Yes, I'm back with one more thing to nag at you about/ Sleep Apnea

June 25, 2002

Okay, one last thing for today. First, there is poll at the site that asks

if you have sleep apnea. If you haven't voted, please do so.

Sleep apnea is a very dangerous illness. Most of us don't even know we have

it. My husband has always snored since I've known him and he would never get

checked until he started choking at night. He would fall asleep very easy

when he got home from work and would find himself falling asleep at stop

lights. He had a sleep study done and was found to stop breathing over 52

times in an hour and sometimes more than a minute. His oxygen level would

drop to under 60%.

I never thought I had sleep apnea. I just went in to see why I didn't sleep.

They knew I had a sleep disorder but didn't know what. Well..... come to

find out, I did snore (Rich was so loud he couldn't hear me) LOL I also

stopped breathing at night. Not as many times as Rich but for longer periods

of time.

I only get to stage 2 sleep and do not reach stage 3 or 4. I would be

interested now to see with the neurontin if it has improved, since I'm

sleeping much better.

What I'm saying is that you may have sleep apnea and not even know it. Are

you extra tired during the day?? Do you snore? (even a tiny bit)

The dr. told us that it is hereditary and that your children may have it. He

said a lot of children are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and

really it is sleep apnea. They can't concentrate, are considered

daydreamers, ect.

He said most heart attacts and strokes are cauesed from sleep apnea. You

have heard of people waking up and just dropping over......... well, it's

from lack of oxygen during the night.

So... PLEASE, this is another thing that you should have checked. Hey, what

can it hurt, you get a nights stay away from home.

hugs

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