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Ages of Sleep Apnea Patients on this Site
Curious how old we are as a group . . . if you're comfortable responding, please do. I'm 36 and have Sleep Apnea.
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Permalink Reply by Jo E on
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Have you considered having him sleep in a semi-upright position? That might help relieve some of the symptoms since he wouldn't have to fight the force of gravity as much.
Mike Buckwald said:My son is 2.5, I joined to educated myself as the doctors say they can't/won't do anything until age 3, I don't have apnea, but don't sleep either as I stay awake all night to be sure he keeps breathing.
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I am 80. Diagnosed at 79.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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Les, has CPPAP mad a difference in your general energy level and sense of well being? Hope so.
Mary Z.
Les Scharf said:I am 80. Diagnosed at 79.
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I am 68, recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. My husband was about 58 when diagnosed. I joke about our having "his and her" cpap machines.
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Permalink Reply by RChatty on
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Well, I'm only 19. Is that a little young? Everybody tells me I'm too young for problems like this.
Mike said:any thoughts on how to get people in their 20's to become better educated about Sleep Apnea? are online mediums like this one, Facebook and Twitter the best ways to reach this audience, or something different?
Jamie said:I think it very uncommon... When I went for my sleep study in 2008 , the sleep tech. was so surprised to see me. he said I usually don't see people your age here. I honestly felt like I have had sleep apnea since I was young.. I am so happy that I started on the cpap and feel alot better. I learn something new everyday from members from this site. So thank you everybody for all of your help!!!!!!!!
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Mike said:Jamie -- I have a question for you : how common do you think it is for young folks like you (and me ;-) ) to know what Sleep Apnea is, and what to do about it?
Jamie said:Hello Everybody I am 26 I will be 27 in May
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Good chance he just needs his tonsils removed. That's a common cause of sleeping problems in young children.
Jo E said:Have you considered having him sleep in a semi-upright position? That might help relieve some of the symptoms since he wouldn't have to fight the force of gravity as much.
Mike Buckwald said:My son is 2.5, I joined to educated myself as the doctors say they can't/won't do anything until age 3, I don't have apnea, but don't sleep either as I stay awake all night to be sure he keeps breathing.
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Permalink Reply by Mark on
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The year of my birth? 1985 - so I am 24, but my family has said that I've had issues from childhood (about 10)
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Whats wrong with it, I repair things send me a message
PETER WILSON said:my machine has been broken for two months now with no insurace now, and cant just buy one part to fix it
Larry Bruck said:Hi Everyone
I guess I am in the older end of the group - I'll be 65 in July. I have been treating sleep apnea for over 10 years now.
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RChatty said:Well, I'm only 19. Is that a little young? Everybody tells me I'm too young for problems like this.
No, 19 is not a little too young for sleep apnea. There are many different causes of sleep apnea. While the medical professionals are more likely to consider sleep apnea as a possible diagnosis for middle-aged, obese males, there are multiple causes of sleep apnea. You can be a skinny, underweight female toddler and have OSA. One cause of OSA is having too much tissue in the soft palate. That is a congenital condition. I wasn't diagnosed until I was in my mid 50s, but the cause was congenital. Every time I complained to a doctor that I was chronically tired, they tested my thyroid. When the test was normal, every pcp I ever had told me that there was nothing wrong with me. My hubby diagnosed my OSA. I went to my current pcp with the diagnosis and I still had to fight her to get a sleep test. The sleep dr said I needed to see an ENT. (I had been fighting to get a referral to an ENT for my chronic sinus infections for years.) The ENT said my OSA was due to a congenital condition and I, indeed, had OSA since birth. He also said that no matter how many antibiotics pcps Rxed me for any amount of time, they could not cure me since I needed surgery. (It took several surgeries since I had so many abnormalities in my upper respiratory system.) I am finally over having chronic sinus infections and I can breathe now like I never could before. I am so grateful to my ENT. (I wish pcps would stop thinking in terms of the stereotypical patient and realize that real patients aren't stereotypes.)
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I was 48 when diagnosed
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