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Sleep Apnea Death: Your Reaction
Yesterday, we ran an article on the risk of death if Sleep Apnea is left untreated. We were a bit reluctant to post such a morbid article, but the response has been overwhelming -- it obviously struck a chord with many of you. Below are some of your comments. We couldn't have said it any more eloquently:
"My dad died 25 years ago at age 67. Now we know that he had untreated obstructive sleep apnea. He never knew my kids & that's a shame because he would have LOVED my kids, & they would have loved & learned from him. I knew my dad as only a boy, not as an adult & father in my own right. There's so much I wish I could have talked to him about.
Real people die earlier from untreated sleep apnea. Tell everyone." -- Rock Connor, RRT
"You hear stories about this all the time. Reggie White, the Hall of Fame NFL linebacker had it and refused to use his CPAP. . . Any time you hear about a young person that dies suddenly from a heart attack, I'm willing to bet that it was due to undiagnosed sleep apnea." -- Steven Y. Park, MD
"Thanks. It needs to be said to save the health and lives of our friends and relatives. Shame on medical professionals who do not say it." -- Banyon
"I have seen it time and time again. Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea causes depression and the person gains some weight. They are prescribed anti-depressants. They get diabetes. They struggle with diabetes. They start to exhibit heart problems. They have a heart attack. They get cancer....and as you can imagine...it gets worse from there.......and that assumes the person didn't have any other problems to begin with!
Basically, sleep apnea is like a person choking you very slowly. Instead of someone choking you fully and killing you in 5 minutes - it kills you softly in a number of months or years.....so you don't bother treating it or give it your full attention...in addition, because of your lack of sleep, your mind loses its ability to focus which makes it more likely that you will not get treatment or follow treatment.....but maybe you should-if you want to live....it's in your hands...." -- Spencer Davis
"My dad died 25 years ago at age 67. Now we know that he had untreated obstructive sleep apnea. He never knew my kids & that's a shame because he would have LOVED my kids, & they would have loved & learned from him. I knew my dad as only a boy, not as an adult & father in my own right. There's so much I wish I could have talked to him about.
Real people die earlier from untreated sleep apnea. Tell everyone." -- Rock Connor, RRT
"You hear stories about this all the time. Reggie White, the Hall of Fame NFL linebacker had it and refused to use his CPAP. . . Any time you hear about a young person that dies suddenly from a heart attack, I'm willing to bet that it was due to undiagnosed sleep apnea." -- Steven Y. Park, MD
"Thanks. It needs to be said to save the health and lives of our friends and relatives. Shame on medical professionals who do not say it." -- Banyon
"I have seen it time and time again. Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea causes depression and the person gains some weight. They are prescribed anti-depressants. They get diabetes. They struggle with diabetes. They start to exhibit heart problems. They have a heart attack. They get cancer....and as you can imagine...it gets worse from there.......and that assumes the person didn't have any other problems to begin with!
Basically, sleep apnea is like a person choking you very slowly. Instead of someone choking you fully and killing you in 5 minutes - it kills you softly in a number of months or years.....so you don't bother treating it or give it your full attention...in addition, because of your lack of sleep, your mind loses its ability to focus which makes it more likely that you will not get treatment or follow treatment.....but maybe you should-if you want to live....it's in your hands...." -- Spencer Davis
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Comment by sleepycarol on January 10, 2009 at 10:54am
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My reaction is that the message needs to get out there that sleep apnea is deadly and cuts your life span significantly.
I do not think the majority of people realize that this disease is a slow killer. If more people realized the seriousness of sleep apnea they would gladly use their cpaps. Unfortunately many are unaware because of lack of knowledge.
The more knowledge we empower people with the better they can make informed choices.
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