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I’m not overweight and I have sleep apnea. My case is considered mild, but when I have an apnea event I am jolted awake gasping for air. It is terrifying.

I had heard some doctors years ago wouldn’t bother treating mild sleep apnea, but I think that attitude has changed.

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I have the same thing and this more likely a laryngospasm caused by GERD. By now I got used to it and after the incident I calmly go to sleep but every time it is happening I wake up terrified and in panic. Again this is caused by acid reflux and can be prevented by not eating before going to sleep, sleeping at an angle exercises to strenghten the upper stomach sphincter. Sleep apnea doesn’t fully wake you up and silently killing your brain cells by depriving them of oxigen.

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