OSA and slow-eating related ???

snamvar · Post by **snamvar** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:24 pm

Hi,
I had noticed for a long time that I am a fairly slow eater compare to most of my friends and family. I just have to chew the food real thoroughly before I swallow. I was diagnosed with OSA last year and been on CPAP for a while.
Are all of us who have OSA slow eaters?? It seems that most of us have excess tissue at the back of out throats and that is also where the food goes down?
Just curious

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:48 pm

I hate to say it but I've been acused of scarfing my food down. It occasionaly gets stuck in my apneatic throat.

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:09 pm

I have the same problem as Wader.

Waverly

snamvar · Post by **snamvar** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:11 pm

Hi,
I guess "scarfing my food down" means eating real fast. Right?Sorry, English is my 2nd language.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:16 pm

snamvar,

You got it!... As fast as I can shovel it in.

See, your english isn't as bad as you thought.

Fly Guy · Post by **Fly Guy** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:31 pm

I only have that problem on long layovers at the airport. Makes me fall asleep above 29000 ft when the autopilot is on.....ZzzzzZzzzZzzz