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"fiddaman64" <fiddaman64SPAMMERSAR…@Sblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:fgBWb.2477$PZ1.24229999@news-text.cableinet.net… > New to this group. I have Sleep Apnoea, was diagnosed with it sometime ago, > maybe two years I think. I have the CPAP machine but still wake at obscure > times. It’s just turned 2am here now and I’ve had about 1 and a half hours > sleep. > Anyone else in here ever attacked the person they are sleeping with during a > state of sleep?
There were a couple of threads on this in this NG not too long ago… — David Ruether r…@cornell.edu http://www.ferrario.com/ruether
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New to this group. I have Sleep Apnoea, was diagnosed with it sometime ago, maybe two years I think. I have the CPAP machine but still wake at obscure times. It’s just turned 2am here now and I’ve had about 1 and a half hours sleep. Anyone else in here ever attacked the person they are sleeping with during a state of sleep? — FIDO KEEP IT STIFF *NEW* BARMY BODS PAGE http://bods.1accesshost.com/
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DOUG!!!!!!!!!! Where are you? Please come back and defend the trache. Trache is an alternative and is 100% effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea. Dental appliances are also another alternative. Depending on the type and severity there are other treatments. For example if it is mild positional obstructive sleep apnea a simple change in position from sleeping on your back to sleeping on your side can be very successful. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -BigAl wrote in message <6ojvq9$…@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>… >Susan Miller wrote: >> snipped < >> I have done somre research on the net and was >> shocked as to some of the questionnaires and how I answered near every thing >> with a yes so am suspicious now that I could possibly have this. I have >> already made the decision to see my doctor but my question is how did most >> of you find out you had it? >**** The same way you did. I rerad about it and then asked my doctor. >> What types of tests do they do to diagnosis this? >**** An overnight sleep study at a sleep lab. >> Is this Cpap I keep reading about here the only treatment and is the >> the chosen 1st thing to try or do they usually try something else first? >**** CPAP is the treatment of choice because it’s non-invasive and has >a high success rate. Most failures are from non-compliance (failure to >use the machine). Some doctor’s recommend surgery, but most are not >reversible (except a trache). >> Just some general info would be appreciated as to what I have to look >> forward to in finding out if I do in fact have this disorder is appreciated >**** If you have sleep apnea and get a CPAP, what you have to look >forward to is a good night of sleep and more energy then you’ve had for >quite a while. >> Thanks >> S_U_S >> sus…@kiva.net >BigAl >db-g…@bigfoot.com
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I don’t know, Eric. If they gave me a choice between CPAP and having a hole cut in my throat, I wouldn’t have any trouble deciding on CPAP! Elise — www.geocities.com/nashville/5160 eric pearson wrote in message <35b070f7.783505…@news.mindspring.com>… Susan, They test you in a sleep lab. They place many (about 20) sensors on you and put you to bed. The output of the sensors tells them if you have apnea, and how much of the apnea is obstructive (airway blockage) and how much is central (nervous system). If you are very apneic, or if you are scheduled for a ’split-night’ study, they will wake you, attach a mask, and try more measurements with the mask and pressure. If it is not a split-night study, they will study the measurements and schedule you for another study to determine the appropriate pressure. CPAP is the favored treatment in USA because it is usually effective and it earns the medical community gazillions of dollars. Another effective treatment is tracheostomy (hole in the throat). The medical community in USA discourages tracheostomy, possibly because the long-term profit potential is too low. regards, eric pearson er…@mindspring.com On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:44:13 -0500, "Susan Miller" <sus…@kiva.net> wrote: >I have had insomnia bad all my life (I am a female age 43) The older I have >gotten the better the insomnia and this is good but a few years back my >husband started teasing me about my snoring but the last year or so I have >noticed how terribly tired I am when I wake up and this year so far I have >noticed how I wake up so much during a night usually have to go to the >bathroom then and I sometimes awake choking and totally unable to breathe >(this is still in a state of rare occurance so far). I have heard and read >about sleep apnea and understand what it is but never associated it with >myself till a few nights ago my husband mentioned to me how I am beginning >to really scare him due to how I stop breathing when I sleep. He said it’s >for such a long period that he is always on the verge of waking me and then >I start breathing again. I have done somre research on the net and was >shocked as to some of the questionnaires and how I answered near every thing >with a yes so am suspicious now that I could possibly have this. I have >already made the decision to see my doctor but my question is how did most >of you find out you had it? What types of tests do they do to diagnosis >this? Is this Cpap I keep reading about here the only treatment and is the >the chosen 1st thing to try or do they usually try something else first? >Just some general info would be appreciated as to what I have to look >forward to in finding out if I do in fact have this disorder is appreciated > >Thanks >S_U_S >sus…@kiva.net > >
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Susan Miller wrote: > snipped < > I have done somre research on the net and was > shocked as to some of the questionnaires and how I answered near every thing > with a yes so am suspicious now that I could possibly have this. I have > already made the decision to see my doctor but my question is how did most > of you find out you had it?
**** The same way you did. I rerad about it and then asked my doctor. > What types of tests do they do to diagnosis this?
**** An overnight sleep study at a sleep lab. > Is this Cpap I keep reading about here the only treatment and is the > the chosen 1st thing to try or do they usually try something else first?
