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Hi, my friend who has sleep apea was given sleep meds and is on a cpap machine. I was wondering if it is dangerous for someone with sleep apnea to take sleep meds? Or if you have a certain type of sleep apnea but not another can you then take sleep meds...
Started by TmjTerri on
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by 10 people.
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Sleep Meds for Sleep Apnea was trying....
Your doctor should know what is appropriate for you.
But some of us have additional sleep disorders that cause us to have risks/benefits.
For people with sleep apnea.
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I have been doing some research on sleep apnea....yes,i have it. i didnt understand how dangerous it can be to just ignore it.
Started by APACHEFIRE on
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by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at powwows):
Owens, MD, of the Sleep Disorders Research Program disorders....
In 6 women have sleep apnea and think it's just insomnia b/c they wake up and can't go back, but most people who have apnea snore, says Robert L.
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I just upgraded to a ResMed Autoset, so I now have efficacy data. On my first night it indicated AHI=5.8, AI-3.2, CI=3.2. If I'm interpreting that correctly, it would say that I have 3.2 Central Sleep Apnea events per hour, no Obstructive Sleep Apnea ...
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Is there anything I can do to reduce Hypopnia events or Central Sleep Apnea events? Sorry the brain too foggy Year Matzdj Is there anything....
I know that to reduce Obstructive Sleep Apnea events, I would increase the pressure.
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Treatment of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome with a Chinstrap
Robert D. Vorona, M.D.,1 J. Catesby Ware, Ph.D.,1 John T. Sinacori, M.D.,2 Melvin L. Ford, III, D.D.S.,2 and J. Parker Cross, M.D.3
1Division of Sleep Medicine
2Department of Otolaryngology...
Started by derek70 on
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by 8 people.
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Then when they find you drowned it won't be called Sleep Apnea maybe, just a freak out was evaluated in this study....
On today's Yahoo mail homepage was an ad for a miraculous cure for sleep apnea your De-Nile.
On the bandwagon.
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I don't know if this is the right forum for this, I thought IMHO was for medical questions. Either way, apnea runs in my family. My dad has a CPAP and my younger brother has trouble breathing at night (although he hasn't gone in for a sleep test yet)....
Started by Wesley Clark on
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by 18 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at straightdope):
I was sleeping I needed to....
There are other sleep disorders and problems to consider.
If you are getting a good nights sleep and are well rested, I don't know why you would think you have it.
I have sleep apnea.
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Hello All-
I was diagnosed with very mild apnea three weeks ago. My oxygen level did not go below 93% and my AHI was 8. The doctor recommended CPAP, so I wanted to try his recommendations. His rationale is that apnea tends to get worse, which could lead...
Started by Hea83ther on
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by 8 people.
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My....
My former sleep doctor, who disagreed and said it was UARS, not apnea, said lose weight signifcantly.
It takes time to feel better.
That could be causing the sleep apnea.
Of muscles etc.
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I was recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I encouraged my boyfriend to go to his doctor and talk about him possibly having it too. He went, went and got a sleep study done at the lab. Sure enough, results were sleep apnea. We just found out today...
Started by hugsfrommandy on
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by 6 people.
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Untreated sleep apnea will result in a denial....
The diagnosis will for sure impact the medical certificate.
He was diagnosed with "severe" obstructive sleep apnea but NOTHING is covered, so we can't afford.
Frustrated.
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We are waiting for our upcoming MB in a couple weeks. In the meantime, have the little one sleeping on 2 Angelcare motion detecting monitors cuz we believe he's having sleep apneas. We have had either warning beeps (15 second pause) or full alarms (20...
Started by ColleenPlus2 on
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by 5 people.
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When my son was on an apnea monitor an apnea monitor there the same ....
If you can't find a apnea monitor, try to rent a pulse ox, see if that is easierThe range of heart rate depends on the age of the child.
Evolving entity.
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More good reasons to stay fit, and keep your weight under control. Does your PD have a mandatory fitness test? Are you given any time on the job to exercise or is it strictly on your own time? What % of your PD would you say are over weight and or out...
Started by WillBrink on
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by 7 people.
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Then I started the sleep meds....
Can't workout, can't watch movies to loud and there's only so much surfing you can do on the internet.
I can only be so quiet.
A daughter asleep at one end of the house and a wife asleep at the other .
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Whaole December 22, 2009 at 7:42 pm 1,634 24 2 I never realized I had a phobia until it was time to outfitted with a nasal, and then later a full CPAP Mask. Subsequently, I've not been able to recover from my sleep apnea because I keep ripping the masks...
Started by whaole on
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by 17 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sleepconnect):
Notice with sleep apnea....
Here is a picture of it and also FAQ's: http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/sleep-disorders...
I was born with sleep apnea and am 42 years old now.
Bre.adams@yahoo.com if you want to ask anything.
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