continued tiredness, aerophagia, reflux

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dreamsofsleep
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continued tiredness, aerophagia, reflux

Post by dreamsofsleep » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:06 am

Hi. I'm wondering if you all can help me. I have primarily UARS (moderate level with mild actual sleep apnea). I've been using CPAP consistently (averaging 9 hours a night) for many years and still struggle with exhaustion. I've had many sleep studies and they've tweaked my pressure many times. I've now been using BiPap for about 6 months with varying pressure with no improvement. I tend to wake up with what I'm assuming is aerophagia - lots of burping and feeling full of air. Last night I woke up to the horrible sensation of stomach acid coming way up into my throat, pretty much into my mouth. It burned and felt awful and disgusting. I've never been diagnosed with reflux, but have wondered if that has been part of my issue. I'm so tired that I'm not able to stay up past my kids' bedtimes to sort through all of the info on this forum and online. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Please let me know. Thank you!

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Re: continued tiredness, aerophagia, reflux

Post by ChicagoGranny » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:17 am

dreamsofsleep wrote:
Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:06 am
aerophagia - lots of burping and feeling full of air
This is a common problem.

Some ideas ------------> wiki/index.php/Aerophagia


dreamsofsleep wrote:
Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:06 am
Last night I woke up to the horrible sensation of stomach acid coming way up into my throat, pretty much into my mouth. It burned and felt awful and disgusting. I've never been diagnosed with reflux, but have wondered if that has been part of my issue.
That can irritate the airway causing swelling and making sleep-disordered breathing worse.

Some ideas --------------> wiki/index.php/Acid_reflux_or_GERD

Also, I would put the head of the bed on bed risers. ----> https://www.google.com/search?q=bed+ris ... e&ie=UTF-8

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Re: continued tiredness, aerophagia, reflux

Post by dreamsofsleep » Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:37 pm

Thanks so much, ChicagoGranny!

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Re: continued tiredness, aerophagia, reflux

Post by gabagoo » Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:23 am

I suffer from reflux and what I have learned about the acid coming up into your throat, is that I never fall asleep on my right side. If I do and have been eating acidic food, the chances are high that I will have an attack. I fall asleep on my left side and I never get an attack. Even if I roll over to the right side during the night ( after 2 or 3 hours sleep) I won't have an attack. Maybe that is juts me, but it works!!

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Re: continued tiredness, aerophagia, reflux

Post by ChicagoGranny » Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:41 pm

gabagoo wrote:
Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:23 am
Maybe that is juts me
Not just you ---------->
12 Tips for Nighttime Heartburn Relief
1. Sleep on your left side.This position seems to help reduce nighttime heartburn symptoms, says David A. Johnson, MD, internal medicine division chief at Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Va. To remember which side to sleep on, Johnson offers this memory trick: Right is wrong.

https://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/fe ... eep-tips#1