An article of interest Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure

sleepless_in_ny · Post by **sleepless_in_ny** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:53 am

Here is link to an article that was in the Ivanhoe Health newsletter. Seems more and more articles on Sleep Apnea lately.

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_chann ... ryid=13804

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Mon May 29, 2006 3:36 pm

Interesting, ny. It's good to see more and more articles appearing that highlight the seriousness of sleep apnea. Thanks for the link.

roster · Post by **roster** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:33 pm

It is amazing that we have come so far in medicine but something like sleep apnea has largely been overlooked. The article you cite mentions "about half" of patients with congestive heart failure have sleep apnea. When the truth is known they will find out it is more like 85%.

Wait until they find that the general populace can eat double cheeseburgers, fries and milkshakes and not have clogged arteries as long as their sleep apnea is properly treated.

dllfo · Post by **dllfo** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:14 pm

I read an article out of Austrailia, but it had a small sample size, so I didn't
mention it here. The doctor is trying to prove "Vibratory Snores" creates a
problem in the Carotid artery and slows your blood flow down.

They are still working on it. An interesting theory....maybe that is why the
Encore Pro 1.6.22 lists VS on it?? Older versions may not have it.