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A Lot Of Movement While I Sleep

by Liz
(Ohio)

When I go to bed it takes awhile for me to fall asleep. I am all over the bed, cannot find a good way to lay. Then when I go to sleep my fiance says I kick and hit and snore and gasp. I don't ever have a dream or if I do I don't remember it. Never well rested when I get up.


Kevin: Hey Liz, thanks for writing in. While different people do move to varying degrees during the night and excessive movement in itself is not inherently a cause for concern, your fiance's noticing of your snoring and gasping combined with your own lack of refreshment upon awakening is.

Snoring, gasping, and daytime sleepiness commonly point towards cases of sleep apnea. You should definitely not ignore this and get yourself examined for sleep apnea, because it's not something you want to leave untreated. You can learn more about sleep apnea here.

Regarding finding a comfortable way to lay, you may also be interested in reading our page about sleeping positions. Not sure if it has anything that will end up helping you, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

Best wishes!
Kevin




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Nov 17, 2011
 WAKING UP BETWEEN 3 TO 4 AM NEW
by: KATHLEEN

HI.. I`D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT IN THE DEEP OF MY SLEEP, I ALWAYS WOKE UP BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 AND 4 AM AND IT BOTHERS ME A LOT BECAUSE I DONT KNOW THE REASON BEHIND THIS. BECAUSE OF THIS, I MAKE ANYTHING THAT CAN MAKE ME TIRED KNOWING THAT IT CAN HELP ME TO CONTINIOSLY SLEEP UNTIL THE MORNING COMES. BUT SUDDENLY ITS NOT, BECAUSE I ALWAYS WAKING UP BETWEEN 3 TO 4 AM. IT CONTINIOUSLY HAPPEN TO ME UNTIL NOW. HOPING THAT YOU CAN HELP ME.....THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!!!

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