Apneas
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Apneas
Wow! I put my card in my computer this morning and it said I had 500 apneas last night. Then, on the little picture of myself, it had little x's over my eyes. Now it won't let me download any more stuff because it thinks I'm dead. At first I was scared, but then I realized I'm not dead. My grandma said I sounded like a wounded pig last night in my sleep. She hates computers and robots and anything electric with arms and she says I should throw that CPAPer in the garbage or bury it in the backyard. Anyways, I'm gonna try again tonight and this time I'm gonna count my apneas and see if that machine is right. What is an apnea?
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Frequently Asked Questions---taken from Cpap.com
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a condition in which a patients breathing passage seals during sleep, causing the patient to stop breathing. Apnea is Latin for “without breath”. The body responds to this lack of oxygen by arousing, or waking from sleep. This cycle leads to the patient being unable to get the needed quantity of restful sleep and results in:
Constant Fatigue
Difficulty Focusing
Irritability
Untreated Sleep Apnea is potentially fatal and frequently results in the following serious health problems:
Heart Attacks
Strokes
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
A Polysomnogram, or Sleep Study, measures many key metrics while you sleep. These metrics are used to determine if you have Sleep Apnea.
Just out of curiosity how did you come by the machine and software to interpret your results if you don't know what apneas are?
Just wondering if you're doing some "leg-pulling?"
After looking back at some previous posts by Rodrugg:
Neversleeps wrote:
Frequently Asked Questions---taken from Cpap.com
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a condition in which a patients breathing passage seals during sleep, causing the patient to stop breathing. Apnea is Latin for “without breath”. The body responds to this lack of oxygen by arousing, or waking from sleep. This cycle leads to the patient being unable to get the needed quantity of restful sleep and results in:
Constant Fatigue
Difficulty Focusing
Irritability
Untreated Sleep Apnea is potentially fatal and frequently results in the following serious health problems:
Heart Attacks
Strokes
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
It would be unlikely that you could count your apneas as these occur while you're sleeping and causes you to arouse somewhat, but I think you will need a sleep study to perform this accurately for you.RodruggI'm gonna count my apneas and see if that machine is right. What is an apnea?
A Polysomnogram, or Sleep Study, measures many key metrics while you sleep. These metrics are used to determine if you have Sleep Apnea.
Just out of curiosity how did you come by the machine and software to interpret your results if you don't know what apneas are?
Just wondering if you're doing some "leg-pulling?"
After looking back at some previous posts by Rodrugg:
Neversleeps wrote:
Not only was the troll fed, he was taken seriously!!! OH NO!!!! Heaven help us now....
Carley 
"If God has brought me to it, He will bring me through it"--
"If God has brought me to it, He will bring me through it"--
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