carbonman wrote: ....you may, in reality, not be a candidate for this type of PT.
You really have a grasp of this concept and
your initiative is providing a stellar example for all of us to follow.
**laughing**jnk wrote:It's a good sign.quietmorning wrote:My husband just brought me a cup of coffee . . . with a very weird look on his face.
'cause I forgot to get myself a cup of coffee.
heh.
Effective PAP therapy can lessen the need for coffee.
If I remember correctly.
DreamStalker wrote:Uhhh ... in case somebody forgets.LSAT wrote:And why would we want to know this ??
I used to race in my late twenties and through out my thirties. . .how I miss it.carbonman wrote:OSA has wreaked havoc on my brain.quietmorning wrote: - or it gets too scary.
I provide physical therapy for it, just as I do for pulled muscles.
As I have become educated to dementia/alzheimers one thing
really caught my attention. As brain cells are effected and die
the synapses that connected them become useless.....and memory/brain
function fails. One school of thought suggests that as we grow older
we need to create new synapses. Then, as the damaged cells fail, the wonder
that is our brain will look for other path ways-synapses to compensate.
How do you create new synapses? Learn to do new things.
I am teaching myself how to do everyday things w/my left hand.
Using a screw driver, brushing my teeth....anything.
I also got an app for my Kindle called Mind Games. It has about 15 different
games that exercise your brain. They are fun and a challenge. There are lots of
things available for exercising your brain.
Just like your body, if you don't use it....you'll lose it.
I'll see you on the road.
can so relate.jnk wrote:I have, however, used a toothbrush when I had a screw loose.carbonman wrote:This is precisely why it is such excellent brain therapy.DreamStalker wrote:I never tried to learn to brush my teeth with a screw driver. :
DreamStalker, I'm dying over here with tears - laughing so hard!!DreamStalker wrote:Just wait til I learn to use this tooth brush with my left hand.carbonman wrote:I reiterate:DreamStalker wrote:
This brain excerise stuff is working wonders already.
My what a long, strange trip it continues to be. :mrgreen
VVV wrote:LSAT wrote:And why would we want to know this ??
I can't remember.
As usual it will come to me 15 minutes after I walk away from this computer.
I always know I'm forgetting that there's something I should be remembering when my husband asks me what my AHI score was last night. :-/logicalditz wrote:I can relate. I forget everything, drives my hubby crazy! I tend to wonder around my house in a confused daze.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!BlackSpinner wrote:For me, about a month or two into this therapy, a lot of my memory functions came back. Except for rote memory, which was never much there since a major health event at 13.
I prefer one of the interchangeable screwdrivers where you flip the bit in and out. But nail guns get my vote any day! Raurrrrr! Whap! Whap! Whap! Whap! Whap! Whap!
That's been on my mind a lot lately. I do a lot of very detailed work, and if I miss something it's a BIG issue. Between not being alert enough and not remembering what to do next. . .I'm really worried about this.GayleM wrote:I suspect that the forgetfulness is the real reason why I lost my job last June.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 091922.htm"Patients with OSA often complain of daily forgetfulness, eg, losing their keys, forgetting phone numbers, or forgetting to complete daily tasks," said senior study author Mark S. Aloia, PhD, National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, CO, who conducted his research while at Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI. "Where memory is concerned, we may have the ability to reverse some of the impairments by providing effective and consistent use of CPAP treatment."
http://neurores.wdfiles.com/local--file ... athing.pdf"During the day, she felt tired and had difficulty concentrating and remembering tasks. . . . After 6 weeks of using CPAP, she reported significantly improved symptoms. She initially had difficulty falling asleep with CPAP but was now using it for 8 hours nightly with refreshing sleep and improved subjective memory and concentration."-- "Sleep-Disordered Breathing,"Lori Panossian, MD, MS; Joseph Daley, MD, PhD.
Yes, I am REALLY looking forward to getting this stuff straightened out. I like using my brain. . . a lot.jnk wrote:Some say that getting memory back as an OSA patient is all about (1) effectiveness of therapy and (2) adherence:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 091922.htm"Patients with OSA often complain of daily forgetfulness, eg, losing their keys, forgetting phone numbers, or forgetting to complete daily tasks," said senior study author Mark S. Aloia, PhD, National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, CO, who conducted his research while at Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI. "Where memory is concerned, we may have the ability to reverse some of the impairments by providing effective and consistent use of CPAP treatment."
"Case 5-1" on pages 89 and 90 of this recent overview may be encouraging:
http://neurores.wdfiles.com/local--file ... athing.pdf"During the day, she felt tired and had difficulty concentrating and remembering tasks. . . . After 6 weeks of using CPAP, she reported significantly improved symptoms. She initially had difficulty falling asleep with CPAP but was now using it for 8 hours nightly with refreshing sleep and improved subjective memory and concentration."-- "Sleep-Disordered Breathing,"Lori Panossian, MD, MS; Joseph Daley, MD, PhD.
My work was very detailed, also. Input for billing & payroll. I don't think that the explanation they gave me (drop in productivity level) was right, because I kept track of my numbers. Probably more likely "drop in quality of productivity". I would start getting drowsy around 11 or 11:30 & figured it was me getting hungry for lunch. But then after lunch I would still be drowsy. After I got laid off & was at home all the time, it gradually got worse. I'd get up in the morning (with the major headache), go sit in my recliner with my cup of coffee, and would be asleep again with my chin on my chest within minutes. My husband finally talked me into getting the sleep study in November, and I started sleeping with a machine November 30. I'm feeling much more alert, but still haven't seen any increase in energy (which I badly need). Going for my first job interview on Monday!!quietmorning wrote:That's been on my mind a lot lately. I do a lot of very detailed work, and if I miss something it's a BIG issue. Between not being alert enough and not remembering what to do next. . .I'm really worried about this.GayleM wrote:I suspect that the forgetfulness is the real reason why I lost my job last June.
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