Hubby Sleep Walking Diagnosed as Sleep Apnea??

This is the truth.. Sleep apnea does cause sleep walking. I have a very good friend that actually woke up in her car! The engine was running!

That was the last straw, She said she had been "in denial about the whole sleep walking thing."

She was also sent to an ENT and did the sleep study.. They have video of her sleep walking.. They also showed she was not dreaming even once a night.. you usually fall into a dream state 15 times.. She was issued a CPAP and it has changed her life.

I have had more and more health problems had all sorts of test, saw an ENT and just finished my second sleep test and have been prescribed a CPAP.. The other night they had me on the machine and I felt so good and clear the next day , I was amazed.

They will be able to show your husband the results after the sleep study.
My insurance is going to cover the machine. I cannot wait for it to arrive.

Take sleep apnea seriously, try what they recommend. They could be wrong but if they arent and caught it early thats great. Its no joke, you can die from it very easily.

Here is the thing with attacking in their sleep, you wouldn't realize it at the time because you are sleeping, you can move away from them.

My ex, both my sons have sleep walking/talking/flailing issues. When my sons would do it I moved it. It is what humans do, they try to calm those that appear to be in distress. They are dreaming well sort of, they are not in distress. Unless they are about to do something that could seriously hurt themselves stay back. Even when you wake up and he is flailing just back up and off the bed. Wait until he goes back to sleep or wakes up.

Think about when he "attacked" you. Did you do anything to get out of the way? If you did did he follow you and continue to attack?

I know this doesn't answer your CPAP question but hopefully it will give you enough information to keep yourself safe. :)

My husband does the same thing and can also become physically aggressive. Stress is a huge factor. I have never heard of sleep apnea as being a cause. It would only be a factor if he was also having trouble breathing.

My husband has been using a CPAP machine for about a year now. It's like I have a totally different husband. He actually gets his deep REM sleep now, so he wakes up refreshed/he's actually slept. During an 8 hr night, the testing revealed he was only sleeping 2-3 hrs, if even that. His oxygen level was so low, he was at a 70% risk for having a stroke. He's only 40 years old.

He's had issues with sleeping/snoring since he was 14 years old; we've been married 13 years and together 14 years, and it took FOREVER for us to get a doctor who would listen that he had a problem.

My husband says the CPAP machine is the best thing that's ever happened to him, and I totally agree. If you're like me and you have to have total quiet to sleep, get some wax for your ears; I sleep like a baby and never hear the machine (it's quiet anyway, but I really have to have it quiet to sleep).

If my hubby was sleepwalking to the point he remembered none of it and there was even a chance that he might strike out/act out whatever dream he's having while he's sleepwalking, and there were children in the house, I would do everything possible to make sure that stopped. Including it it means he needs to use a CPAP machine.

And yes, almost every insurance company will cover the CPAP machine (or you have to pay a few deductibles) and subsequent doctor follow ups, especially when tests reveal that you need to have it/you're not sleeping because of the sleep apnea.

Definitely try this. If your husband was getting the deep REM sleep that he needed, then he wouldn't be up and walking around. Good luck.

My husband has sleep apnea and after spending the $$ on the CPAP machine he used it maybe 8 times and hated it. So now it sits in our closet...sigh so no good sleep for me