Great story, thanks for sharing! It can be quite a challenge for some as you've so clearly stated.Ohio apnea wrote:...
Apnea recovery
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Never, never, never, never say never.
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carbonman wrote:Muse-Inc wrote: My short-term memory has been the slowest to recover and I'm still challenged in this area.
FYI-
I just happened to stumble onto this.
When I got my Vista system it had Mahjong Solitare game on it.
Mahjong Solitare involves a bunch of tiles w/different pictures
and symbols on them. The object is to remove the tiles by matching
pairs of alike tiles. The games comes w/different configurations of tiles.
I tried it a few times and found it to be very difficult.
It would take hours and many trys to complete a game.
...but, it kind of became a challenge.
As I continue to play, I'm getting better and faster....
I also realized that my short term memory is improving.
My record now for completing a board is 7.5 min.
A bit of research reveals that there is a school of thought
that this game can, in fact, improve your memory.
It requires focus, concentration, an eye for detail and
.....good short term memory.
It is exercise for your brain.
Check it out.
The AARP website has several versions of Mahjong in their games section (free). One of them is a 3 dimensional Mahjong. I try to play it for a little while each day. I believe they have them there for just the reason that you mention.
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This is a response to Spirit--
Your CPAP is controlling your obstructive sleep apnea and is keeping your heart, brain, and other organs oxygenated and under much less chemical and hormonal stress. There are, anywhere in the literature, from 15-25% of OSA patients with residual sleepiness despite being on treatment well controlling for obstructive sleep apnea (whether it be CPAP, mandibular mouthguard, or surgery). This is still poorly understood and under clinical research. There may be other sleep related conditions, medical conditions, etc which will also contribute to daytime sleepiness. Medications used for narcolepsy such as Provigil, Nuvigil, etc are FDA approved for patients with OSA on CPAP therapy.
I am a physician assistant in an ENT/Sleep Medicine clinic who treats all of our CPAP patients.
Hope this helps!
Your CPAP is controlling your obstructive sleep apnea and is keeping your heart, brain, and other organs oxygenated and under much less chemical and hormonal stress. There are, anywhere in the literature, from 15-25% of OSA patients with residual sleepiness despite being on treatment well controlling for obstructive sleep apnea (whether it be CPAP, mandibular mouthguard, or surgery). This is still poorly understood and under clinical research. There may be other sleep related conditions, medical conditions, etc which will also contribute to daytime sleepiness. Medications used for narcolepsy such as Provigil, Nuvigil, etc are FDA approved for patients with OSA on CPAP therapy.
I am a physician assistant in an ENT/Sleep Medicine clinic who treats all of our CPAP patients.
Hope this helps!
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I also think part of the reason people with narcolepsy take medication is because while OSA people are tired, sleepy, 'out of it' a lot, narcoleptic attacks can be instantaneous, with complete collapse of the body and wakefulness - a 'crash' situation, and not something you'd want to have on the bus or in a boardroom. People with apnea may seem to pass out in front of TV, but really they probably should have turned in a lot earlier , and most of the time are in a position to excuse themselves when tired, and go off to sleep in a normal way.