Have Severe Sleep Apnea. Feeling Restless And Pain Between Shoulder. Should I Be Stressed?

Posted on Mon, 4 Mar 2013

Question: Hi! I suffer from severe sleep apnee, and the whole of today my bpm is 103 breats.... I can feel my cheast is sensitive, and i'm feeling restless, i also have a pain in my neck between my scull and sholders, i don't feel good, any thing i need to be stressed about?

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Answered by Dr. Sundar Gnanavel (38 minutes later)

Hello......
Thanks for your query. OSA/Obstructive sleep apnoea is indeed a difficult condition to deal with. It is associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms.Effective treatment for OSA includes CPAP/Continous positive airway pressure and at times surgical procedures like uvulopalatopharnygeoplasty. You can also contact a clinical psychologist to learn stress reduction strategies. You require a psychiatric evaluation for anxiety/depressive disorder. With effective multi-discplinary management you should be fine. You an also try yoga/meditation/breathing relaxation exercises along with weight reduction measures.
Regards
Dr Sundar
Psychiatrist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar