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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Remedy For Strange Occurrences While Sleeping When With COPD And BP

I have on 2 occasions while sleeping strange occurances the first was like a snap and bright lights waking me up this was in my head .....a month later I woke suddenly with a snap then in my head all went black waking me up its hard to explain..... I have COPD on oxygen....high blood pressure on meds .....diabetic controled on meds .... I also had a mild stroke 13 years ago
Fri, 23 Jan 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
You may have Sleep Related Disorder (SRD). You are having many risk factors for SRD like
1. COPD
2. Hypertension
3. Diabetes
4. Mild stroke etc.
So better to get done Sleep study to rule out SRDs.
If sleep study is normal than consult neurologist as black outs in night can be due to TIA (transient ischaemic attack) and high BP , diabetes, COPD and stroke can be the risk factors for TIA.
So consult neurologist and discuss all these.
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Suggest Remedy For Strange Occurrences While Sleeping When With COPD And BP

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. You may have Sleep Related Disorder (SRD). You are having many risk factors for SRD like 1. COPD 2. Hypertension 3. Diabetes 4. Mild stroke etc. So better to get done Sleep study to rule out SRDs. If sleep study is normal than consult neurologist as black outs in night can be due to TIA (transient ischaemic attack) and high BP , diabetes, COPD and stroke can be the risk factors for TIA. So consult neurologist and discuss all these.