**OFFICIAL** & **CONFIRMED** - I Got Sleep Apnea

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: Ilmater

Originally posted by: ggnl

Originally posted by: Ilmater

Originally posted by: ggnl
You also got bad grammar.

That is all.

Oh come on. I'm as big a grammar Nazi as ANYONE, and even I can overlook that. That's nothing.

Bullshit! There's no excuse!

Oh, and how do you know he didn't CATCH sleep apnea from someone? Huh? Huh?

If he did it's no one's fault but his own. The only person who is going to protect you is you!

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: Pciber
**OFFICIAL** & **CONFIRMED** - No one cares.


I even had sleep apnea, and had my tonsils/adnoids/the whole works taken out. I still don't care. go away.

fvck off troll :|

 

[tami]

you don't have to go to a sleep center to get the testing done. there is also a test called SNAP (snoring and apnea) that you can do at home one night. speak to an ENT doctor to see if they have that available.

has anyone had the UPPP procedure?

 

[labgeek]

While weight may figure into it, it doesn't have to... With obstructive sleep apnea, weight often plays a major portion. But for the central type, it has little to do with weight. A person could also have obstructive and central types.

Sleep apnea is pretty common. Something like 10+ million Americans have it IIRC. Other than being overweight, the other increased risk factors include being male, "large neck", smoking, drinking, certain ethnicities and being over 40.

Some simple signs that indicate you might want to get checked:
- falling asleep while doing other things: driving(!), watching tv, etc.
- repeatedly waking up tired even after a nights sleep
- excessive snoring
- if someone tells you that you sound like you stop breathing or gasp for breath


Yes, I had sleep apnea... At first I could not stand the CPAP machine either. But it was better than not sleeping soundly. With my weight loss, my sleep apnea has disappeared completely.