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Permalink Reply by BPLink on August 21, 2009 at 1:59am

Well, for myself I wouldn't have had a clue until I went on vacation with a lady friend and she saw what was going on when I fell asleep and being medically trained, she knew and she told me.

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Permalink Reply by Duane McDade on August 21, 2009 at 5:11am

Headaches in the moring, Excessive day time sleepiness, weight gain, type 2 Diabetes, Snoring, Looking older than your Age. Feeling older than your age....................................Get a sleep study, and find out, do yourself a favor.

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on August 21, 2009 at 6:38am

poor concentration, memory problems, frequent wake ups, or klutzy behavoir. See a sleep specialist.

Duane McDade said:

Headaches in the moring, Excessive day time sleepiness, weight gain, type 2 Diabetes, Snoring, Looking older than your Age. Feeling older than your age....................................Get a sleep study, and find out, do yourself a favor.

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Permalink Reply by Christine C on August 21, 2009 at 6:57am

Your best bet is to contact your doctor and have him order a sleep study if you think you may have apnea. For me, I was waking up with severe headaches in the morning, was tired all day long. Not to mention my poor fiancee having to sleep with ear plugs because I snored so loud. I am so glad that I talked to my new doctor about my symtoms. The doctor that I had previously did nothing but prescribe imitrex for the headaches and ordered a CAT scan to make sure I didn't have some sort of brain tumor. I have never been so glad to have an answer and a solution to my problem.

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Permalink Reply by Rhonda McPherson on August 21, 2009 at 11:48am

I do have sleep apnea. But I am wondering if it is more dangerous for people who have it worse. As far as heart problems, and other health issues that come up because of sleep apnea.
Rhonda

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on August 21, 2009 at 11:55am

Yes untreated apnea is worse for people who have the problems you have mentioned. The problems that you have mentioned are also worse for peple who have untreated apnea. If you have untreated apnea you are basically swimming in a pool of sharks. There are diabetes sharks, and CHF sharks, and stroke sharks, and automobile accident sharks, and hypertension sharks, dimentia sharks and alzheimer's sharks, and Central Apnea sharks, and asthma sharks. Eventually if the situation is not resolved one of these sharks are going to get you. If not your body will tire from treading water. Apnea or any of the other disorders you have mentioned will kill you if left untreated.

Rhonda McPherson said:

I do have sleep apnea. But I am wondering if it is more dangerous for people who have it worse. As far as heart problems, and other health issues that come up because of sleep apnea.
Rhonda

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on August 21, 2009 at 12:18pm

Jeff I am a happily married man. Is it wrong that I find you sexy when you talk like that?

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on August 21, 2009 at 12:30pm

jnk have you ever been able to watch someone sleep? I watch my kids all of the time. the range of emotion shown in a sleepers facial expressions while the body and mind unwind is poetic. I strongly suggest that everyone watches a baby sleep. It is truly a sleep of raw emotion.

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on August 21, 2009 at 12:49pm

Well said. You should email me your address i am sure that one day very soon I would be in the mood to ship you my kids at no cost to you or your wife. the older one eats like no girl you have ever seen. yet she is so skinny. She will also talk you out of all your money with her quick tongue. I think she has talkeed everyone I know into buying her a new pair of shoes for school. The little one gets into your head with hand gestures and grunts. it is a ingenius form of manipulation that leaves me in awe of her royal highness.

My wife hates it when I breakdown her sleep. I mean watch her sleep.

Speaking of music, my aunt has been in an all womens blues band called " Sapphire The Uppidity Blues Women" for over 17 years. they beagan their farewell tour this year. If you like blues they are fun.

http://www.uppityblueswomen.com/schedule.html


j n k said:

I once wrote a song about watching my wife sleep.

I have no kids, so I have not had the joy of watching my own child sleep. I envy you that.

As for emotions, I do know my fuse gets short if I don't get a good night's sleep. But a series of good nights means the world can fall apart around me and I can cope. There has to be an emotional connection between Z's and ease!



Rock Hinkle said:

jnk have you ever been able to watch someone sleep? I watch my kids all of the time. the range of emotion shown in a sleepers facial expressions while the body and mind unwind is poetic. I strongly suggest that everyone watches a baby sleep. It is truly a sleep of raw emotion.

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on August 21, 2009 at 2:59pm

I hope you like the music. One hole each. Any more and they might escape.

j n k said:

Don't forget to poke holes in the top of the cardboard box when you send your kids, so they can breathe while they sleep in the mail! :-)

Cool music! I found mp3's of clips of some of the songs.

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Permalink Reply by Rhonda McPherson on August 21, 2009 at 8:57pm

Thanks.

Rock Hinkle said:

Yes untreated apnea is worse for people who have the problems you have mentioned. The problems that you have mentioned are also worse for peple who have untreated apnea. If you have untreated apnea you are basically swimming in a pool of sharks. There are diabetes sharks, and CHF sharks, and stroke sharks, and automobile accident sharks, and hypertension sharks, dimentia sharks and alzheimer's sharks, and Central Apnea sharks, and asthma sharks. Eventually if the situation is not resolved one of these sharks are going to get you. If not your body will tire from treading water. Apnea or any of the other disorders you have mentioned will kill you if left untreated.

Rhonda McPherson said:

I do have sleep apnea. But I am wondering if it is more dangerous for people who have it worse. As far as heart problems, and other health issues that come up because of sleep apnea.
Rhonda

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Permalink Reply by Rhonda McPherson on August 21, 2009 at 8:59pm

Thanks.

j n k said:

Bad sleep causes problems.

Bad breathing causes problems.

Bad breathing while asleep causes problems on top of problems.

The insidious nature of obstructive sleep apnea is that a person may have multiple health problems and multiple quality-of-life problems that the person blames on other things, but that are related to, or made worse by, the obstuctive sleep apnea.

A person may feel he or she is sleeping well enough, but a sleep study may show the sleep is not what it should be. The results of that seemingly mild sleep problem can show up as mental and emotional problems, not just physical ones. Furthermore, not getting enough air is a bad thing regardless of how severe the sleep apnea is. If your O2 isn't what it should be overnight, that can be damaging to the organs of the body over time.

So yeah, severe obstructive sleep apnea is worse than mild obstructive sleep apnea. But mild can still cause serious problems that can sneak up on you and that can make all your seemingly unlrelated health issues worse over time--physical health, mental health, emotional health, relationship health, spiritual health . . . you name it.

And the worst part about it all is that the mental confusion that accompanies obstructive sleep apnea can make it that much harder for someone to recognize how bad off he or she is and what needs to be done about it.

If a few months on CPAP makes someone feel better, I believe that means the person should stick with it, regardless of how the numbers are compared to someone else.

jeff

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