounds fishy to me.
@@pedlpower
Hahaha! Well played
🤣 I'm dyin
@@AnthonyLopez-cc9nf
Hell.... I was too. 😂
If you get a 12v powered cable you can use your regular cpap camping and draw less power AND USE THE HUMIDIFIER with your portable battery.
One thing to note is if you have health insurance. And you doctor diagnosis’s sleep apnea. They will cover most if not all of the machine for you. That $800 machine cost me $35 dollars for a deductible. Just in case anyone thought cost might be an issue but has health insurance. You can solve this problem for potentially only $35
My insurance did not cover anything. Between the machine and the sleep study, I spent 3k!
@@Jeje-rb1vu some insurances are good and some aren’t. I got the luck of the draw I guess
I had undiagnosed sleep apnea my entire life, I finally fixed it and sleep is now a completely different activity it seems like. It’s scary and heartbreaking at the same time after now noticing the effects sleep apnea may have caused in my life especially violent mood swings from being sleep deprived.
How did you fix it?
I would like to know the answer to this too!
I slept on my side with no pillow
Damnn that was underwhelming lol but im glad it helped you! Can you give me more details? Im pretty sure im also undiagnosed as well and on the heavy side but im currently working on that, pretty much my goal since turning 33
Isn't that really uncomfortable. Sleeping with no pillow on your side. They didn't give you any cpap machine at all?@@jonnyfranco7
I'm getting this addressed tomorrow morning. Thank you both!
I got diagnosed with it at 24 years old. It has single-handedly saved my life, and I am now pushing 30.
Marcolow69 I'm 26 and going to get my machine in 3 days. I hope it helps me like it did you.
You both fatties?
O C I am overweight. I hope that makes you feel better about yourself.
@@oc4026 Sure am, but I still have my tonsils and everyone else in my family snores, most of them are not obese.
I'm failing to see what value you think your comment added to the conversation though.
I'm a fat twat too. Not everything is an attack.
Disabled Marine vet here, I was having 96 episodes a night
What is life link since you got the CPAP machine?
@@mrsbaylocksvideoemporium9621 amazing!!!
Fuuuuuck!
Sleep apnea is common among vets, maybe we just get tested more than others. I was diagnosed in my 20s, I'm now 42. The CPAP did change my life. I would never willingly sleep without it.
@@ChrisHolman I was in denial for the longest time. I’m 33 now and since getting it my nightmares are almost nonexistent. I have more energy with my kids and I’ve started hitting the gym again. Life changing is an understatement!!
What mouthpiece is it and where do i get it, pls.
I got a sleep test a year ago this month. I had a sleep apnea score of 170. The doctor told me it was probably the highest he's ever seen. After a year of treatment it's definitely changed my life.
what treatments have you had bro
@@testing6753 A C-PAP
@@lepermessiah2608 we’re you always a mouth breather? Having a recessed jaw can cause sleep apnea which is caused my mouth breathing
@@willbrooksy478 I don't recall. I did have very bad allergies as a kid. My jaw isn't really recessed though. It's square with my nasal.
Sleep on your back?
Thanks for sharing all this information. I have never been overweight but have had moderate sleep apnea my whole life. Side sleeping and using a wedge pillow or wedge matress elevator has reduced it a lot.
I just got diagnosed with sleep apnea and I am really looking forward to getting my CPAP to sleep better
Both of my parents had sleep apnea and so do I, definitely no joke and a CPAP machine will save your life.
Weight is the cause of it, try dropping some pounds and changing up your diet, will make a huge difference, don't mean to sound rude..
fin hyland not all the time
@@finhyland4270 lol what? No
@@finhyland4270 weight 🤣🤣🤣🤣, I have sleep apnea and I'm like skinny pete
My dad would stop breathing for 55 seconds it caused him to have a stroke.
Brandon interested in the reason folks are upvoting the comment...
That would not cause a stroke. If it did, every snorkler would be dead by now.
@En ki yea keeping your head elevated helps
SpecialK6685 pretty sure you’re not a doctor but yes not breathing for 55 seconds over an extended period of time or maybe even years will definitely cause the circuitry of your brain to malfunction which is what a stroke is. I’m kind of shocked that there is a person out there who would basically call another human being a liar about the death of a family member when I’m sure you know nothing about the situation.