**** CPAP is the treatment of choice because it’s non-invasive and has a high success rate. Most failures are from non-compliance (failure to use the machine). Some doctor’s recommend surgery, but most are not reversible (except a trache). > Just some general info would be appreciated as to what I have to look > forward to in finding out if I do in fact have this disorder is appreciated
**** If you have sleep apnea and get a CPAP, what you have to look forward to is a good night of sleep and more energy then you’ve had for quite a while. > Thanks > S_U_S > sus…@kiva.net
BigAl db-g…@bigfoot.com
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Susan, They test you in a sleep lab. They place many (about 20) sensors on you and put you to bed. The output of the sensors tells them if you have apnea, and how much of the apnea is obstructive (airway blockage) and how much is central (nervous system). If you are very apneic, or if you are scheduled for a ’split-night’ study, they will wake you, attach a mask, and try more measurements with the mask and pressure. If it is not a split-night study, they will study the measurements and schedule you for another study to determine the appropriate pressure. CPAP is the favored treatment in USA because it is usually effective and it earns the medical community gazillions of dollars. Another effective treatment is tracheostomy (hole in the throat). The medical community in USA discourages tracheostomy, possibly because the long-term profit potential is too low. regards, eric pearson er…@mindspring.com On Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:44:13 -0500, "Susan Miller" <sus…@kiva.net> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I have had insomnia bad all my life (I am a female age 43) The older I have >gotten the better the insomnia and this is good but a few years back my >husband started teasing me about my snoring but the last year or so I have >noticed how terribly tired I am when I wake up and this year so far I have >noticed how I wake up so much during a night usually have to go to the >bathroom then and I sometimes awake choking and totally unable to breathe >(this is still in a state of rare occurance so far). I have heard and read >about sleep apnea and understand what it is but never associated it with >myself till a few nights ago my husband mentioned to me how I am beginning >to really scare him due to how I stop breathing when I sleep. He said it’s >for such a long period that he is always on the verge of waking me and then >I start breathing again. I have done somre research on the net and was >shocked as to some of the questionnaires and how I answered near every thing >with a yes so am suspicious now that I could possibly have this. I have >already made the decision to see my doctor but my question is how did most >of you find out you had it? What types of tests do they do to diagnosis >this? Is this Cpap I keep reading about here the only treatment and is the >the chosen 1st thing to try or do they usually try something else first? >Just some general info would be appreciated as to what I have to look >forward to in finding out if I do in fact have this disorder is appreciated >Thanks >S_U_S >sus…@kiva.net
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I have had insomnia bad all my life (I am a female age 43) The older I have gotten the better the insomnia and this is good but a few years back my husband started teasing me about my snoring but the last year or so I have noticed how terribly tired I am when I wake up and this year so far I have noticed how I wake up so much during a night usually have to go to the bathroom then and I sometimes awake choking and totally unable to breathe (this is still in a state of rare occurance so far). I have heard and read about sleep apnea and understand what it is but never associated it with myself till a few nights ago my husband mentioned to me how I am beginning to really scare him due to how I stop breathing when I sleep. He said it’s for such a long period that he is always on the verge of waking me and then I start breathing again. I have done somre research on the net and was shocked as to some of the questionnaires and how I answered near every thing with a yes so am suspicious now that I could possibly have this. I have already made the decision to see my doctor but my question is how did most of you find out you had it? What types of tests do they do to diagnosis this? Is this Cpap I keep reading about here the only treatment and is the the chosen 1st thing to try or do they usually try something else first? Just some general info would be appreciated as to what I have to look forward to in finding out if I do in fact have this disorder is appreciated Thanks S_U_S sus…@kiva.net
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I think it’s a very strong possibility you have sleep apnea. My sister’s doctor recognized her symptoms & sent her to a sleep specialist. She was diagnosed with severe apnea & the sleep techs suggested I come in too, thank goodness. CPAP is one of the treatments. Your doctor will have to decide what you need. Be sure to come back here & let us know how your test goes. Elise — www.geocities.com/nashville/5160 Susan Miller wrote in message <6ojltl$r1…@topsy.kiva.net>… I have had insomnia bad all my life (I am a female age 43) The older I have gotten the better the insomnia and this is good but a few years back my husband started teasing me about my snoring but the last year or so I have noticed how terribly tired I am when I wake up and this year so far I have noticed how I wake up so much during a night usually have to go to the bathroom then and I sometimes awake choking and totally unable to breathe (this is still in a state of rare occurance so far). I have heard and read about sleep apnea and understand what it is but never associated it with myself till a few nights ago my husband mentioned to me how I am beginning to really scare him due to how I stop breathing when I sleep. He said it’s for such a long period that he is always on the verge of waking me and then I start breathing again. I have done somre research on the net and was shocked as to some of the questionnaires and how I answered near every thing with a yes so am suspicious now that I could possibly have this. I have already made the decision to see my doctor but my question is how did most of you find out you had it? What types of tests do they do to diagnosis this? Is this Cpap I keep reading about here the only treatment and is the the chosen 1st thing to try or do they usually try something else first? Just some general info would be appreciated as to what I have to look forward to in finding out if I do in fact have this disorder is appreciated Thanks S_U_S sus…@kiva.net
