Oh, forgot: The dizzy/nausea is due to lack of oxygen.
Again, heart circulation from left ventricle to your lungs.
You can breathe all you can, see your chest rise/fall, won’t matter. Still not getting enough.
I know.
It will get worse until you see a doctor. Don’t be macho proud, either.
From me to you.
Oh, uh, another reply. Sorry.
The whole point of the CPAP is that, if you’re breathing IS stopping during sleep (because overweight), then it’s putting a huge burden on the heart. You’re in greater danger when you sleep than when you’re awake! Your heart is resting when awake, if at all.
I had/have? idiopathic dialated cardiomyopathy. Thank God for the idopathic part; it comes or goes or rather, gets worse/better. It does vary, and don’t know why.
The CPAP, in my case (my theory, and am sticking to it!) seems to have relieved burden from heart and I sleep better, get real rest, and heart back to normal size as a result.
When I take a nap on the couch—without using the CPAP—I *JOLT* myself awake with a shock, suddenly from out of sleep, as my heart POUNDS me awake because I’d stopped breathing.
If you’re very diligent, you may notice a thumping in the chest and your face feels as if it’s turned red.
I hope your mileage may vary, but just in case...this information.
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