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Dr Oz on Sleep Apnea
Replied Mar 6
Dr Oz on Sleep Apnea
Replied Mar 6
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I think that is a lesson for 99% of our media consumption, i.e., if you have a casual interest in a topic, the "entertainers" seem to know their stuff. But if you are deeply interested and already engaged in a topic, you realize how superficial and…
I used to listen to Dr Dean Edell while I ran my rural mail route - until he decided to discuss Crohn's disease. He was WAY OUT of his element. Then I listened to Rush Limbaugh when all he had to rave about was PETA and the animal rightists. Geeze,…
That sounds like a wonderful idea banyon.
Good post Mary, we are of like mind on most of the issues.
What I think would really be good about Dr. Lite's shows on sleep issues, would be a tremendous flaming of his inaccuracies and inadequacies on the subject of SDB all across the internet fo…
An awareness of OSA is a good thing and I agree with Rock that anything that helps bring sleep disorders into public awareness is a good thing.
Our system of medical treatment is so hit and miss. How many of us were lucky enough to get diagnosed in…
Put it into prospective guys. This piece was a far cry from herbal remedies offering a quick fix to snoring on the internet. How can you expect tv doctors to know more about sleep than your own PCP? Some thought was put into this, and it was broadca…
where do babies come from
you do not tell a child that the father puts a seed in the mothers womb
you put in easy to understand childs language
admitted there were discrepency but the overall message was adiquite
I still think that this was a good piece. Could it have been better? Yes, I'll give you this battle though. It was a good conversation.
Ahhhh, two of my very, very favorite people. Wonder what RestedGal would have to say?
Good job jnk, nice debate. I should learn to avoid you when I have been up for 30+ hours. Great conversation though.
I agree that a healthy lifestyles with a monitored weight loss program and exercise routine is the best way to go. Weight loss by itself will help.
Weight loss with sibutramine was associated with improvements in metabolic and body composition risk…
The last thing I thought about when I developed EDS was sleep apnea, but when my PCP said "sleep test" it made perfect sense. I didn't know then that I do snore, and I was skinny. Not my idea of someone with sleep apnea. I guess Dr. Oz and his sleep…
You guys are cracking me up today!
I watched the show yesterday (it was TiVo'd) and I think that Dr Oz did a reasonably good job in showing and explaining OSA, although the sleep doctor he had on was useless. He put far too much emphasis on weight and neck size as a characteristic of…
How so? You were arguing weight loss as a silly prescription for helping with apnea. Right? i have been up for a while.
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- My Interest in Sleep Apnea
- I have Sleep Apnea
- Treatment Being Used, if any
- ASV
- If Machine Being Used, What Type? (e.g., Respironics M Series with A-Flex Auto-Adjusting CPAP)
- Resmed Adapt SV, but have not hooked up yet. Too many questions!
- If Mask Being Used, What Type? (e.g., ResMed Activa Nasal Mask)
- not sure yet
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 9:20pm on April 20, 2009,
Mike said… - sherry, some news for you:
click this link for info re your machine
- At 3:27pm on April 3, 2009,
sleepycarol said… - Welcome to the forum!!
We are glad you joined. You will find informative information about sleep apnea, treatment options, and other information to help enhance your sleep.
If you are fairly new to the world of sleep apnea, please check out the new users group and the collective wisdom section. In those groups you will find informative discussions that maybe of interest to you.
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Please feel free to share your thoughs, ideas, comments, questions, etc.
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In delayed sleep phase syndrome, the internal biological clock runs longer than the normal 24-hour cycle, resulting in a desire to go to sleep later and wake up later. The plan of action? Resetting Merbaum's clock through the use of light therapy: d…
That is pretty good.
Sleep Apnea Cartoon I came across -- pretty well done, huh?
Ahhhh, and does anyone else besides me smell the RRT organizations behind these "second thoughts" ???
Or am I just a pessimistic and suspicious ole broad who is smelling some rats???
www.polysomnography.info
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As you may be aware, the State Education Department (see attached memorandum) has reaffirmed its view that certain tasks undertaken in sleep centers may be within the practice of respiratory therapy and, as a re…
Honestly I believe that the medical industry should be controlled by parties from both the government and private sectors. Until someone comes up with a better solution I will continue to support licensure.
Carol right now those odds are slim. Those jobs just are not open to the RPSGT at this point. Not that I have found anyway. Most sleep programs are only available to RTs right now. We are fighting to put an end to this. The sleep programs should be…
Okay, first off, I would like to see you a little less passive. Why do you have to wait until the 24th of March for a nasal pillows style mask? That's ridiculous. There are several brands and models of nasal pillows style masks and you should have b…
What are the odds of the RSGPTS getting on at DME's and more interaction that is positive other than what many of us have experienced in the RTs or LPNS that have serviced us through the DMEs.
I know in this region Lincare has an LPN you deal with.…
As a teacher, that must hold current certification in order to teach I see nothing wrong in licensing those in the medical profession. My daughter completed RN school in December. In order to work as an RN in the state of Missouri, she had to take h…
What have you done, if anything, to get used to the machine?
Pillows are great -- but be aware of mouth breathing which negates the positive aspects of cpap. Is there someone that can observe you when you first start using the pillows? Watch for ex…
Congratulations on the publication!!
You must be glad it is over. What is your next project?
Welcome to the site Lia. Your presence was felt long before your arrival. Good luck with your lab. it sounds like you are doing great things for sleep.
Update on my progress, still not using cpap, went to see a new specialist and he wants me to try pillows instead of the mask, does anyone have any input for me on pillows? Suppose to get my pillows on 3-24-2010, Wish me luck!
All I have left to say is that giving complete control to the private sector has worked well for our economy so far.
Good luck in GA banyon. I hope that we are still friends. I will continue to follow and be educated by your post.
Rock
I don't follow the logic that creating government licensing would take some of the control back from government.
But there will be no energy spent by me to stop the effort in NY.
Eventually it may come around to GA, as our historically independent…
Not agreeing with me is not the problem. I am getting quite used to that. I have listened to your gripes over and over Banyon. I have even asked you to talk things out with me several times. You believe that my solutions are not going to work, and a…
It is my opinion that every lab should employ an RT. Just due to the nature of what we do. If that RT happens to be double certified for sleep then that is a bonus in my opinion. On the same note DMEs should have to employ a RPSGT as well as a RRT.…
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