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So who has sleep apnia?

#41
I suffer from sleep apnea. I was diagnosed in 1990 during a sleep study. 87 apneas per hour on average during a 3 day study with my cardiologist. At the time I was an amateur athlete and very fit. My CPAP is set at 10 atmospheres today as it was set on the first day. My brother also has apnea and he runs 26 mile marathons. He also had surgery to remove his uvula and tonsils yet needed to get on CPAP because the surgery only worked for a very short term. Today I live a richer life because someone identified what apnea is and found several solutions for it.
 
#42
Clark Dark said:
Today I live a richer life because someone identified what apnea is and found several solutions for it.
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Same here. My wife bugged me for years to get it checked out, and I just told her to get some ear plugs if it bothers her that much. Waking up with pounding headaches and never feeling awake were just normal to me and I figured this is how life is.

-Mike
 
#44
SelenaBassGirl said:
I got it. I haven't been checked for it,but my husband says I stop breathing then wake myself up with a loud snore...I snore too really loud!
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I would strongly recommend you get it checked out. Left untreated it can cause other serious health issues. Besides, the sleep test is fun. Where else can you spend a whole night with electrodes plastered all over your body while somebody watches you sleep.
 
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peabody said:
Where else can you spend a whole night with electrodes plastered all over your body while somebody watches you sleep.
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Well that explains everything. Is that where you're awakened in the middle of the night with a blinding white light and then rushed down a strange breathing hallway on a stainless steel gurney with squeeky shopping cart wheel into a room of short grey people wearing halloween alien masks? Yeah I've done that, although I'm not sure what exactly they were reading with that probe they put up my butt. :atoz:

Funny enough, I haven't slept very good since they ran those tests on me.
 
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MakiSupaStar said:
Well that explains everything. Is that where you're awakened in the middle of the night with a blinding white light and then rushed down a strange breathing hallway on a stainless steel gurney with squeeky shopping cart wheel into a room of short grey people wearing halloween alien masks? Yeah I've done that, although I'm not sure what exactly they were reading with that probe they put up my butt. :atoz:

Funny enough, I haven't slept very good since they ran those tests on me.
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CartmanSupaStar?

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#50
peabody said:
I would strongly recommend you get it checked out. Left untreated it can cause other serious health issues. Besides, the sleep test is fun. Where else can you spend a whole night with electrodes plastered all over your body while somebody watches you sleep.
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My only problem is I don't have insurance or a job...but I might check the local Medical college to see if there is a free sleep study program.
 
#51
Ericman197 said:
When's the last time you had your thyroid tested, and do you remember the numbers? Thyroid problems are usually not too difficult to fix, and if you're still having problems, you may not be adequately treated. I would seriously investigate that before deciding that there's nothing you can do about your weight, because a slight adjustment to your meds (if you are low) might make things a whole lot easier for you.
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It's been about a year so I'm probably due. The last time I was rechecked she doubled my dosage. It's funny though. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, since sometimes I have all kinds of energy and sometimes I'm dead tired no matter how much sleep. I work a pretty physical job and I used to work out like mad, even after I did concrete and bailed hay. I work in a factory now so it's not as physical but still pretty physical, since I do a lot of lifting and fast paced working. I think I had a thyroid problem for years before I did anything about it. No matter how much energy stuff I drank or carbohydrates I would eat before a workout, I still would have no strength or energy. It almost felt like I was wasting my time. So 10 years later I gained 100 lbs. and hardly eat anything. I do eat a good breakfast since I know that will all be burned up by the end of the day, but other than that I rarely eat over 1000 calories after 10 a.m.
 
#53
aborgman said:
There are quite a number of possible causes - but in my experience, and talking about USAians... I've yet to meet someone with sleep apnea that wasn't overweight.

Of course, with more than 50% of all Americans overweight (I've even seen studies suggesting closer to 2/3) that isn't real surprising.
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There's actually a lot of guys in the NFL, not just linemen either, that have it. Linebackers, tight ends, safeties, etc. have been known to suffer from it. It has something to do with the amount of muscle mass in the neck. Since football players hit a lot and get hit a lot, they work their necks out especially in order to keep from getting injuries. Actually, it was Reggie White's death that brought it to my attention. I had no idea there was such a thing until I heard about him dying from it.
 
#58
Honk'n_down-low said:
You're describing the symptoms I have - waking up with a headache feeling like crap and tired (even when I have had nothing to drink). How do you get the sleep study started?
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I went to my doctor, told her what my symptoms were, which were fatigue, headaches, having a hard time staying awake while driving, waking up at night, and that hangover feeling when you wake up every morning. She hooked me up with a sleep and breathing doctor who had me tested at a special center here in town.
 
#59
peabody said:
I would strongly recommend you get it checked out. Left untreated it can cause other serious health issues. Besides, the sleep test is fun. Where else can you spend a whole night with electrodes plastered all over your body while somebody watches you sleep.
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It was a pain in the butt, but at least I now know I don't have apnea. I just snore like a bear.
 

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capnsandwich said:
There's actually a lot of guys in the NFL, not just linemen either, that have it. Linebackers, tight ends, safeties, etc. have been known to suffer from it. It has something to do with the amount of muscle mass in the neck. Since football players hit a lot and get hit a lot, they work their necks out especially in order to keep from getting injuries. Actually, it was Reggie White's death that brought it to my attention. I had no idea there was such a thing until I heard about him dying from it.
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Yes, interestingly enough there is some evidence that it is the weight, as opposed to being "fat" out of shape - that increases the risk of apnea.

Basically - as far as apnea is concerned, it doesn't much matter whether you're a huge fat couch potato with a BMI of 40 or a 5% body fat athlete with a BMI of 40. It's the higher BMI.
 

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