apnea and body hair

selims · Post by **selims** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:49 am

Ok, I know that this is a strange one but did any of you notice an increase in body hair after you were treated for apnea? I am 39 and I feel like I am going through puberty again. Is it just me, if not how common is it and what causes it (I don't think it is caused by the full moon , but it is just as weird)?

Sleepy-eyes · Post by **Sleepy-eyes** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:54 am

Do you have a couple of puncture marks on your neck?

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:12 pm

It's not rocket science , you're getting better O2 uptake, which leads to better all around health, and delivery of 02 to all kinds of places like your scalp. My hair was thinning over the past few yrs and I just put it down to hormones, but has levelled off and even come back a little recently (been on Cpap for almost 2 yrs).

deebatt · Post by **deebatt** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:13 pm

i can see the next infomercial..........selling used cpaps on late nite tv to cure male pattern baldness

selims · Post by **selims** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:48 am

I was referring to body hair and not head hair .... I haven't noticed any change in the rate of my receding hairline, just body fuzz. I don't think that there will be much a waiting line for that side effect

CollegeGirl · Post by **CollegeGirl** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:23 am

selims,
You didn't say if you were male or female. I'm female, and I haven't had this experience. However, since being a person of size is a risk factor for OSA as well as a risk factor for PCOS, if you are a person of size (and female) I'd ask your doctor to check for PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). Women that have it frequently develop more body hair (hirsutism). It's a common side effect of the syndrome. Good luck.

sleepyWI · Post by **sleepyWI** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:40 am

Unfortunately...I seem to be having the opposite experience ....

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:49 am

Selim is a man's name (though I've never heard of Selims).

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:29 am

Julie wrote:Selim is a man's name (though I've never heard of Selims).

But he's another one who posts the exact same thing on two forums.

http://www.apneasupport.org/about9540.html

Haven't figured out just why prople do that......

Den

selims · Post by **selims** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:44 pm

and the reason for posting on two forums is to get as much information as possible.

apnea and body hair

apnea and body hair

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I am male