Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 IF YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA, IS THE A PROBLEM TO GAVE GBP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 WHAT A CPAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 No. And it won't be a problem after. I hope you didn't have your bedroom decorated to match your CPAP! Thanks, Vitalady T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Re: SLEEP APNEA IF YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA, IS THE A PROBLEM TO GAVE GBP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 A CPAP is a machine that provides Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - the name CPAP comes from the first letter of each word. If you have sleep apnea, your doctor probably has you on one. It keeps your Airways open at night when you sleep. Pam in Niceville Lap RNY 11/20/02 241/231/120 Re: SLEEP APNEA WHAT A CPAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 No, not a problem. It will help you to get insurance approval. If you use a CPAP machine, bring it to the hospital to use post-op. Jeanne in WI Age 39 Open RNY 05/21/2002 314/ 237/150-175 5' 8 " djgraves@... IF YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA, IS THE A PROBLEM TO GAVE GBP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 A Cpap is a special machine that helps those with sleep apnea breathe. If you have doctor diagnosed sleep apnea, usually that means you get a Cpap machine. Jeanne in WI Age 39 Open RNY 05/21/2002 314/ 237/150-175 5' 8 " djgraves@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 > Not really related to anything, just wondered if anyone has had > tonsils and adnoids removed to help with sleep apnea. I had it done > and it reduced my episodes dramatically. For the first time in my > life I could actually breath through my nose. I still have the sleep > apnea, but it was helped tremendously. No, that was never suggested to me, but that's an interesting idea. Isn't it more dangerous to remove the tonsils of an adult though? Or am I thinking of mumps? LOL! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Hi there, My son was only 9 when he had his T & A, but also doesn't need the surgery for bypass. He had sleep apnea very badly, and when he had his T & A he was like a new kid. The doc said he has never seen so much adenoid tissue in a child before. He told me he would talk differently...sound different I guess, and he was right. Now when he sleeps I have to make sure he is still alive he is so quiet. Before it was like listening to a chain saw at night with bouts of snorting.....it's all gone now. Depending on how large your tonsils are, the doc may tell you to get them removed, but as you get older adenoid tissue usually shrinks. Anyway that is what I was told by the doctor. Good luck. Barb Barb Beilfuss love2stamp@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 The kind of sleep apnea caused by the throat closing is called obstructive sleep apnea and can be helped by surgery and/or a CPAP machine. CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Air Pressure. The thing is a box slightly bigger than a shoe box with a tube connected to a mask that runs from it to you. There is a powerful but quiet fan inside that keeps the air pushed into your mouth and this hopefully keeps the throat open. If you are a mouth breather get a mask that covers your full face. It is really fun going through air port security with this scary looking black box. ) I told them, " it blows air, not up. " That helped. There is another kind of sleep apnea called central sleep apnea where the brain just forgets to breath. It is best helped, as little as it can be helped by a VPAP machine which senses when you are not breathing or under breathing and increases Air flow. VPAP means " Varying positive air pressure. " They just found out that ambiam helps central sleep apnea but since this drug has not been tested or approved for long term use no one knows yet what to do with this information. There is also an antidepressant that helps. I forgot the name of it. It is alas, very fattening which of course can make the problem worse in time. I believe in antidepressants because I know they good they can do. but I don't recommend this one. I do take one called Surmontil (also known as Rhotrimine) that is the only one that raises REM sleep instead of lowering it. Since my sleep apnea attacks happen during my REM sleep this is very helpful in keeping me from having REM sleep deprivation and all the mental problems that go with REM sleep deprivation. Avoid the generic kind. Its worthless. It is possible to have both kinds of sleep apnea. This is called mixed sleep apnea or complex sleep apnea. I have both kinds. I had sleep apnea since at least 16 when I figured out my breathing was stopping on me. By high school I had a name for the condition , but I could not get doctors to believe me due to their belief in Freud. I was supposed to be a bad girl subconsciously and was punished and ridiculed instead of helped. But severe and constant sleep deprivation not filth in my subconscious was the cause of my stress. I could not get any one to believe me until I was 32 and had gained a lot of weight and looked like the typical sleep apnea patient. That is one reason I have no tolerance for any kind of psychosomatic manure theories. I suspect they are going to find there is a third kind caused by heavy breasts and/or rib problems. Hensley <>< 8-) First have you had labs done before you started taking HC? Can you send them to the list WITH ranges or me at my personal email artisticgroomer @ jfwebs.com withotu the spaces. Also have you had thyroid labs? Did they mention possible Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is when your throat coses during sleep and you actually stop breathing for a count of 10 or more! It not only affects the oxygen you are getting but also causes tiny adrenaline surges all night long keeping you from ever attaining REM sleep and getting the good rest you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I have obstructive sleep apnea too and