Re: Ping, Becky! (Re: Sleep Apnea)

One of the effects of sleep apnea is muscles don't get enough oxygen to work
properly. Our hearts are muscles. Because his sleep apnea had gone
undiagnosed for so long, they found he had developed congestive failure
because of it.

The doctor said that, even with the trache and oxygen, he would still awaken
often during the night, just as he did when he would stop breathing and
awaken. He said the brain stem had been "programmed" over the years to the
cycle of waking and sleeping throughout the night. He was right. My
husband still wakes up dozens of times during the night. Had it been
diagnosed earlier, perhaps the outcome would have been better.

Blupencl wrote:


I've had it for years. I know it needs to be seen to.
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Toledo,Ohio

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