General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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professor
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by professor » Wed Sep 28, 2016 12:07 pm
SewTired wrote:You'd need to see a specialized doctor for this, but a pulmonologist would be a start.
I think what you are thinking of is called a tracheostomy. My late SIL had a tracheostomy because she stopped breathing almost entirely when sleeping, due to adult onset muscular dystrophy. There may be alternatives to this if your muscles work perfectly fine. Keep in mind that it doesn't have to be permanent. They sealed up her tracheostomy about a year later, but she remained on a home ventilator at night. Both of these require an RN, but if your health is deteriorating, it may be applicable with your health coverage. I don't know the actual details of either of these as I was never her caregiver.
that's fascinating was your sister on a ventilator with a trach or just a trach alone? I'd imagine that you'd need a ventilator if you don't breathe. I have central apnea so it's very similar I stop breathing there's no signal from the brain to breathe