@@SpecialK6685 "Cardiovascular problems. Sudden drops in blood oxygen levels that occur during obstructive sleep apnea increase blood pressure and strain the cardiovascular system. Many people with obstructive sleep apnea develop high blood pressure (hypertension), which can increase the risk of heart disease.
The more severe the obstructive sleep apnea, the greater the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure and stroke.
Obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). These abnormal rhythms can lower blood pressure. If there's underlying heart disease, these repeated multiple episodes of arrhythmias could lead to sudden death.
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I found I was pissing 5 times a night., Thought it was prostate or something like that. My doc said it could be Apnea. It was. The CPAP took care of all of it.
How does sleep apnea make you piss yourself at night?
@@gdf573 Ye I''ll go with that
@@TheChickenRiceBowl I am going to the bathroom about 4 times a night, my problem is that I wake up every 2-3 hours because of cotton mouth, I drink some water, then go back to sleep, repeat, I know I have sleep apnea and need to get a cpap.........I'm tired of being tired!
@@gdf573 Jesus, that sounds terrible.
@@gdf573 wow, dude, you just made me woke in terms of my suspected sleep apnea. I don't have prostate issues, even though I am 50 years old. I have had high blood pressure, and it has often been highest in the mornings. I have a bp monitor cuff, and I check it periodically through the night, whenever I wake up to pee, which is like 4 or 5 times a night, even though I am dehydrated. It makes me wonder, where is the water coming from? It must be from my stored body water outside the cells. I have noticed my blood pressure is real high, normal and sometimes too low. Based on what you said, it makes perfect sense. My body is adjusting my blood pressure all night in order to offset less oxygen being taken in. You just convinced me to get a sleep test.
I’ve been on CPAP therapy since this past June. I was having 74 episodes of apnea/hypopnea an hour, and my oxygen saturation dropped into the low 70s.
I’m glad I got treated when I did. If you think you have sleep apnea, seek treatment IMMEDIATELY. It’s not something to take lightly.
I had it bad too I never got the cpap . But they removed my toncils because 91% was obstructive. My Oxygen saturation would drop to 55
Let’s just say This sleep apnea put me through hell and back, I’ve had every test done under the sun ranging from heart tests, lung tests, digestive tests, liver tests, kidney tests, you name it I had it done NOTHING. Then got a Sleep study done and Finally got answers and i was diagnosed with moderate obstructive Sleep Apnea. Crazy right? My life was hell! My body would always ache, mood swings, Acid Reflux, i couldn’t sleep for days, i would rely on sleep aids to go to sleep, i got really bad anxiety and depression, my heart would race and flutter out of nowhere, I always felt like I couldn’t breath at night and into the next day it was horrible, Emergency room visits every other day, I would always have headaches, I highly recommend getting tested ASAP if you have ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS! It’ll change your whole life!
I could have written almost the same thing, you sound a bit more severe. Doctors need to be much more aware of these signs. Everyone needs to be more aware of these signs.
What is the name of the mouthpiece Joe uses
I run sleep studies on patients and the study that he was able to take home was obviously a home sleep study test or HSAT. But not everyone with insurance may qualify for it. It depends on the type of insurance you have and also it's a limited sleep study because there's usually no EEG setup to monitor brain activity or even a limited EKG usually with those tests. It's just usually three pieces that Includes aeffort belt that connected to the home sleep study unit with a cannula and pulse ox for your finger. But usually if you're positive for apnea from a home sleep study test you're going to have to come back for an in lab study where you going to have about 28 to 30 leads applied to you your body which includes a sleep 10-20 system with paste apply to your head and to your face. Then either a respiratory therapist or a license and/or and registered sleep Tech(LRPSGT) will run the titration to find the pressure that best splint your Airway and keeps it open so you can breathe more comfortably at night without the obstructions from apnea. And also depending on your apnea we use varied techniques like positional therapy without w/o head of bed elevation as well. There are different kinds of PAP Therapies like CPAP,BPAP,BPAP ST,ASV,IVAPS and others to accomplish our goal of correcting whatever Apnea you may be suffering from. I'm not only speaking as a technologist but I'm also a client of PAP therapy. Thank you Joe for shedding light on this because this is a big deal and with obesity epidemic in this country, CPAP is a vital weapon to help people reclaim some sort of normalcy in their life as far as proper sleep hygiene and quality of life.
