Sleeping: Sitting Upright

Raddragn said:
I have COPD/allergies and sleep apnea so I sleep in a recliner with the head set at about 45 degrees. The recliner reverts to a very comfortable chair in the daytime. Ever since my first cancer surgery, I have slept in the living room. Decided at that time that I did not want to be isolated to the back bedroom. Weird, I know, but I just accepted and went along with it. Fortunately I was and am still single, so so problems related to it. I am usually the last to go to bed, so it poses no problem for anyone else.
I have recently discovered that drinking a cup of fairly warm milk just before bedtime helps me get to and stay asleep. I was having a lot of trouble falling asleep before - also If I go to bed before midnight it helps. If I stay awake until after midnight, I get a second wind and have a real problem - takes up to 2 hours to fall asleep.
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I have also been sleeping in the living room, with my wife having the whole bed and bedroom to herself. I (we) accept it but it isn't so easy to explain it to friends. You know how friends can be. Warm milk? Hmm, I think I'll give that a try.
 

Lewkat said:
Most of these are unavailable. I've seen some newer chairs that have just about every bell and whistle one could imagine.
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Sorry, I was just trying to be helpful. I didn't check out the availability of each chair.
 
Verisure said:
I'm waiting for a magnetic whats-it-called scan before the doctors will be talking about surgery.

THAT I am sure of.

I'm not ready for that yet. I'm an agnostic.

Lol! :)
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Uh, TM has nothing to do with being an atheist, agnostic, or deeply religious. This is a scientifically proven technique
It's beyond serene, beyond peaceful. No special diet not philosophy required.
But, It's not my place to convince you. If you want this intensely deep rest, you may want to check it out.
 
Gaer said:
Uh, TM has nothing to do with being an atheist, agnostic, or deeply religious.
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I was joking.
Gaer said:
This is a scientifically proven technique
It's beyond serene, beyond peaceful. No special diet not philosophy required.
But, It's not my place to convince you. If you want this intensely deep rest, you may want to check it out.
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Thank you.
 
Oh for goodness sake, get a sleep apnea machine! Many do not use bulky masks, but have nose prongs only slightly bigger than the oxygen ones they use in hospitals. Why aren't you?
 
Aren't you more likely to be choked w/out a cpap? I didn't know it was called Pnigophobia. I thought it was called Jimi Hendrix phobia. It's not too soon is it? 😸
 
I'm a recliner sleeper, too. North of us there is a doc who treats seniors diagnosed with sleep apnea who hate their c pap and or refuse to use one. He prescribes a steep wedge pillow, recliner and an oxygen concentrator. His patients do very well. When I do sleep in a bed for an hour or two I use a wedge pillow and a small half round pillow behind my knees.
 
I forgot to add....an electric recliner is wonderful because you can make small adjustments to the tilt. Sometimes the aches and pains that come to us at night can be helped by small changes in position.
 
Verisure said:
Well, sometime last week I was sitting on a high-backed chair and I fell asleep, no surprise, but I woke some hours later feeling refreshed! Can it be?! Yes, and I've been going “to bed” on that chair ever since. What I want to know is if any of you have had the same experience and can give me some tips or warnings or whatever ….. Meanwhile, I am looking for a decent recliner to purchase. All comments from you will be very welcomed! :unsure:
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My "Bed" is a recliner. Years earlier, I had my prostate enlarge thus making it a 2 hour ritual to go pee EVERY DAMN DAY.

So, I got a recliner, wake, grab jug, pee, go back to sleep, wake, pee, go back to sleep. Finally met the doctor (I'm being nice to call him such) who gave me the relief of a pill.

Now I get 6-9 hours, twice rented a room in a motel, laying on the bed was painful at first, but got used to it, but it felt great to once again sit on my recliner again.
 
Wigglestein said:
I'm a recliner sleeper, too. North of us there is a doc who treats seniors diagnosed with sleep apnea who hate their c pap and or refuse to use one. He prescribes a steep wedge pillow, recliner and an oxygen concentrator. His patients do very well. When I do sleep in a bed for an hour or two I use a wedge pillow and a small half round pillow behind my knees. I forgot to add .... an electric recliner is wonderful because you can make small adjustments to the tilt. Sometimes the aches and pains that come to us at night can be helped by small changes in position.
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This is the news I was hoping to find, validating the method I have been using and improving on it (y). I don't know what an oxygen concentrator is and it sounds scary. Is it necessary and how does it work?
 
I can not give a lot of advice. My husband could sleep upright with a beer in one hand and the remote in the other. LOL I did not have sleep issues until he died. I could not sleep in the bed without him although I did have to do it when he was sick with cancer. I slept on the couch most of the time in not a good position. I mostly sat there until I passed out from exhaustion. That is where I think I screwed up my neck.

I started with severe everyday migraine about a year after. Then I could not sleep well do to pain. It was 5 years into this nightmare I found out I had cervical spine stenosis. I will say during that time I bought the best bed I could afford, a stearns and foster. I did better for a while. Fast forward to today, recently had a new MRI, showing the nerve damage and pinching. Put on zanaflex, and have pain relieve, sleeping 9 to 10 hours a night. Mind you, I am goofy, loopy most of the time but it is better than pain and no good sleep. It may take a while to find out what is best for you. If it is a recliner or a good bed, does not matter. Just find what works for you!!
 
