Being Big can lead to Apnea

[CheapPinz]

I see threads about guys wanting to get big, stay big....

My partner did just that. He turned a 180 frame into a solid 225 365 days a year.

He gave himself apnea because of the larger frame and we think the weight of the structures in his mouth and throat..

Before you go and get big, think about the possibility of apnea. This is one of those diagnoses that does not have a clear cut solution and really no good solution...
This is what they will tell you your choices are:
1. wear a CPAP machine every night. This is a noisy machine with a facemask and tubes and lines you're supposed to wear every night. I hear its uncomfortable because it forces air down your throat involuntarily.
2. you can have your tonsils and uvula cut out. Uvulectomy is VERY painful. Even the toughest guy will be miserable for 2 solid weeks.
3. you can have your tongue shaved. somehow this is supposed to help.
4. you can have your jaw broken and realligned a few mm forward to improve air flow.

*none of these options sound good right? Maybe just being lean and in great shape is the way to go. Although I love an ox of a man, I wish I had encouraged my partner to just stay lean....

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Mmm kay for funky post.

I don't sleep any worse at 228lbs at 5'8.5" compared to when I weighed 165lbs.

Sleeping on a fairly firm bed, using a dense, thick memory foam pillow and using a body pillow which helps keep the rib cage open rather than feeling like you are collapsing your chest while sleeping on your side can help.

I will admit that it's easier to have a harder time sleeping being bigger, but there are ways around it that are beneficial even to lighter people.

I sleep on a 2" memory foam pad on the floor and use a memory foam pillow.

Firm is better. I slept right on the carpet for years.