I second this opinion. I’ve been bed-ridden several months, and I have felt my muscles “collapsing” from disuse. I had especially felt it all down my backside. It’s a heavy sensation, and like a pillow is being pushed hard against my back. Not pleasant. But the worst is that one day I felt my throat collapse. Simply collapse. Ever since, I wake up with my throat structures stuck together, and I’m trying to suck air through a vacuum. It also affects my speech ability as it feels like a vacuum forms at the back of my throat while speaking. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea years ago, but had never felt anything remotely like this before. But could it be apnea? It could possibly be a much worse version than I’m use to, I suppose. Have not seen a doctor yet; I’m trying exercise first.
When I lay down it feels like my throat closes. I've read other posts about this, but they seem to be more about swelling/allergies/reflux. In my situation it feels more like the structure of my throat loses integrity and lays down, for loss of a better word. Sometimes when I'm almost asleep I hear myself snore or gasp for breath and then I wake up. I am always exhausted when I wake up and I am usually tired during the day. I have looked into sleep apnea, but everything I see is about weight loss or smoking or something. I am very thin and I don't smoke, and I am very active. Any ideas?
That sure sounds like apnea. I don't think you have to be overweight to have it. It's just much more common in overweight people. Check with a doctor to see what can be done.
I have a similar problem. It's not apnea. If I lay on my back I can inhale but my throat closes on exhale. I'm thinking aging (I'm 71) and gravity has weakened my throat muscles. Looking for exercises to strengthen them. One I found is to lay on a bed with your head hung over and lift your head.
Unfortunately normal doctors are almost completely useless when it comes to sleep issues