#4581237 - 09/27/21 08:04 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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Not sure if the machine will...but your new energy level and overall better health will turn her on for sure! I have a friend that has pretty bad apnea...once he got on the CPAP he noticed he felt more energy overall...glad you're getting it addressed! I did the sleep study at the urging of my wife who said I would stop breathing often...sometimes I would be woke up from her nudging me saying "breathe!". I put on the device and did half the night sleeping on my back...and half sleeping on my side. (they reccomended different positions). While I was waiting for results I got a call from the front office basically saying "Which would you prefer...a CPAP device or the dental guard". Wait...what? I told her nobody discussed the results with me and insisted on talking to the Doctor. They made me an appt. to go over the results and it turns out when I was sleeping on my side, I was under the threshold for needing one...on my back I was just barely into needing one. So I passed on it for now and make an effort to sleep on my side. Wango...did they not offer you a dental guard option? Maybe your case is more severe than a guard would help? The dental guard route still would have been expensive...they have to make a mold and it was gonna cost about $3k. Cheers!
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#4581253 - 09/27/21 11:21 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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I stopped breathing 46 times an hour. Looks like I'm getting a CPAP machine. That should really turn my wife on. My brother-in-law uses CPAP. My Sister still loves him This is an interesting thread that may help me somehow. Keep us posted on your "path" and outcomes. My sleeping is not perfect. My wrist device agrees. But, my Wife's is perfect -- so, I can't ask her how I breath, for example.
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#4581287 - 09/28/21 02:58 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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Do you still have your tonsils and adenoids Wango? Some folks have had those removed to help with airway obstruction in the throat...generally people that are severely overweight I think though. Always the first thing that comes to mind with a problem like this, from personal experience (with no tonsils) when closing in on class III (BMI 40). But we know from a relatively recent pic of WT wearing his 1995 Van Halen "Balance" concert-T that his weight isn't likely a contributor. Before I lost the bulk of my weight (2008/09) I often experienced poor sleep with some breathing difficulty, tossing and turning and excessively snoring. Next morning I'd often have a sore throat or what felt like a swollen windpipe (scary sometimes). Even went so far as to considering separate bedrooms (just not us, plus I like to wake up knowing we're both ok). Staying as slim as possible from healthy diet and exercise (not excessive, just consistent) fixes all sorts of issues, besides putting a spring in your step when popping out of bed in the morning. Also one should try sleeping buff. I hate clothing when I'm sleeping, especially anything around my neck.
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#4581368 - 09/29/21 07:41 AM
Re: Sleep apnea
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Fought it all my life. Worst surgery I ever had (23) was the pallet revision. I was stopping 180-200 times an hour. It wasn't my weight, I was 11% body fat when I had the surgery. I didn't eat solid food for 5 weeks. I was skin and bones by the time I was done with recovery.
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#4582010 - 10/06/21 02:45 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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You are a good friend Herman Well first night was not pleasant. It took forever to fall asleep, 4 hours. I am buying the heated hose today. The cool air was distracting and gave me a headache, right between my eyes. I could not get a perfect seal with the mask. (I had to go with a full mask) I may have to trim, or shave off the goatee. I do not want to do a clean shave, unless it is unavoidable. I did notice that I was inhaling way more oxygen than I do on my own. My lungs were filled more than usual. I only got 4 and a half hours of sleep. I could not sleep in, our furnace is being replaced today. They gave a window of 8 am till noon. I had 8 events per hour, not perfect, but much better than 46. Buying a nice new pillow today as well, to help with sleeping on my back. According to my smartwatch, I had the most REM sleep I have ever had, since I got the watch at Christmas. The machine has a built in modem, and my results are monitored by the sleep clinic. Also it has a phone app, website, where you can see your results. It rates your sleep out of 100, I scored a 75 last night. I do feel rested. Going to try and get a better mask seal, one the machine likes. It gives a happy or sad face. I am stuck on sad face. So tonight, trim goatee, heated hose and new pillow.
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#4582057 - 10/06/21 06:46 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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I don't have sleep apnea but this thread has still been an enlightening read for me since I do believe that a popular perception which still persists is that sleep apnea is primarily caused by obesity but that is not the case by any means.
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#4582059 - 10/06/21 07:04 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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I don't have sleep apnea but this thread has still been an enlightening read for me since I do believe that a popular perception which still persists is that sleep apnea is primarily caused by obesity but that is not the case by any means. Doing a quick web search, excess weight is still at the top of the list. Even if it's not always the case, I would think that losing any excess weight should at least help improve the situation.
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#4582061 - 10/06/21 07:06 PM
Re: Sleep apnea
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Doing a quick web search, excess weight is still at the top of the list. Even if it's not always the case, I would think that losing any excess weight should at least help improve the situation.
Ah, I see then. Obesity is not the only cause but it's a risk factor.
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