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How long could someone live with sleep apnea without knowing they have it until the symptoms become serious.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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jon, I imagine if the symptoms weren't serious you could live a long time, perhaps a normal life span, but that's just a guess on my part. Unless the symptoms were serious for you to seek treatment you may never find out you have it.
Mary Z.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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My grandfather died at 62. I did not know then what I know now. I listened to him die a little every night for 19 years before a stroke took him. He was 5'11" 170ilbs. He took naps everyday which we credited to 29 years of 3rd shift work. I consider him my first pt. All those nights that he kept me awake snoring are the inspiration behind my motivation to help others. No one should lose a fishing and hunting buddy. I have not done either since his death.
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Yeah, Rock, my roommate wakes up at 2:30 in the morning and works from eight to 15 hours a day, four days a week if there's no overtime. She usually takes a nap when she gets home early, and if she gets of at 7:30PM usually nods out in from of the TV as early as 8:30 or 9:00PM. She also snores loudly and has apnea when on her back, but not on her side that I have noticed. Part of me considers her sleepiness is due to her early and long hours, but I also worry she may have sleep apnea. Some days off she is fine and functions well all day and can stay up until late at night. Some days she is beat and will nod off in front of the TV off and on all day. She refuses to mention it to her doctor. I wonder if I am expecting too much of her with those hours (and her job is very busy and stressfull). She has agreed to make an ENT appointment about her snoring when I make an ENT appointment about my sleep apnea.
She is otherwise healthy.
Rock Hinkle said:My grandfather died at 62. I did not know then what I know now. I listened to him die a little every night for 19
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Permalink Reply by Walt Service on
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I've had patients that weren't symptomatic till their late 80s...everyone can respond differently
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Permalink Reply by gordon on
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I guess with good genes, someone could get lucky. All I know is my Dad shook the walls every night and he had severe
hypertension in his 50s and a pacemaker by 79. I snored several years before being diagnosed with hypertension, needing 10mg of lysinoprol, and that's when I went to a sleep clinic 6 yrs ago.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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Sorry about your granpa Rock. I lost my grandfather when I was in the 8th grade. My paternal grandfather was gone before I was born. Maybe that is why I enjoy my grandkids so much -- I want them to remember the good times they have had with granma.
For the most part, I think that until we have some of the symptoms of sleep apnea we choose not to think the worst -- and remember sleep medicine is a new field, in fact many still are not aware of the symptoms and signs of sleep apnea.
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