I have a pretty big belly up high between my rib cage,,is that causing me to test like it’s sleep apnea? My doctor sez there’s a 25% chance that it’s testing as sleep apnea.

I’m tired most of the time even with plenty of sleep. My doctor is going to test me for sleep apnea. I can go some days without being tired. But more days extremely tired.
I have been going through this for more then a year.

I had a daughter 13yrs ago and she passed away because of S.I.D.S. and about 3-4yrs later I found out I had Sleep Apnea. I am wondering if I could have caused her to die because I didn’t know I already had a sleep problem that causes me to stop breathing same as S.I.D.S. where the baby stops breathing. I am pregnant again and am frightened this could happen again to me. Help.
Martha

I have lone atrial fibrillation ( no known cause). I am age 34 now and have had it since I was 28.?
Now I discover through my new cardiologist that obstuctive sleep apnea is a cause of many heart ailments, including atrial fibrillation. I am about to undergo a sleep study on Wed. to see if I have it. My question is, since none of the other multitude of doctors have picked up on this potential ” cure” for atrial fibrillation ( curing the sleep apnea), will I have due cause for a malpractice lawsuit against them?
Thanks. In my opinion, not lookinkg at this is akin to not giving someone antibiotics for TB. They’ll live for a long time; in constant stress about their situation, until a doctor discovers all he needs is to take antibiotics. I think it is safe to say that if with treatment for apnea my afib goes away, then it was the cause. And you are right, the links may not be able to be made from the original doctors, but I have still been seeing the original doctor, and he has never brought up the possibility. (I was in grad school and lived in three states, so I am not a hypocondriac, just my situation caused me to change doctors.) It caused me needless suffering, and when a new doctor comes straight in and say ” Let’s do a sleep study on you; if you have sleep apnea, we may be able to get rid of the afib) it hurts and it was negligent on the former cardiologist to not test for it.

My heart skips beats all through the day, and my
heart rate stays well above one hundred all of the
time. I have been to a cardiologist, and he gave me
a stress test and a ultrasound of my heart. Every
thing came back normal. So, I would like to know
what is causing this because it is driving me crazy!!
I have a history of sleep apnea, but I am not sure if
this is the problem.

I have sleep apnea…or atleast I think I do. People tell me that when I sleep, I stop breathing for awhile and make noises like I am choking. Is this sleep apnea? And if it is, does it cause headaches throughout the day? Because I have headaches almost everyday and I can’t think of what causes them.

overweight. How much weight do I have to lose to cure my sleep apnea?