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BigFish · 09-27-2007, 08:20 AM

Angie says I stop breathing (I guess I hold my breath?) and she often has to give me a nudge.....is this sleep apnea and should I be concerned??

Duke41 · 09-27-2007, 08:41 AM

absolutely call you doctor today! That sounds like it. How have you been sleeping overall?

BigFish · 09-27-2007, 08:50 AM

I sleep ok......good for about 5 hours! No problems.

MAC · 09-27-2007, 09:54 AM

I did a sleep study in 03. They said I had sleep apnea. Tried the CPAP machine and couldn't sleep with it. (plus I didn't want to me anchored to a machine for the rest of my life)

Next step was in the hospital for some cutting. They removed my tonsils, fixed a deviated septum, cut my palette and electrocuted the back of my tongue. (to shrink it) The discomfort was worth it.

I no longer have sleep apnea and sleep better than I have in years.

MAC · 09-27-2007, 09:58 AM

Larry, I'd go see a doc if I were you. Chances are you aren't holding your breath. Your airway is being closed off so your body is struggling for oxygen. Have you ever snored so loudly you woke yourself up?

Sleep apnea is nothing to fool around with. Definately not something to think will just go away. It can kill you.

TheSpecialist · 09-27-2007, 10:01 AM

I have a mild case of it, had the deviated septum fixed. Tried to sleep with the mask and could'nt, too claustrophobic.

John and I went bird hunting shortly after my septoplasty. We talked alittle bit about the whole thing. I told him I had trouble with the mask and could'nt sleep with it. He told me he had trained himself to breathe deeply through his nose while he was sleeping. Does anyone know for sure this was his cause of death?

zacs · 09-27-2007, 10:20 AM

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Does anyone know for sure this was his cause of death?

No. I was told yesterday at the service that he had a massive heart attack.

TheSpecialist · 09-27-2007, 10:21 AM

Thank you.

Clueless · 09-27-2007, 10:30 AM

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No. I was told yesterday at the service that he had a massive heart attack.

In general, sleep apnea can put huge stresses on the heart and cause a heart attack. We lost an extended family member to exactly this a little over a year ago. Of course, I'd have no idea if this was the case in Habs passing.

The Dad Fisherman · 09-27-2007, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MAC

I did a sleep study in 03. They said I had sleep apnea. Tried the CPAP machine and couldn't sleep with it. (plus I didn't want to me anchored to a machine for the rest of my life)

Next step was in the hospital for some cutting. They removed my tonsils, fixed a deviated septum, cut my palette and electrocuted the back of my tongue. (to shrink it) The discomfort was worth it.

I no longer have sleep apnea and sleep better than I have in years.

I'm pretty sure I have a bit of it but I know I can't do the machine thing.....I would not be able to sleep with that on my face. What was the surgery like for it....and recovery time.

I have already had my tonsils out and I don't have a deviated septum

MAC · 09-27-2007, 10:11 AM

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I'm pretty sure I have a bit of it but I know I can't do the machine thing.....I would not be able to sleep with that on my face. What was the surgery like for it....and recovery time.

I have already had my tonsils out and I don't have a deviated septum

It's hard to say. I don't think they will do anything without the sleep study though. When I did mine it was the day before plugfest in Middleboro and I was there. Uncomfortable, but there.

If it is only electrocuting your tongue, you would probably be in and out same appointment.