Sleep Apnea

I am surprised at the connection between high BP and apnoea. I have suffered it all my adult life, and my doctor usually mumbles something like "Why do I bother" as he puts the blood pressure thingie on my arm, because mine hardly varies and is exceptionally healthy, especially considering I am a smoker and have been overweight most of my life. As someone pointed out, the danger is the heart. Again I am lucky, my heart is very good, and the emphysema will likely kill me before the apnoea weakens my heart enough to do it. Lash

i know i snore and i have been told that i have partial sleep apnea (which means i slow down in my breathing but dont stop) i weigh about 150 and weight does have a lot to do with it. will she be getting a CPAP machine? i cannot use one because my nose is constantly stuffy. for me, its a catch 22.

Stress can sometimes cause this disorder. I have sleep apnea too and my brother gave me some medication and it did help a bit. My asthma is making this condition worse, actually as I am typing this am having trouble breathing but cannot do anything since I have run out of meds. There are some things your friend can do in order to help her apnea, one is to lose weight if she is on the heavy side. Then she can sleep on her side rather than flat on her back. I hope this helps. =)

sleep apnea may cause a lot of problem to the patient. i say patient because sleep apnea is sleep disorder that needs serious medical attention. i have this two year old son who snores so loud as if he is a grown-up or an adult. we can hardly sleep well at night, because of his snoring. but when we had a check-up with a doctor, we were advised to bring him to a specialist, a pediatric neurologist. and from the PN, we learned that there is something wrong with our son. so as of this time, we are in medication for six months. his tonsils are larger than normal to a child of his age. his tongue is also a bit larger. after six months or during this period, the PN will decide of what we will do next, if the medication will not work well. i would like you to check my blog which i maintain to keep track of his health. here is the link: http://neildc-magiting.blogspot.com thank you in advance and thank you too for this wonderful discussion. i hope your friend will take time to see a doctor so she can learn what really caused her sleep disorder and see what could be done to treat it.

This is the first time I've heard of this kind of disorder. I just hope not a lot of people is suffering from this disorder. I thought having nightmares is already scary but this is practically insane. Sad that had to suffer from this kind of disorder.

Sleep apnea is a very serious disease and there is corrective surgery out there. Your throat closes up and you stop breathing. You really need to get your brother to your doctor before it becomes very serious. No snoring is not a sign of sleep apnea, i snore all the time and i don't have sleep apnea, i sleep like a baby, albeit a very loud annoying one.

This is scary, my younger sister told me that most common sleep disorders are symptoms to some heart diseases. Your friend should have some heart check ups just to make sure.

Actually, the danger associated with sleep apnea isn't when you stop breathing; the danger is your heart. When you stop beathing in your sleep, your brain will wake you up from lack of oxygen. When you wake up, your scared and you don't know what happened. That makes your heart pump twice as fast, which could cause heart failure. I know this because my uncle, mother-in-law, and father-in-law all have sleep apnea. They all have to use a CPAP too.

hey rosemango, i also have a milder form of sleep apnoea.this problem i m having is becoz of deviated nasal septum. coz for this disorder can be multifactorial. som of these are like nasal polyp,obesity,dns etc. treatment is mainly aimed at cutting down weight,removing polyp or any obstruction. giving +ve pressure ventilation. disease can sometime prove fatal so its better to get treated fast. snoring is not mostly related to apnea .but frequent and loud snoring needs to be investigated.