Sleep Apnea
- Tinkerbell
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Sleep Apnea
The last few nights I have awoken feeling like I was holding my breath and gasping for air. I am not sure that I always do this or if this is something new that I am doing!! Has this happened to anyone else out there ?? This sure does not help out our already low oxygen levels
I observed my husband doing this for years and he finally went to a sleep specialist and was diagnosed with sleep apnea. He has to use a bi-pap machine now at night. I think it could really help you to go and get the study done. He hasn't slept so good in years. It's very taxing on the heart to let it go.
Re: Sleep Apnea
I have a family member that has sleep apnea. Your symptoms sound similar. They now use a CPAP machine and are doing better. I would follow the recommendation to get referred to a sleep clinic to get tested.Tinkerbell wrote:The last few nights I have awoken feeling like I was holding my breath and gasping for air. I am not sure that I always do this or if this is something new that I am doing!! Has this happened to anyone else out there ?? This sure does not help out our already low oxygen levels
NHE
Here a study on the causes of AlsCece wrote:MS can cause sleep apnea, this is worth getting checked out, and you are absolutely right about the oxygen levels, especially if CCSVI is worse when we are lying down because that is when the jugulars are most needed.
(Hazards of Hypoxia - the cause is the cure)
http://www.als.net/forum/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=48608
It suggests that stop breathing during sleep a role in hypoxia, which means that sleep apnea may be cause of the disease, not the result of it .
What do you think?
It's very interesting, sara-sama. It suggests that people with ALS have a different response to hypoxia than healthy people. If a person has CCSVI, the resulting hypoxia could be a promoter of other neurological conditions too, such as ALS if there is this odd response to hypoxia in ALS.
I never hear of people going to sleep studies and learning they don't have sleep apnea. I'm sure it happens. But I think by the time someone makes the effort to go, it's because they really need help.
I never hear of people going to sleep studies and learning they don't have sleep apnea. I'm sure it happens. But I think by the time someone makes the effort to go, it's because they really need help.
I think that only applies to one of the two forms - there's one which is physical, mechanical and one which is neurological. Since I'm a slim non-snorer too then I guess that I had the neurological version. I'd realise as I was sleeping that I wasn't breathing and it felt as though I was willing myself to wake up, which I did gasping. Can't test what was going on now since it doesn't happen any more, like I say (at least not that I'm aware of.)IHateMS wrote:i have sleep apnea.
i use a cpap... dx the same year as ms 1999.
many people assume only heavy ppl have sleep apnea. not true. many ppl assume only loud snorers have apnea. not true.
Perhaps I should set up a tripod and film myself asleep with the camera set to time lapse? I tell you what though, I'm willing to bet anyone any amount of money that I won't get round to it.
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Here's a recent thread on this topic--
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopic-15280-da ... eep-0.html
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopic-15280-da ... eep-0.html
Husband dx RRMS 3/07
dx dual jugular vein stenosis (CCSVI) 4/09
http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com
dx dual jugular vein stenosis (CCSVI) 4/09
http://ccsviinms.blogspot.com
Thanks! I missed that completely, very interesting. And thanks Cece - you could publish that thread as as a medical review!cheerleader wrote:Here's a recent thread on this topic--
http://www.thisisms.com/ftopic-15280-da ... eep-0.html
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Sleep apnea
I have a rather severe case of mixed (both obstructive and central) sleep apnea. On my sleep study, I had 97 apneic episodes recorded per hour. I've been on bipap for the last three to four years (after refusing to have a sleep study for many years) and it really made a huge difference for me. It took several episodes of me waking up while driving on the wrong side of the road to realize just how dangerous this was.
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