I use CPAP every night and very time I sleep. My C-reactive protein was elevated before I was diagnosed, and after diagnosis and 3 months of sleeping with CPAP, my CRP normalized. Sleep apnea is no joke. Re: sleep apnea The kind of sleep apnea caused by the throat closing is called obstructive sleep apnea and can be helped by surgery and/or a CPAP machine. CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Air Pressure. The thing is a box slightly bigger than a shoe box with a tube connected to a mask that runs from it to you. There is a powerful but quiet fan inside that keeps the air pushed into your mouth and this hopefully keeps the throat open. If you are a mouth breather get a mask that covers your full face. It is really fun going through air port security with this scary looking black box. ) I told them, " it blows air, not up. " That helped. There is another kind of sleep apnea called central sleep apnea where the brain just forgets to breath. It is best helped, as little as it can be helped by a VPAP machine which senses when you are not breathing or under breathing and increases Air flow. VPAP means " Varying positive air pressure. " They just found out that ambiam helps central sleep apnea but since this drug has not been tested or approved for long term use no one knows yet what to do with this information. There is also an antidepressant that helps. I forgot the name of it. It is alas, very fattening which of course can make the problem worse in time. I believe in antidepressants because I know they good they can do. but I don't recommend this one. I do take one called Surmontil (also known as Rhotrimine) that is the only one that raises REM sleep instead of lowering it. Since my sleep apnea attacks happen during my REM sleep this is very helpful in keeping me from having REM sleep deprivation and all the mental problems that go with REM sleep deprivation. Avoid the generic kind. Its worthless. It is possible to have both kinds of sleep apnea. This is called mixed sleep apnea or complex sleep apnea. I have both kinds. I had sleep apnea since at least 16 when I figured out my breathing was stopping on me. By high school I had a name for the condition , but I could not get doctors to believe me due to their belief in Freud. I was supposed to be a bad girl subconsciously and was punished and ridiculed instead of helped. But severe and constant sleep deprivation not filth in my subconscious was the cause of my stress. I could not get any one to believe me until I was 32 and had gained a lot of weight and looked like the typical sleep apnea patient. That is one reason I have no tolerance for any kind of psychosomatic manure theories. I suspect they are going to find there is a third kind caused by heavy breasts and/or rib problems. Hensley <>< 8-) First have you had labs done before you started taking HC? Can you send them to the list WITH ranges or me at my personal email artisticgroomer @ jfwebs.com withotu the spaces. Also have you had thyroid labs? Did they mention possible Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is when your throat coses during sleep and you actually stop breathing for a count of 10 or more! It not only affects the oxygen you are getting but also causes tiny adrenaline surges all night long keeping you from ever attaining REM sleep and getting the good rest you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 My DH sleeps with a C-Pap but is still like the walking dead. After 5-6 years on the machine he is not doing well at all. He is up & down all night & stays in bed for 11 hours a day. Gale > > I have obstructive sleep apnea too and I use CPAP every night and very time I sleep. My C-reactive protein was elevated before I was diagnosed, and after diagnosis and 3 months of sleeping with CPAP, my CRP normalized. Sleep apnea is no joke. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 >>My DH sleeps with a C-Pap but is still like the walking dead. After 5-6 years on the machine he is not doing well at all. He is up & down all night & stays in bed for 11 hours a day.<, Is it adjusted correctly? -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Gale, Has he gained weight? Does he get a new mask every 6 months or so? Has it been checked to see if the pressure setting is high enough? I slept better with the head of my bed elevated on blocks (3-4 inches). B God Bless America! One nation under God Re: sleep apnea > My DH sleeps with a C-Pap but is still like the walking dead. After > 5-6 years on the machine he is not doing well at all. He is up & down > all night & stays in bed for 11 hours a day. > > Gale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Here is something we sleep apneas might be able to use. Go to eBay and type in sleep apnea. There are a couple of folks there who sell for about 7 bucks the respiratory technician manuals for various CPAP machines. if you live in a state where only your RT can raise the pressure of your machine and he or she charges, or worse, as I do, in a state where you have to get your doctor to do it and most won't without another sleep study, this can save a lot of money. Hensley <>< 8-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thank you . We live in TX & DH will need a new sleep study to get the setting changed. We have no Ins coverage. They want about $2000. to do another sleep study. I tried to get into the C-Pap & cannot get into it to make an adjustment. I have wondered if adjusting it up a tiny bit might help. I will check this out. Thanks again. Gale > > Here is something we sleep apneas might be able to use. > > Go to eBay and type in sleep apnea. There are a couple of folks there who sell for about 7 bucks the respiratory technician manuals for various CPAP machines. if you live in a state where only your RT can raise the pressure of your machine and he or she charges, or worse, as I do, in a state where you have to get your doctor to do it and most won't without another sleep study, this can save a lot of money. > > Hensley <>< 8-) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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