When I sleep, I snore like a locomotive! It's awful. I've woken myself up with my snores! I don't know how my honey stood being in the same room as me at night.
I finally got help about three years ago. One afternoon after waiting a really long time in the doctor's office, I fell asleep. My doctor treated me for why I was there, then told me that he wanted me to have a sleep study done. Even though I was in the exam room, with the door closed, he could hear me snoring, even though he was in his office down the hall. I had the study done and it was confirmed that I did have sleep apnea.
The doctor gave me a prescription for a CPAP machine which forces air into my airway at night so it doesn't close up (thus causing the snoring). I sleep great and best of all, I don't snore. If you think your significant other may have this problem, they should see their doctor for help. There are several people on the board that have a CPAP and we alllllll love our machines!
But its weird sometimes he gets into this whle snoring routine and then he just stops - like he isn't even breathing - then he starts gasping for air and goes back into his snoring routine. It worries me
It should worry you. During my study, they found that during the first two hours, my breathing stopped over a hundred times. When you can't get air, your body forces you to gasp for air. And, while you may still be asleep, you never actually get into the REM level of sleep. REM is where you get your true rest. If your bf is tired all the time and can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, it means that he is not getting enough rest when he sleeps. It might be a good idea for him to go to the doctor soon.
Hope this helps in some way.
CountryGuy
