Problems With Sleep

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Is sleep apnea a real problem, or is the doctor trying to scam me ...

My doctor, who’s new because I moved, referred me to a “sleep specialist” because I told him I snored heavily, am often tired during the day, and am overweight. The sleep specialist, after having me sleep with a bunch of wires strapped to me for a night, diagnosed me with “obstructive sleep apnea”, and is telling me I need a breathing machine for when I sleep at night as treatment. Also, he’s told me all sorts of stuff about health risks from the apnea: I’ll get to being fatigued to the point of narcolepsy, I’m at even more risk for an early heart attack, even though I’ve started going to the gym I won’t be able to lose weight, etc.

Now, what I want to know is, are there really health risks from sleep apnea, and is it a real problem, or is it just some sort of medical fad or scam?

Best answer:

Answer by OaklandA’sfannn

it’s not a scam, it’s definitely a real disease that you could have. it’s most dangerous because it’s characterized by the pausing of breathing during sleep. which obviously isn’t good. it was in the curriculum in my psychology class.

i don’t know what the normal treatments for it are though. maybe this page will be helpful.

No it is not a scam. I have it. When they discovered that I wasn’t just a snorer (I hadn’t even heard of sleep apnea at that time) my heart had already begun to enlarge. That was about ten yrs ago or so. It is night and day how I feel physically now that I am actually sleeping all night long. When they monitor you at the sleep place, they actually keep track of your blood oxygen level, so it is on record… not a scam. CPAP is really not so bad to get used to. Just remember get one with the humidifier attachment (insist on it in fact) and keep it clean and you’ll do fine.

Sleep apnea is a real problem and it can become fatal (i should know this because i did a research project on it for school plus my dad has it). If you don’t use the machine then you could intensify your condition (stroke, heart attack… ect). Just continue going to the gym and don’t drink (ultimate it if possible). Hope this helped!

Yes it is a real problem. People have actually died in their sleep because of it. Sleep Apnea is where you actually stop breathing for short periods of time during the night. Your oxygen saturation actually goes down to dangerous levels during the night since you stop breathing here and there. It’s like holding your breath while you sleep. My husband has this, when he stops breathing it actually wakes me, and I give him a shake, he jolts into breathing again. You would be wise to do as your doctor recommends.

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