Bad News

Shari · Post by **Shari** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:35 pm

socknitster wrote:I know I felt really weird during the two weeks between my titration and getting my machine. It seemed like, well, this is really serious, but lets just take our sweet time here.

I had known for years I snored and had trouble breathing while sleeping. I had my first sleep study done on a Monday, my titration on Tuesday and my machine by Friday. The only time I have gotten anything done quickly. When the sleep lab called me to schedule the titration, she said "It is very important that we get you back in here as soon as possible. You need to be on therapy immediately." Scared the poo out of me. I have not intentionally slept without my hose since that day.

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:20 am

Linda3032 wrote:
Snoredog wrote:I know of 2 people that died from untreated OSA in their sleep, both of them were thin, one was only 27 years old, good friend of my brother in law, the other was only about 45-50 when his mother found him dead the next morning.
Not doubting what you wrote, Dog. But how does one determine that someone died of sleep apnea?

Yes, I know that SA can cause strokes or heart attacks. But can a doctor specifically say it was caused by untreated OSA?

autopsy, pathologists can determine (in most cases) the cause of death, they did in both of these cases. One that had died had a twin brother, he is now on the machine, his father also has OSA, so there was a family history.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:10 am

Here's another story that mentions sleep apnea as a contributing cause of death.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... eheadlines

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 8:13 am

Linda3032 wrote:Thanks Jeff.

It's nice to know that the medical community is mentioning sleep apnea as a contributing factor to death.

How are you doing by the way -- after your surgery?

Hi Linda. Good to see you back around here. Guess the fishing has been good over in Arkansas...lol.

I'm doing good. Nose works like it was designed to and everything has healed up good.

So how have you been?

JeffH

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:31 am

tuna wrote:
socknitster wrote:You might. It depends on how many calories are going in (diet) and how many calories are being expended (exercise)

True, but I did exercise 3+ times a week and reduced calories, but could not loose weight. After becoming a hosehead I have lost 16 pounds.

That is why I mentioned cortisol. Those stress hormones work hard to keep body fat on you because they confuse the body into thinking we are in a struggle to survive. If you are under stress (like from not breathing when you sleep) your body wants to keep weight on you if at all possible in case of famine or other natural disaster. Doesn't make sense in our modern world, but this is the toolset our bodies inherited from our ancestors.

Jen

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