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- Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:39 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I need help!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2905
Re: I need help!
As of last night Penny entered a coma she was ok in the car to the hospital but when we got there things turned bad. I have been at the hospital all day with her when they let me see her but i'm not sure how this will be. Her new doctor says that she didn't have the apnea. They say it was from the m...
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Update - Positional Sleep Apnea Therapy
- Replies: 101
- Views: 15998
Re: Positional Sleep Apnea Therapy + OT Non-sense About Therapy
I suspect my wife as positional apnea. She snores a lot on her back. If I can get her to sleep in a recliner chair, do you think that will work to fix it?
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:06 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I need help!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2905
Re: I need help!
Hmm, well you have all given me a lot to think about. I am going to call up my insurance tommorow and see if there is a place around here that does sleep studies. I was looking at the oximeter tester but it seems a bit pricy. If they say she does have the apnea then should we get a CPAP or an APAP? ...
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I need help!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2905
Re: I need help!
Thanks everyone. Some really good stuff here and thank you Pugsy. I have read a bit about the apnea but I didn't know that it causes the airway to collapse. I think I was getting the two mixed up at first. We have insurance but it is not a very good one and they really don't pay for much. We don't h...
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:12 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I need help!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2905
I need help!
Hi I am Jon. My wife's name is Penny and she has been having problems with sleeping. Sometimes she is up all night. But mostly she wakes up tired in the morning and has trouble starting the day. She says it's from muscle cramps in her back but I tell her that she only has the muscle cramps after she...