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Are Bodybuilders Also Building Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
A post from another forum:
"I see threads about guys wanting to get big, stay big....
My partner did just that. He turned a 180 frame into a solid 225 365 days a year.
He gave himself apnea because of the larger frame and we think the weight of the structures in his mouth and throat..
Before you go and get big, think about the possibility of apnea. This is one of those diagnoses that does not have a clear cut solution and really no good solution...
This is what they will tell you your choices are:
1. wear a CPAP machine every night. This is a noisy machine with a facemask and tubes and lines you're supposed to wear every night. I hear its uncomfortable because it forces air down your throat involuntarily.
2. you can have your tonsils and uvula cut out. Uvulectomy is VERY painful. Even the toughest guy will be miserable for 2 solid weeks.
3. you can have your tongue shaved. somehow this is supposed to help.
4. you can have your jaw broken and realligned a few mm forward to improve air flow.
*none of these options sound good right? Maybe just being lean and in great shape is the way to go. Although I love an ox of a man, I wish I had encouraged my partner to just stay lean...."
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Permalink Reply by Steven Y. Park, MD on
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A close friend who's a bodybuilder told me that almost every one in her her gyms snores heavily. Big neck muscles can definitely press in on the upper airway which is unprotected. Once you begin to develop obstructive sleep apnea, you'll want to work out harder to feel good.
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Permalink Reply by Jason on
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Yeah I started a body building program about the time I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I am sure I had sleep apnea long before I started body building. I was wondering if there are exercises, weights or machines that can tighten the neck muscles and help reduce OSA.
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Permalink Reply by 99 on
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footballers are more prone to osa and i am wondering is it because of shallow breathing
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Permalink Reply by Banyon on
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Jason said:Yeah I started a body building program about the time I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I am sure I had sleep apnea long before I started body building. I was wondering if there are exercises, weights or machines that can tighten the neck muscles and help reduce OSA.
Yes Jason, there is an exercise that can help with obstructive sleep apnea - playing the didgeridoo, http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/332/7536/266 . This type of exercise does not work by tightening the neck muscles. There is some agreement about exactly how it does work with some claiming it exercises the muscles of the soft palate and tongue and others that claim it massages those muscles making them more responsive.
I have blown on a didge and done properly your throat does get a thorough massaging by the vibrations.
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Permalink Reply by Wayne McGavic on
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First you hav to know what is the cause of sleep apnea.Know matterhow big you get your muscles when you go to sleep thay go soft. I was a body builder whe i had my sleep study and had it bad.
Banyon said:
Jason said:Yeah I started a body building program about the time I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. I am sure I had sleep apnea long before I started body building. I was wondering if there are exercises, weights or machines that can tighten the neck muscles and help reduce OSA.
Yes Jason, there is an exercise that can help with obstructive sleep apnea - playing the didgeridoo, http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/332/7536/266 . This type of exercise does not work by tightening the neck muscles. There is some agreement about exactly how it does work with some claiming it exercises the muscles of the soft palate and tongue and others that claim it massages those muscles making them more responsive.
I have blown on a didge and done properly your throat does get a thorough massaging by the vibrations.
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