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#1 Posted: 5/7/2012 9:00:40 PM |
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#2 Posted: 5/7/2012 9:05:37 PM
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#3 Posted: 5/7/2012 9:06:41 PM |
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#4 Posted: 5/7/2012 9:15:56 PM yes. my advice is go see a sleep specialists, prefeably one that is well versed in pulminary issues. Friends Dad is pulminary MD and has private office for sleep studies he checked me out and was able to help. youl feel alot better in life when you are getting proper sleep. |
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#5 Posted: 5/7/2012 10:30:00 PM
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#6 Posted: 5/7/2012 10:49:31 PM I have it, my dad has it, my uncles on both sides of my family have it.
I use a b-pap machine and have had no issues for the last 6 years.
My wife appreciates it as well as I nolonger snore. |
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#7 Posted: 5/7/2012 11:58:37 PM
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#8 Posted: 5/8/2012 12:03:11 AM thanks everyone for your input. will try to see a sleep specialist asap. tried to buy a cpap machine online but turns out you need a prescription for it. i usually smoke some kush before i sleep and i don't think it's been helping |
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#9 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:16:26 AM |
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#10 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:32:09 AM Statitically sleep apnea is a leading silent killer.Keep a pillow beneath your neck to keep your airway open (sleeping on your back) until you can get in to see a sleep specialist.
Dr Ralph Pasquali (sp) is the the best in the country literally. Located in Seattle. Good referal might come out of that office if you're not on the West coast.
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#11 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:38:55 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by southerngroove:
I have it also, and have for a long time. Not only do a sleep study, get a physical also, there are other issues that contribute to sleep apnea. Good luck.
Obesity. Hereditary, booze, weed, scrips - ENT problems etc. Been through this with a good friend every step at J Memorial Miami. There's a surgical procedure that's available as well that your Dr might spot. |
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#12 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:44:57 AM
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#13 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:54:32 AM The lab sleep test is a fuckin ripoff - they plaster you with EKG stickers and all sorts of other crap. Doctors order it and it costs a fortune for a massive bill. If you're a tempermental sleeper then tell him no. 
Have your woman video tape you sleeping for 30 minutes with audiio an video. |
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#14 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:56:40 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by MoneySRH:
I think I have it. I wake up tired and feel like I got my behind kicked. My eyes are swollen, my chest is sore, and my body is sore. My chick says I scare her when I sleep, so I need to get it checked. Sometimes I feel like she kicks my behind when I sleep.
It's better to be safe than sorry. Get the sleep study. |
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#15 Posted: 5/8/2012 2:22:12 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by southerngroove:
It's better to be safe than sorry. Get the sleep study. I'm waiting for Obama to give me a free doctor  I kid... I kid... 
I have a fear of doctors ever since I had a surgery go wrong. I need to man up and trust doctors again.
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#16 Posted: 5/8/2012 6:37:23 AM See an ENT specialist
I had the surgery done. Most painful thing I had done. They take out your tonsils, uvula (looks like a little punching bag hanging in your mouth) and part of your soft palate (back of the roof of your mouth). This opens up more air flow while you are sleeping.
It was painful but the surgery did work..GL |
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#17 Posted: 5/8/2012 8:08:53 AM
i had to go get tested for a physical for certification, and they confirmed what i knew all along, that i had it pretty bad. Set me up with one of those bullshit machines, i might have worn it once or twice after bringing it home. I lost a bunch of weight and improved my health, and the apnea went away
i have a cpap machine, i can't figure out any good use for, they don't want it back, and you aren't allowed to sell them ( as far as i know),,,that doesn't mean that i cannot trade it away,,,,,
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#18 Posted: 5/8/2012 8:34:47 AM |
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#20 Posted: 5/8/2012 10:44:44 AM QUOTE Originally Posted by nflcapperletsgo:
Kush is sativa isn't it? Need to change up the weed you smoke. Go indica as someone else suggested in this thread and you'll sleep just fine.
Not this. Sleep apnea is no joke and there isn't a drug in the world that will cure it.
I was at the Nascar race in Talladega this weekend and a guy in our camper would stop breathing for 15 seconds at a time...then he'd cough, choke, snort, grasp for air.....then the same thing would happen 3 or so times per minute. The guy sounded like he was going to die. I had to go sleep in a car because of the racket. I begged the guy to go have a sleep study done. No idea if he will follow through. But don't screw with this. Ask anyone who has a c-pap machine and they will tell you it's a life saver.  |
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#21 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:40:35 PM
I go in for the study, and yes it does suck getting all the wires pasted onto you, and it's difficult to get to sleep. Mid way through the test, they "qualify" you for the c-pap machine and you wear it the rest of the night.
All said and done, I qualified (83% oxygen level was where I dipped to...they like to see mid 90's%) I'm able to get a machine, but haven't yet. Other options are getting my HUGE tonsils removed. Doctor said it's an option, but wouldn't guarantee a cure.
Guy I work with also did the sleep study a month after I did, and has the machine and still is having issues getting used to it and finding the correct mask. |
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#22 Posted: 5/8/2012 1:56:04 PM
dont tell ur co workers or boss u have sleep problems, the HR guys might find out and AXE u |
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#23 Posted: 5/8/2012 3:11:11 PM I have one in Toronto at the end of this month.
Prescribed by a neurologist after a heart incident.
I'll fill you in on it. It seems a little  to me, but whatever . . . |
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#25 Posted: 5/13/2012 2:09:33 AM Years ago - I snored super loud in bed at night - during the day I was exhausted and was fighting falling asleep here and there during the day. I ended up doing a sleep study - the first time/night they hooked me up to a bunch of monitors, etc ( no big deal ) - they videotaped and monitored me the entire night. After that night they told me I had a bunch of " apnea episodes " through the night. They said I def. had a problem. The oxygen in your brain shuts off - it can cause a heart attack or even death - serious stuff.
So - I went back for another sleep study - this time I wore a mask / used a cpap machine - and I had a great night of sleep - even in the medical center I was at for the test.
I ended up getting a c-pap machine - and it has improved my sleeping 100% - plus I dont snore anymore. Ive had the machine now for about 10 years now.
Sleep Apnea is no joke - get that study done asap - get on the machine - you have all the classic signs.
FYI - Reggie White HOF DE for the Eagles ( RIP ) - he had sleep apnea - it killed him one night - I believe he was only 45 or something. serious stuff.
good luck man. |
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