Also it appears i have gastritis and the pains hit me frequently and really hard but i don t like pain meds because of my sleep apnea the pain meds lower my respirations too much and i wake up with massive sleep apnea headaches. If you have difficulties breathing while asleep then changing your pillow will be a good solution. Snoring Loudly Can Be Very Troublesome For You And Everyone In You require a pillow that will give your head enough support and open your airways to decrease the breathing struggle. Sleep apnea gastritis . Sleep disorders can be primary secondary or behavioral. Primary disorders are related to neurologic defects like narcolepsy and restless leg syndrome breathing problems like obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea or circadian rhythm abnormalities like jet lag and delayed sleep phase syndrome. While a veteran or other non medical witnesses can say what seems obvious i e there were no breathing problems during sleep before the broken nose so it is obv...