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May 8, 2008 1:05 PM CST Sleep Apnea
crazedangel89
crazedangel89crazedangel89VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia USA41 Threads 441 Posts
Any one on here have it?? I just found out that I do ...mostlikely since I was 7-8 years old.
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May 8, 2008 1:11 PM CST Sleep Apnea
mastic55
mastic55mastic55Long Island, New York USA167 Threads 6,859 Posts
I don't know sleep sleep sleep
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May 8, 2008 1:17 PM CST Sleep Apnea
AnAngelAlways
AnAngelAlwaysAnAngelAlwaysJoshua, Texas USA2 Threads 546 Posts
My ex-husband had it and he uses a device known as a c-pap to help him sleep and swears that it helps him immensely. Perhaps your doctor can discuss this with you. angel
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May 8, 2008 2:10 PM CST Sleep Apnea
Claayer
ClaayerClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK107 Threads 9 Polls 15,888 Posts
not the same thing.. my my son suffers sleep paralysis.. which is scary .. and was terrifying to him.. until he knew what it was and how to handle it better. (sleeps with his eyes open too).. Yeeash! lol


wave hug
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May 8, 2008 2:18 PM CST Sleep Apnea
uk_man_31
uk_man_31uk_man_31norwich, Norfolk, England UK52 Threads 6 Polls 821 Posts
crazedangel89: Any one on here have it?? I just found out that I do ...mostlikely since I was 7-8 years old.


Apologies for my ignorance blushing but what is it?
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May 8, 2008 2:23 PM CST Sleep Apnea
dancingfarmer
dancingfarmerdancingfarmerColumbia, Connecticut USA41 Threads 752 Posts
SLEEP APNEA INFORMATION

The Greek word "apnea" literally means "without breath." There are three types of apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed; of the three, obstructive is the most common. Despite the difference in the root cause of each type, in all three, people with untreated sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep, sometimes hundreds of times during the night and often for a minute or longer.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by a blockage of the airway, usually when the soft tissue in the rear of the throat collapses and closes during sleep. In central sleep apnea, the airway is not blocked but the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe. Mixed apnea, as the name implies, is a combination of the two. With each apnea event, the brain briefly arouses people with sleep apnea in order for them to resume breathing, but consequently sleep is extremely fragmented and of poor quality.
Sleep apnea is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than twelve million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Risk factors include being male, overweight, and over the age of forty, but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. Yet still because of the lack of awareness by the public and healthcare professionals, the vast majority remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated, despite the fact that this serious disorder can have significant consequences.
Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Several treatment options exist, and research into additional options continues.
uk_man_31: Apologies for my ignorance but what is it?
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May 8, 2008 2:26 PM CST Sleep Apnea
dancingfarmer
dancingfarmerdancingfarmerColumbia, Connecticut USA41 Threads 752 Posts
A friend of mine has it and sleeps every night with this breathing apparatis on. It's noisy but I finally found the hum was not really a problem. It did wake me up when it wasn't on properly and started hissing though. dunno
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May 8, 2008 4:09 PM CST Sleep Apnea
crazedangel89
crazedangel89crazedangel89VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia USA41 Threads 441 Posts
yea ..I'm getting the C-pap...I just find it odd that for more than 10 years none of my docters wondered about it. No one would take me seriously when I said I had problems sleeping and the amount of times I have been in the hosiptal ...that no one noticed it. the doctors also think it is why I have such a problem with my weight.
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May 8, 2008 5:13 PM CST Sleep Apnea
newinsouth
newinsouthnewinsouthAiken, South Carolina USA26 Threads 2 Polls 1,039 Posts
crazedangel89: yea ..I'm getting the C-pap...I just find it odd that for more than 10 years none of my docters wondered about it. No one would take me seriously when I said I had problems sleeping and the amount of times I have been in the hosiptal ...that no one noticed it. the doctors also think it is why I have such a problem with my weight.



Ahhhh doctors, can't live with them, can't live without them.
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May 8, 2008 5:41 PM CST Sleep Apnea
Zarah
ZarahZarahdublin, Dublin Ireland28 Threads 1,388 Posts
newinsouth: Ahhhh doctors, can't live with them, can't live without them.



grin batting
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Jun 9, 2008 1:48 PM CST Sleep Apnea
goldfinch
goldfinchgoldfinchManitou Beach, Michigan USA3 Threads 8 Posts
Yea get help from a Doctor. Better yet Jesus is our healer of our body.
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