Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition that causes a person to stop breathing for short periods of time during their sleep. The most effective way to treat this condition is with continuous positive airway pressure, also known as CPAP.
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I know now this project can be a DIY project.
You buy a used machine in the craigslist. and you graduate the pressure yourself a step at a time. The thing is many accessories need to be replaced periodically. Try the “nasal pillows” first. Less dramatic than the big ugly mask.
CPAP will change your attitude, your level of energy, the amount of time you sleep, etc.
I am sleeping now peacefully 7 to 8 hrs/day.
MAGIC!
Because that way would make too much sense in our messed up system. Really, I guess there is reason behind the whole diagnosing part but I’m sure it could be simplified somehow
I know that I have sleep apnea, but I simply cant afford the ridiculously overpriced sleep studies (even with health insurance would cost me over a grand for the study and you usually need more than one and I just dont have that kind of money). I wonder why I cant simply skip ahead to the part where I buy the machine?
I have Apnea and I use a CPAP pump….I could not live without it. When they did the sleep test they found I was waking up over 200 times a night!!!
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maybe, but it is better than dying of a stroke or a heart attack in your sleep. But those are decisions we all make for ourselves. It does make me wonder what EsotericAdept is selling.
i habe sleep apnea. But theres no fucking way the dr is putting that elephant trunk on my face. I hate anything touching me at night and that device is a disaster
Ask for a polysomny check. Or if you want to check it yourself at cheap price, buy a pulse oximeter probe to attach your ps and check your night oxigen saturation variations. You find also inexpensive wrist pulse oximeter on e-Bay, so you can check 24h your oxigen saturation and heart beat and download data on your pc for automatic reports with sleeping apnea events pointed out by the pc application which comes with the probe.
I’m doing this to help my mother. Good luck!
me too, also like drifting into semi consciousness struggling for breath then jolting awake gasping for air. its horrible, dad has it so i think il get checked
Im not sure if I have Sleep Apnea, I wake up and im still tired. Then I find it easy to sleep in the day :[
i wonder if i have it
There’s 2 other ways to deal with it, AND BEAT IT!
Care to know how, WITHOUT sticking some
gadget on your face???
Why would anyone need a Doctor to CURE SOMETHING YOU CAN CURE, and even use
it for other blocks in your life????
My dad has been diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea, and I have the report from the sleep lab that says so with all the details that come with the test result. How do I get him one of these machines? And how do I choose which one is good for him?
I can’t take him to a doctor because he refuses to admit that he has the problem.
They started me out on mask fitting night at pressure 13 when I woke up they had me at 28 and told me that they couldnt go any higher because it was just starting to leak around the mask. They said I have it realy bad. When they took the mask off it was like someone covering my mouth and nose!! I didnt realize how much effort I put into breathing.
My wife told me it sounded like I stopped breathing at night and she would wake me up to get me breathing. So I went for the test. I had my first test a month ago and I found out I have it extreme!! I stop breathing 93 times an hour!! This week I had my night for mask fitting and dam I felt like a new person!! I never could sleep on my back but with the mask I stayed on my back the whole night!! I cant wait for my follow up with my doc so I can get the machine installed in my home.
I think I KNOW I have sleep apnea, ‘cus it fits my life so good!
Me too! I’m thinking of seeing a doctor
sometimes, it’s not about weight. other things can obstruct your breathing, like tonsils or just genetic stuff.
ask someone who is sleeping in the same room/bed with you to observe whether you stop breathing during your sleep. with my dad, he snores, so it is really easy to tell if he is breathing or not. sometimes, he stops for about 15 seconds at a time.
I think I might have sleep apnea, but I’m not overweight?! I was having so much trouble sleeping today.
how can u tell if u have it?
Itsa serious condition which can kill you. One of my freinds was not fat when he was digonosed with sleep apnea. It slows down your metabolism which cause you to gain weight at faster pace. In his case; He gain 50LBS with in a year. Fater you get, this condition get worsen. So best thing to do is to excersise regularly and keep using the C-pep machine or a jaw band that hold your jaw in close position to re-train you to breath through your nose ( depends on the severity of the condition)
LOL
it will make you feel like superman… even on the first night used!!!!
Im not fat and I was just diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and cat wait to get this machine.
I would have to say being overweight and sleep apnea go hand in hand. You could just have poor sleep and end up getting overweight because you are trying to cope with the depression (plus your metabolism is probably down too). Then once you’re overweight you have sleep apnea. It’s not always a Point A leads to Point B sort of thing. I know people that have been able to lose weight as well because of this machine.