Sleep Apnea...

[Woogieman]

Originally Posted by Eureka

So there is a cure all fix but most want a magical pill or band aid?

Sounds like the American way.

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

Thanks for posting this. I learn something new on CP all the time.


FYI your stereotype has been updated.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

It's a big deal. Being fit has nothing to do with it. My muscularity actually contributes to part of the problem. 18" neck causes issues.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

You need to educate yourself. Less than 20% of sleep apnea cases are due to being fat or old.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

You need to educate yourself. Less than 20% of sleep apnea cases are due to being fat or old.

Yeah, after reading all of this it's pretty obvious that's there's much more to it than i had previously thought.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

Have you ever done an echo or anything that measures the effectiveness of your heart at pumping blood?

I ask because that was my dad’s issue from untreated sleep apnea. His heart was pumping at about 30 percent efficiency at age 64. Now, most hearts don’t pump at higher than 75 from what I was told then. But normally at his age you’d expect about 60 percent even with him being overweight.

It was a significant contributing factor in his death (heart attack) during chemo treatment for colon cancer.

Talk to your doc about it.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Have you ever done an echo or anything that measures the effectiveness of your heart at pumping blood?

I ask because that was my dad’s issue from untreated sleep apnea. His heart was pumping at about 30 percent efficiency at age 64. Now, most hearts don’t pump at higher than 75 from what I was told then. But normally at his age you’d expect about 60 percent even with him being overweight.

It was a significant contributing factor in his death (heart attack) during chemo treatment for colon cancer.

Talk to your doc about it.

I haven't but i'm due for my annual checkup. It's not something that i've ever discussed before but i'll be bringing it up. Sorry for your loss, man.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

I haven't but i'm due for my annual checkup. It's not something that i've ever discussed before but i'll be bringing it up. Sorry for your loss, man.

Tell them how often you quit breathing. How much and how long you snore. That’ll get you an insured sleep study. Then you will know for sure.