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04-19-2010, 11:11 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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| Hubby going for to sleep clinic for apnea!! Tonight my dh is going to have the sleep apnea study done. He is definatly going to need the machine to sleep. He stops breathing for anywhere from 23 seconds to 30 seconds at a time. Does anyone else have experience with the machine to sleep?
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04-19-2010, 11:25 AM | #2 |
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| I do not have personal experience with this but I have a uncle who uses one. It was strange for him at first but he actually feels rested when he gets up now Good luck with this. |
04-19-2010, 12:02 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | My fiance' has sleep apnea and did the test, and they want him to get the machine - he's trying to opt for the surgery, but there are certain steps he has to take first. Tony (my fiance') stops breathing so many times he never reaches the level of sleep that most of us do. I have the test results at home - it's an unreal number. I do know several people with sleep apnea some use the machine, others had surgery. I'll PM you this evening, and we can chat - I tend to get long winded...just ask those I've trapped!!! Don't worry though - the outcome of both choices were better than dealing with the apnea alone.
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04-19-2010, 12:26 PM | #4 |
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| My Mom needed it for a few years before her death. She was in great shape, not overweight and active, but it still hit her. Without, you run the risk of ....Dying. Not something your partner wants to wake up to. Many people hate the machime, my Mom being one of them . Also have a friend who was on it, and he lost a bunch of weight, and no longer needs it. It sure beats the alternative. |
04-19-2010, 12:41 PM | #5 |
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| I agree. I mean he stops breathing, stirs, then stops breathing again. He is looking forward to getting a good nights sleep. He could stand to loose a bit of weight also, but he has been doing this forever. He has been sleeping in the living room on a recliner for a while now because he hates the bed.. As soon as his head falls back in the chair he stops breathing! I don't even think he will get through the test. They might just put him on the machine after a little bit. That's how bad he is. I actually videoed him so he could see for himself. I am nervous but I don't know why!!
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04-19-2010, 12:54 PM | #6 |
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| I hope it all works out, for the both of you. Maybe with the machine, he will be encouraged to lose a few pounds. Sometimes that is all it takes, but is not universal. WOrst case, he will sleep well, and his health will improve. You may need seperate rooms though after a while. I remember the machine, while not what I would call loud, is annoying. Maybe they are better now. Good luck. |
04-19-2010, 12:57 PM | #7 |
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04-19-2010, 01:01 PM | #8 |
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| 2 friends of DH have machines and they love them, they say best sleep they ever had. I think my DH is next~
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04-19-2010, 01:52 PM | #9 |
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| My SIL's dad uses one and I think it really helps him. My Mom did the clinic and they wanted her to get the machine and she took it home to test it and she didn't think she could adjust to it! Good luck!
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04-19-2010, 04:23 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Texas
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| My husband has been diagnosed with sleep apnea for 10-12 years but he's only been able to use the machine, CPAP, for the past 5 months. He was never able to tolerate the mask because he is a mouth breather, he can't breathe through his nose, his passages are too small even after two nasal surgeries. So, if you can't breathe through your nose, the only option used to be a full face mask that covers your nose and mouth. My husband has heart failure and pretty significant asthma, so the full face mask just made him feel like he was smothering. He said it felt like he had a bag over his head. He wore nasal oxygen at night while sleeping to keep his oxygen levels from dropping dangerously low due to the apnea episodes - but oxygen does nothing for the apnea. A few months ago the nurse practitioner at his pulmonary doc's office told him about a mouth piece that goes into your mouth, like a scuba or snorkeling mouthpiece. There's nothing over your face or nose, just inside your mouth. Guess what! It worked for him. Now, he still HATES the machine, but he can tolerate it and sleep with it. Even though he denies it, he wakes more refreshed and requires less sleep. He is quiet in the bed - yep, I know what it is like to have the person you sleep with "wiggle" all the time due to apnea episodes - it's not pretty! Also, for those of you who have sleep apnea or know someone who does and does not use the machine - there is a strong connection between sleep apnea and heart failure. Some research suggests sleep apnea causes heart failure - of course they can't be sure. But sure enough, my husband developed heart failure of unknown origin (it is usually caused by a heart attack - but he did not have a heart attack). So, my husband's heart failure might have been caused by his sleep apnea. Of course, we can't be sure - but since he has been able to use the machine, his heart function has improved and he is feeling much better. We also changed some of his heart meds, so maybe that is part or all of it, we just don't know. The point is that treating sleep apnea is very very very important!!!
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04-19-2010, 06:06 PM | #11 |
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| My DH has to sleep with a c pap. It doesn't bother me at all compared to his snoring etc. that he used to do before the c pap machine. His is very bad also, so much that his heart was enlarged and only working 20%So he had to see a heart doctor who had to put him on heart meds. Hope everything works out well for him. |
04-19-2010, 07:00 PM | #12 | |
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Also, I meant to say the machines are very very quiet now - but if you can hear it, use a fan or a white noise machine. My hubby's oxygen machine is VERY noisy so we sleep with a ceiling fan and another fan.
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04-19-2010, 07:32 PM | #13 |
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| No experience with the machine myself. I have sleep apnea too, but only minor--5 second spurts. (When I'm awake too.) My sister also has it, she went for sleep studies, but they never recommended a breathing regulator for her. Just curious, does your hubby have chronic sinus and allergy issues? Both my sister and myself do and we were told that they could attribute to it and probably were the cause in our cases. |
04-20-2010, 04:44 AM | #14 |
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| I started on a machine in Jan. I couldn't fall asleep and was up every hour. It has changed my sleep pattern. I can sleep 5-6 hours at a time without waking and sometimes I fall asleep within 15 minutes. It was hard to adjust but after I got over the panic and accepted that I needed it, it became asier. I do not sleep with it on all night but I try to sleep several hours with it. It will change his life. I have encouraged other to get a study done. I am hoping that with weight change Ican shed the machine. I am small framed and do not look really fat just its to much weight for my frame which contributed to it. I've lost about 10lbs so 20 more to go and I can get another study. Good luck and be positive. It doesn't work overnight. He will see the difference over a few weeks |
04-20-2010, 05:05 AM | #15 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | GOOD LUCK with the test - my (late) husband had it horribly and it was very scary.....It totally inhibits sleep and also to me is dangeous to have it - I hope you find the answers he needs.... |
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