For most of my life I have been a snorer. My daughter L urged me to get tested as both her and my husband have sleep apnea and she has been educated about the dangers. Many people are skeptical about this sleep disorder but when I was diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnea this past month, I decided to take it seriously. I am using a loaner CPAP machine for the next few weeks then I will buy my own machine after. Apparently sleep apnea over time can raise one's blood pressure, cause heart failure, or heart attack or stroke or even lead to dementia. I am happy to wear a CPAP mask at night to keep my air waves open and prevent all that. It is interesting that my mom died of dementia and heart failure, she probably snored too.
Are you aware of this common sleep disorder?
Are you aware of this common sleep disorder?
19 comments:
Sleep masks are good, and very helpful . Have a great weekend, Valerie
Hope, your health will improve...and everything goes well with you....
Good for you. I hope it helps.
Good for you, Christine. Taking care of our health is important.
It's good that you reacted in time. It's really dangerous.
Sometimes I can't sleep :3
HI Christine, no I don't know much about it but it sounds pretty darn serious. I'm so glad you got tested. I never could imagine how one would sleep wearing the CPAP machine though.
Just goes to show you. I snore and my boyfriend is a terrible snorer.
Since having my daughter, last Nov, I am finding it really hard to sleep :-|
Luckily Daisy doesn't do it much. I don't think I do either, mainly because I sleep on my stomach.
Glad to hear that you are okay with CPAP machine.
I've known several people who have used a CPAP machine, and it really helped them. I hope it does for you, too.
Yes very aware! I too have always been a snorer. Mom used to say as a teen I snored so loud it was like a freight train coming through the house! I was a skinny little thing also. Some folks think that a lot of it is caused from weight but it is not, it does not help and it can make it worse. I have been on a CPAP since 2005. The first few nights ripped off that mask and would find it the next morn across the room. After about a week I adjusted to it. My first machine was set to a number that I needed. It would ramp up to that number. The one I have now just goes to the number it feels I need as I snore. Not preset. I started at 8, went to 12 then 14 on the first machine. As I gained weight my numbers went up. When I lost 70 lbs they dropped. My machine now usually registers between 7 to 10. Anyway, like you I figure if that is what I need, then that is what I need. I also know a man that had sleep apnea, never used his machine, died in his sleep.
Thanks for sharing Pam
I have heard of this Christine, and there are more details here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_apnea
I am pleased you were tested for this, and hope the mask does help you.
All the best Jan
Thanks for this link Jan.
I have sleep apnea but am not overweight. I just could not face the CPAP machine and so bought a two piece mouth insert for $3,000.00 Works a treat. I go to bed before my husband, and wake to put it in when he hears me snore, sometime after he comes to bed. It is so easy when we travel, just pops into a small container. We have had several friends who just got fed up with the CPAP machine.
Good luck,
A couple of decades ago, I was feeling very tired. The dr sent me for a sleep study and it revealed I awoke too much during the night, thus causing the exhaustion. I had a cPap machine for a few months and got to feeling much better, so much so that the machine began to feel as though it was suffocating me. I haven't used it since. Fortunately, our insurance paid for the study and the machine.
I have never been tested for sleep apnea, so I don't know if I have it. I hope the mask helps you.
I have several friends who were diagnosed with sleep apnea and use the Cpap machine. They tell me it makes a big difference.
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