A firefighter in need of help...

Hmm, I really don't know what to do about that. My nose has been pretty much useless when I sleep for as long as I can remember. Even after a nasal spray it will close up shortly after, never having much of a lasting effect. My tongue is huge too, haha, but I think that comes with the territory as I said before, I'm huge.

I really need to get to a doc I think...

OldBearIan wrote:Hmm, I really don't know what to do about that. My nose has been pretty much useless when I sleep for as long as I can remember. Even after a nasal spray it will close up shortly after, never having much of a lasting effect. My tongue is huge too, haha, but I think that comes with the territory as I said before, I'm huge.

I really need to get to a doc I think...

So in your training - "ABC" what does A stand for and why does it come 1st?

Either see a doc or you might be goin somewhere else, sooner rather than later.

Ever have a patient with a stroke?
Early AM heart attack?

Everyone wants to go to heaven,

No one wants to go today.

Haha, nice one. Yes, a is for airway, I get it. Actually it was just a call the other day that I was on that made me rethink my procrastination on this issue. 50-something male, CHF, dead in his house, alone. Right next to him was a CPAP machine. No he didn't die from not using it, but his cardiac complications could have been caused or just merely exacerbated by the fact that he had sleep apnea. I realize the danger in this, I do. It honestly scared me a bit, enough to poke around here...

I just didn't really know where to start, I felt because I was young and a non-snorer that my persistent drowsiness was either related to my career choice or just a figment of my imagination. And I hate doctors, ha ha, did I mention that yet? I'm not the patient, I'm the healthcare provider. Plus I spend most of my time in ambulances and hospitals so I really like to stay away on my off days as much as possible. It's a stupid mindset that I need to get over. I know.

Without O2 nothing else matters, so start there

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HTH

obtw - can't breath thru the nose + BIG tongue = the only time you will NOT snore is when you are NOT breathing.
You don't hear it cuz you are sleeping.
Questions?

Can I take out life insurance on you?