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

"Phyllis Nilsson" <phyllisnilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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One of the effects of sleep apnea is muscles don't get enough
oxygen to work
properly. Our hearts are muscles.

I was told that not only has my brain been deprived of oxygen,
but also my heart. I was told that I was pretty much drowning,
slowly but surely, due to lack of oxygen.

Because his sleep apnea had gone undiagnosed for so long, they
found he had developed congestive failure
because of it.

I, too, developed congestive heart failure becuase of it. I have
metabolic syndrome, as well, and I'm certain that's what
triggered it too. I've been improving with treatment so,
hopefully, I'll be able to come off of the many medications I'm
on (about a dozen!) in April.

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.

I was told that we will probably never cut out ALL of the apneic
events, but I went from 22+ events per hour without the BiPAP to
2 per hour. I awaken about four times a night now, but I'm
usually able to go right back to sleep now--something I couldn't
do before. Before, I'd sleep for two to three hours, then awaken
and not be able to go back to sleep, so I'd get up and work four
or five hours and then sleep another two or three hours. That's
how I'd been getting by over the past few years. After only
three months of BiPAP therapy, I can now sleep from six to eight
hours per night. Huge improvement. I'm getting more energy too.
Haven't had any energy for years!

I don't miss those awful night sweats, either!

Karen C.


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