Shaq O Neal and apnea
Shaq O Neal and apnea
I just saw this link on Yahoo
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... nba-wp3654
There's a youtube video in the story which I have not yet watched.,
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... nba-wp3654
There's a youtube video in the story which I have not yet watched.,
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
I guess they needed to do the study in his own, custom-built bed.
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
The video shows him at the sleep center climbing into a bed with a footboard! I wonder how that worked for him?
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Sleep Study Titrated to 19 cm H2O
Rotating between Activa and Softgel
11/2/07 RemStar M Series Auto with AFlex 14-17
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
The video runs better for me on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkiWvWn2aU
Thanks bayourest for posting this.
Thanks bayourest for posting this.
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
This is outstanding. There is no denying that Shaq is well past his prime and doesn't command the same media attention that he used to; but for an athelete of his stature to do this video is huge... no pun intended.
Hopefully there will some positive fallout that if Shaq with all his money and access to any doctor and any surgical procedure can hose up, then maybe others will stop putting it off.
If Shaq is willing to do it, why can't you!
John
PS... I doubt he will have any problems with his DME.
Hopefully there will some positive fallout that if Shaq with all his money and access to any doctor and any surgical procedure can hose up, then maybe others will stop putting it off.
If Shaq is willing to do it, why can't you!
John
PS... I doubt he will have any problems with his DME.
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
Thanks for posting--great video.
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
That was a great video. Shared it on my FB page, too.... He may do more to promote understanding this disorder than anyone else has without having to die first (i.e. Reggie White). Love that he is SO positive throughout the process and is so amenable to using the mask FOR LIFE. Go Shaq!!
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
I suspect he is at home, not at a sleep center. Shaq is MASSIVE. The bed appears to fit his proportions. If he sat like that on the edge of a normal bed, it would be comical; his knees would be up near his armpits, not on the edge of the bed as in the video.OutaSync wrote:The video shows him at the sleep center climbing into a bed with a footboard!
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
It would be kind of neat to have a sticky of famous people using the hose!
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Re: Shaq O Neal and apnea
Or maybe a category just for the stickies? We have 3 too many as it is.no_more_headaches wrote:It would be kind of neat to have a sticky of famous people using the hose!
(One sticky could have links to just the "important" threads, and be locked so that it can only be updated by the admins, just like the stickies themselves.)