Disgustedman said:
My "Bed" is a recliner.
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My optimism is soaring!
Disgustedman said:
Years earlier, I had my prostate enlarge thus making it a 2 hour ritual to go pee EVERY DAMN DAY.
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Until I started sleeping on the chair, I was occasionally getting up to pee appox. once every hour. Now that I've been using the chair I only need to get up to pee after maybe 6 hours and that is just about all the sleep I need for one night anyway. But I don't understand! Why when I sleep in a prone position I get a (!)painfully bursting need(!) for a pee every hour but on the chair I need only a no-urgency trip to the loo after so many hours? What happens to all of that volume? Does it evaporate? It makes no sense to me.
Disgustedman said:
So, I got a recliner, wake, grab jug, pee, go back to sleep, wake, pee, go back to sleep. Finally met the doctor (I'm being nice to call him such) who gave me the relief of a pill.
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Your comment about the doctor is interesting. What happened?
Disgustedman said:
Now I get 6-9 hours,
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❤️ A dream! ❤️
Disgustedman said:
twice rented a room in a motel, laying on the bed was painful at first, but got used to it, but it felt great to once again sit on my recliner again.
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This is my fear. I plan to meet my brother (who will visit Germany) this summer. He'll be "coming over" from the US and I'll be "coming down" from up here. But what about the hotel??? Up until a year or two ago, I didn't have this problem but now I don't know if I can cope with a hotel bed. In fact, the thought of it is terrifying. Maybe most hotels can provide a suitable chair if I ask them?
 
Blessed said:
I can not give a lot of advice. My husband could sleep upright with a beer in one hand and the remote in the other.
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Yep! That's sleep apnea alright 😂🙃!
Blessed said:
I did not have sleep issues until he died. I could not sleep in the bed without him although I did have to do it when he was sick with cancer.
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My heart goes out to you. 😟
Blessed said:
I slept on the couch most of the time in not a good position. I mostly sat there until I passed out from exhaustion. That is where I think I screwed up my neck.

I started with severe everyday migraine about a year after. Then I could not sleep well do to pain. It was 5 years into this nightmare I found out I had cervical spine stenosis. I will say during that time I bought the best bed I could afford, a stearns and foster. I did better for a while. Fast forward to today, recently had a new MRI, showing the nerve damage and pinching. Put on zanaflex, and have pain relieve, sleeping 9 to 10 hours a night. Mind you, I am goofy, loopy most of the time but it is better than pain and no good sleep.
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Jesus wept! One or two people have asked me if I've tried medication for any of my ailments and the answer is a flat "no!" I did suffer from migraine headaches most of my earlier adult life and I found that certain tablets were a god-send and that the worst part (we're talking about the 60s and 70's) was getting doctors to take me seriously. There was one Czech doctor in Rhodesia who threw me out of her office claiming that only highly intelligent people (she being a doctor of course) suffered from migraine headaches! She really, honestly actually said, "I get migraines, not you!" Can you believe that! Don't forget that I was suffering from an excruciating migraine at that very moment which was why I came to her surgery in the first place! Think of it: bright lights stabbing my eyes in her office and her shouting at me! Uuuuugh! I insisted I needed help so she called in a bouncer to toss me out! To this day I can hardly believe it happened. But as luck would have it, I was employed at the paymaster's office at the hospital (the Andrew Fleming) itself and it was I who signed the paychecks. I made payday a frustrating labyrinth of errors for her until I left Africa behind me - and she never found out who I was. Ha ..... Ha, enjoy your migraines, Dr. Prochaska!
Blessed said:
It may take a while to find out what is best for you. If it is a recliner or a good bed, does not matter. Just find what works for you!!
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Thank you for your encouraging words. 😇
 
Verisure said:
This is the news I was hoping to find, validating the method I have been using and improving on it (y). I don't know what an oxygen concentrator is and it sounds scary. Is it necessary and how does it work?
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An oxygen concentrator is a machine that pulls oxygen from the air and concentrates it and delivers it in a tube. They use it instead of bottled oxygen.
 
Wigglestein said:
An oxygen concentrator is a machine that pulls oxygen from the air and concentrates it and delivers it in a tube. They use it instead of bottled oxygen.
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My husband had one, a large one in the house but we had oxygen tanks as well for emergencies. He also had a small concentrator that he could take with him to work and anytime we were out of the house. We very rarely had to take or use a tank when we are out and about. PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU ARE TRAVELING, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CONCENTRATOR OR TANKS DELIVERED TO YOUR DESTINATION HOTEL. I had to set this up many times when my husband was participating in clinical trials out of state.
 
Verisure said:
Your comment about the doctor is interesting. What happened?
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The doctor earlier saw I was suffering from "Hammer toe" and said "Nothing can be done"

I went online, found a splint, solved my issue.
Verisure said:
This is my fear. I plan to meet my brother (who will visit Germany) this summer. He'll be "coming over" from the US and I'll be "coming down" from up here. But what about the hotel??? Up until a year or two ago, I didn't have this problem but now I don't know if I can cope with a hotel bed. In fact, the thought of it is terrifying. Maybe most hotels can provide a suitable chair if I ask them?
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I'd go see the doctor for this. There may be some inverse issue causing your bladder to have pressure when laying down, instead of sitting.
 

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