lazer. The more research I do on my own the more I find out how little doc's know. Its frustrating to put it mildly. I too was taking Clonazepam .5mg up to 4 times a day for a short period of time. I could not function. I was not diagnosed with sleep apnea at the time (even though I had it) and it ...

... he has co-ordination problem in walking and speech vocal problems and snoaring , dream enactment are because of OSA. and there is serious respiration problems after using cpap. ... but there is no improvement through this treatment neither in OSA nor in cerebellar atrophy. I have to agree that ...

You are not the only family member who posts here in an effort to get find solutions for a loved one. It can be a bit of a task to work through the troubleshooting options, but this board is great for helping with that. How much followup has he had with his doctors on his CPAP treatment? Sounds lik...

Mayur I would be talking to his doctor if I were you...he may indeed need a more sophisicated machine, such as asv or vipap. Drugs are not always the answer to a problem, his sleep doctor should be involved if he is still having problems with his apap after 8 months. Good luck Nan the machine he is...

my father(57) is having OSA for last 3 year but he started using cpap this february and he has cerebellar atrophy symptoms from last november(2011) , he has co-ordination problem in walking and speech vocal problems and snoaring , dream enactment are because of OSA. and there is serious respiration ...

what is the difference between the data they provide please specify

my father (57) started using the cpap around this february and just after that he has some respiration problems like breathing frequency has increased, he becomes tired after doing a little work, is it common with all ?
any treatment

i have a resmed s9 escape but its not giving me a detailed report which doctors are asking for, it is said that there's a difference between the s9 escape and s9 autoset but what is that difference in the sleep report generated by the two. can you please list the difference. and is there anyway to g...

my father(57) is a patient of OSA and his doctor needs a detailed sleep report but the dealer says that they only provide AHI, pressure on particular date ,leakage . the software they are using is ResScan3 pls suggest some other option to get detailed report or any other software

... About falling, I wonder if taking rehab physical therapy for "Balancing" could help. ... Thanks for asking. It won't help me the same as it would help someone that does not have degeneration. Instead, I need to just push ahead and concentrate on keeping going. For example, I've been in VERY bus...

As you said that you have a APAP so be relax of the pressure it is giving to you, second comes your symptom like daytime sleep, before this try to find whether the cpap is working on your "DURING"sleep problems like, my father(57) he is using a APAP he has events of dream enactment during sleep, so ...

Julie wrote:Why doesn't someone ask a neurologist instead of trying to play House?

i have been to almost every neurologist in my state but its not working out

actually the sleep apnea started around 3 years ago but the cordination problems like disbalance in walking and slurred speech started around 10 months back, he is using a APAP resmed auto s9 escape with pressure 12-16(min-max) and the mask is mirage quattro full face mask. i have been to a lot of n...

thanks for your interest sir, do you think that constipation and urinary difficulties are the progress symptoms of MSA ,cause my father is presently suffering from both problems and i read it somewhere also.and his apnea is also not in control. so could it be a progress of OSA to MSA ... he has co-o...

thanks for your interest as john fisher is actually concerned that it could be OPCA but first of all its a OSA and REM , my docs are not in a state to confirm the MSA but is cpap the only treatment for this disease, which is actualy not working in any way for my father . Well, given John Fisher's po...