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NiceButMeanGirl -> RE: How come he starts snoring mega loud in minutes of being asleep? (1/14/2013 4:31:00 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven
Sleep apnea is when breathing stops and then starts up again, in fits and starts. It results in irritability, sleepiness, low energy, all the classic depression symptoms. Snoring is a gateway to that, but snoring alone does not indicate apnea.
He keeps forgetting to call? Does he understand that apnea can be corrected non-surgically, and lead to a better, more energetic life? Am I missing something?
I've had sleep apnea ever since I was a kid, my mother would hear me stop breathing and start again. As it turns out, I wasn't diagnosed until a few years ago.
Now I have a CPAP machine. CPAP means Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and it makes all the difference in the world in how I feel. Even if I stop breathing during the night, the machine "forces" air into my breathing passages via the attached mask to make sure I get sufficent oxygen during the night. AND, if he gets a CPAP prescription, he may stop snoring when he uses the CPAP machine. I snore like a buzz saw if I'm not using mine for some reason but, if I am using it, I sleep like a baby and don't make a sound.
He really really should get his butt in gear and get a sleep study. The person sleeps in a comfy bed in a room with UV lights. When the regular lights are off and he's "in the dark," the sleep technician can still see in the camera with the UV lights. The person is also hooked up to electrodes that keep track of muscle movements during the night. It's really a totally painless test. TOTALLY painless. Easy peasy.
With serious sleep apnea it can literally make the difference between life and death, and I'm not being dramatic about that.
NBMG
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