General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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Sludge
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by Sludge » Thu May 08, 2014 2:31 am
pikov22 wrote:Sludge wrote:pikov22 wrote:I suspect that that was occurring for a period of months, perhaps years. Is it a miracle that I did not have a stroke or a heart attack?
Well, I would not call that a "miracle", per se, cause actually the odds are (were) with you that you would get this far:
OTOH, since the stakes are (were) your life, if you want (wanted) to gamble, IIW(W)Y I'd (have) stick (stuck) to buying Powerball tickets.
What is the source of that graph?
Wisconsin Sleep Cohort:
http://www.journalsleep.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=27213You Kids Have Fun!!
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Sludge
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by Sludge » Thu May 08, 2014 3:29 am
pikov22 wrote:I was diagnosed with OSA at age 77. So if I discontinue my CPAP, I have a 50/50 chance of living until say age 87.
Not exactly. If you can make it to age 50, mortality rate starts decreasing (at least according to Lavie):
http://sleeplab.technion.ac.il/Sleep/Se ... =2&GID=440You Kids Have Fun!!
