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Has anyone else had chest pains because of their sleep apnea? I used to be a competitive athlete for 20+ year, then all of a sudden one day I started getting weird chest pain (angina like upper left) and super accelerated heart rate both after training/races and sometimes during them. Soon after I had completed a bunch of stress tests and heart tests which all came back saying I was in perfect shape (expected) I was also diagnosed soon after that with SA 60+AHI. I (stupidly) ignored the sleep apnea because I was so hyper focused on the heart rate and chest pain issues as they had now taken me complete out of my sport. I never made a connection between the 2 and my doctor didnt either, but for the next few years I carried around a portable ECG unit and I tested myself both during and after bike rides, and I start noticing PVCs and worse PACs showing up a lot on my ECG. My doctor told me to ignore then that they were not causing me any problems, but one thing I started to notice was that the frequency of PVCs and PACs went up a lot if I had a really poor sleep the night before. However if I had a reasonably good sleep, and better yet a nap before my training ride, I would have significantly less PAC and PVC activity on the ECG, and no pains or HR issues.

Has anyone else out there experienced anything similar to this? Did anyone find those problem went away after they got their SA under control?

I am not a doctor and this looks specialised so will not comment. However I would mention in general when the kids move out consider separate rooms. This is if your partner has a high decibel snore. Snoring not only disrupts sleep but can drive people crazy and ruin relationships.
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Can you explain what PVC’s and PAC’s are?

TrevA wrote: ↑21 Sep 2023, 3:26pm Can you explain what PVC’s and PAC’s are?

Premature atrial contractions (PAC) and premature ventricular contractions (PVC) are among the most common forms of arrhythmias. Both conditions are caused by premature electrical activation in your heart. This results in premature heart muscle contractions, which trigger extra heartbeats.

Have you got a healthcare professional whom you trust helping you with the sleep apnoea?

Jonathan

Theyre trying, so far no success

Thanks

Jonathan