I could not adjust to the machine. I became a side sleeper. My dreams came back.
What do you mean please?
Always right
If you sleep on your side you won't snore.
Side sleeping doesn't resolve sleep apnea.
It’s a fucker to get used to, but it’s worth it. Please give it another try.
I had the symptoms of sleep apnea since elementary school. Every teacher complained to my parents I slept in class. I was stick skinny back then too. Started working out in high school, by college the added muscle mass made the symptoms worst. I still never got diagnosed till I was 30 (90+ AHI, severe). By then I was overweight, and pre diabetic. Changed my life, started working out again, got glucose down under 100 again.
I have sleep apnea but after the sleep study I took we never really did anything to follow up, after watching I probably should.
Don't you feel groggy when you wake up everyday?
Rohan ye but it has always been like that
@@Lucas-gs7sk probably always had sleep apnea dude
And what if you still feel sleepy and groppy... even after using a CPAP, as is my case.
Chris Ryan: "Sleep apnea is a serious serious situation."
Joe Rogan: " Peanut butter sandwiches."
Peanut butter and jelly.
Embrace THE POWER OF THE INTERNET!!!!!!!
@@AJohnsonJr yes. And jelly
Just got diagnosed, so happy I’m able to find content like this with other men talking about it openly. Really helps ease me into this life changing process
My sleep is atrocious...and I'm sure it's this
W Md Get tested bud. I did last year and found out I woke up 16 times a night during the study. No reason to take years off your life when it’s preventable.
Pete Luciu
Where do you get tested
BobSpams L2 I went to my primary doctor and told him I was snoring and bothering my gf with it and that I have insomnia. He sent a referral to get a sleep study that’s covered by my insurance and I went a month later. I really can’t recommend enough to get checked out. It changed my life.
W Md my sleep used to be bad but now it’s amazing. Just had to get really strict with my sleep time so now I go to bed at 11pm, at least. No later. Maybe 11:20 if I’m busy. And I wake up at 645am everyday. I sleep great now it’s amazing. I am a big advocate for getting on a schedule
@@wq198mnr That sounds like a good idea. I'm definitely guilty of staying up too late (for no good reason).
Truth. I'd probably be dead right now without the machine. My blood oxygen level was dropping bigtime when i was sleeping.
Yes! I called BS on Sleep Apnea for 30 years. I was stupid. Been using it for 5 years now and it absolutely does change your life. If you love anyone or anyone loves you, PLEASE get it treated before it seriously hurts or kills you.
@@user_16309 you know, I had one for awhile. Tried the face mask, nose mask, and nose cannula, and no matter what I did, it would never be on my face in the morning. Not one time did I use it the entire night. Not even sure what I could do about that.
What’s the name of the mouth piece? Looked, can’t find it
Sleep apnea is why I’m not having the time of my life.
My friends invite me places but a bed seems more worth my time😤
No shit! Me too!
I went to sleep at 630pm today saturday, woke up 1130pm cuz i was so tired. I probably need help. Safe to say i missed out on some fun.
What are those mouth pieces joe speaks of that holds his tongue in his sleep ?
Diagnosed at 28. Lost a ton of weight and couldn’t stay awake. Turns out I had obstructive sleep apnea. Saved my life.
I am 27 and I had sleeping problems for 7-8 years, I am living in the UK can I get a sleep apnoea study done on me here in this times ? I feel like I am dying from exhaustion some days and I still have to keep working because rent,bills etc.My life is not a fairy tale at all,but not sleeping is the worst.
@@lordnikon1993 i live in the uk and my 23 year old brother was diagnosed with it also. he got tested last month and is waiting on a bpap or cpap machine now
@@amarvirdhaliwal8903 okay , so do I just go to my GP and ask him to send me to as sleep specialist ?
@@lordnikon1993 yeah the test is very easy your GP should sort you out, let them know how it affects your everyday life
@@amarvirdhaliwal8903 cool thanks alot mate !
My sister has sleep apnea and she has restless leg. My sister had her tonsils removed after a sleep study at 4 years old, she was waking up 200 times a night due to her choking on her tonsils when she would fall asleep. She used to cry over and over again when she would fall asleep. Rough times I can’t imagine what it was like.
is she better now?
I'm a contractor and work in hotels and I started seeing these machines alot in people's rooms. Now I know why
One step closer to The Matrix :)
Cool