How serious is sleep apnea?

[Anonymous]

How do CPAPs work for stomach sleepers? Asking for a friend.

[Anonymous]

My father and I both had sleep apnea. He died from a heart attack. I got mine fixed surgically (by an ENT), and he solved both the sleep apnea and snoring issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do CPAPs work for stomach sleepers? Asking for a friend.

Unless the person has their face flat against the pillow (which nobody would because they wouldn’t be able to breathe) there should be no issue. The mask typically goes over the nose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a snorer. Snoring isn’t always apnea though, right? I snore but it’s very regular. My concern about sleep studies is I’m skeptical they ever find that someone doesn’t need a cpap device. There’s a lot of $$$ to be made in this area.

Are you kidding me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My partner has been complaining about my snoring lately and constentlym kicks me at night because it disturbs their sleep. Sometimes I do have restless sleep and feel myself gasping for air a bit. I know I need to lose weight and am working on it. I've breathed through my mouth though pretty much my entire life, because my nose always seems closed/stuffed up while I try to sleep, but snoring was never a problem. Are there any real serious health issues for sleep apnea besides high blood pressure and cardiovascular stress?

How does it get more serious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No partner should be kicking you for any reason ever, let alone for something you are doing while you are sleeping.

grownups express their concerns with words.

You're an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a snorer. Snoring isn’t always apnea though, right? I snore but it’s very regular. My concern about sleep studies is I’m skeptical they ever find that someone doesn’t need a cpap device. There’s a lot of $$$ to be made in this area.

Are you kidding me?

I am not the person who posted that comment but I too have had doubts. There are lots of reasons to be skeptical, as spending on sleep studies and CPAP machines has soared, with many stories of people being referred for expensive tests without good reason, and being sold machines without any attempt to first treat the apnea through other means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a snorer. Snoring isn’t always apnea though, right? I snore but it’s very regular. My concern about sleep studies is I’m skeptical they ever find that someone doesn’t need a cpap device. There’s a lot of $$$ to be made in this area.

Are you kidding me?

I am not the person who posted that comment but I too have had doubts. There are lots of reasons to be skeptical, as spending on sleep studies and CPAP machines has soared, with many stories of people being referred for expensive tests without good reason, and being sold machines without any attempt to first treat the apnea through other means.

I'm sorry, what other treatments have been shown to be effective in the research?

OP. I'm hoping that was you who posted getting a good night's sleep on CPAP. You know how people have heart attacks when shoveling snow or other weekend warrior activities? Sleep apnea is why people have heart attacks and strokes in the middle of the night. The cardiovascular stress of suffocation is real.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried nasal strips for the snoring? They work for that but if you have sleep apnea they won't work for that but for snoring and stuff nose you mention I would try them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My father and I both had sleep apnea. He died from a heart attack. I got mine fixed surgically (by an ENT), and he solved both the sleep apnea and snoring issue.

How?

[Anonymous]

You literally have nothing to lose by getting a sleep study. Some sleep studies are in a place (hotel style) some are done at home. Its non-invasive and does not take too long.
Yes, being hooked up to machines is not the same as "how you normally sleep". They know that, and that is not what they are measuring. They are measuring how interrupted your sleep is. e.g. how many times you stop breathing a hour and the associated loss of oxygen to the heart, lungs, brain.
Please take is seriously. Apnea is a major source of strain on the heart. It affects thin and heavy, old and young, men and women. And it can kill you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a snorer. Snoring isn’t always apnea though, right? I snore but it’s very regular. My concern about sleep studies is I’m skeptical they ever find that someone doesn’t need a cpap device. There’s a lot of $$$ to be made in this area.

Are you kidding me?

I am not the person who posted that comment but I too have had doubts. There are lots of reasons to be skeptical, as spending on sleep studies and CPAP machines has soared, with many stories of people being referred for expensive tests without good reason, and being sold machines without any attempt to first treat the apnea through other means.

I might be the person that posted that comment. I think my DH and I are going to get tested. It sounds like the newer cpaps are less difficult to get used to which is good to know. I am still somewhat skeptical because I actually know a number of friends and spouses that have been diagnosed with it. These people are at most mildly overweight by the way. Just anecdotally it would seem like the incidence of sleep apnea is like 50 percent. Is that the case????

One of the people I know was given a dental appliance instead of a cpap. Anyone know about that? It sounds less pleasant than a cpap actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP but a snorer. Snoring isn’t always apnea though, right? I snore but it’s very regular. My concern about sleep studies is I’m skeptical they ever find that someone doesn’t need a cpap device. There’s a lot of $$$ to be made in this area.

Are you kidding me?

I am not the person who posted that comment but I too have had doubts. There are lots of reasons to be skeptical, as spending on sleep studies and CPAP machines has soared, with many stories of people being referred for expensive tests without good reason, and being sold machines without any attempt to first treat the apnea through other means.

I might be the person that posted that comment. I think my DH and I are going to get tested. It sounds like the newer cpaps are less difficult to get used to which is good to know. I am still somewhat skeptical because I actually know a number of friends and spouses that have been diagnosed with it. These people are at most mildly overweight by the way. Just anecdotally it would seem like the incidence of sleep apnea is like 50 percent. Is that the case????

One of the people I know was given a dental appliance instead of a cpap. Anyone know about that? It sounds less pleasant than a cpap actually.

You need to do your research - while being overweight can be a contributing factor or even a cause in SOME cases, there are many other factors at play - narrowing/collapsing airways, the anatomy of your jaw/tongue, genetics, allergies, etc etc. It’s not just a weight related problem. And if you’re implying that hospitals fabricate or manipulate sleep study results…that’s crazy

[Anonymous]

I was just diagnosed and I am far from overweight. My problem is that my airway collapses when I sleep. The doctor told me about many options I could try to address the problem, including pillows to force me to sleep on my side. And the sleep study I did was at home, which he suggested because it was easier for me and less expensive. So at least one doctor is not routinely prescribing CPAPs. He did say that he thinks the prevalence of sleep apnea may be far greater than is known, particularly given our aging population.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=915304739126151

Jo Koy does several good bits on sleep apnea and how men would rather die than get a CPAP machine. Highly recommend.

Because CPAP machines prevent light sleepers from getting any sleep at all.

The new ones seem much quieter.

My husband wasn’t able to sleep with it. It wasn’t so much the noise I think but having something on his face. It’s. Very worrisome.