Sleep apnea is no joke… a relative had it so bad they were randomly falling asleep all the time during the day, they were just absurdly sleep deprived. But they were claiming they were “sleeping fine 8 hours a day” and it was nothing. They only got it checked after the whole family refused to get in the car if they were driving and refused to let them babysit. That was the wake up call they needed. (Oddly the whole thing lasted two months total from first symptoms to absurdity and intervention) Now with the CPAP they are doing great again.
When my dad had a TBI, I told the nurses that he had undiagnosed sleep apnea because he wasn’t coherent yet.
Their response? “Oh honey, we know.”
He ran marathons for 40 years, so it’s important to note that sleep apnea isn’t just a weight issue
There’s now a dental appliance you can get that treats sleep apnea so you don’t have to fuck with a CPAP. One of these days I’ll do my impressions for it.
Sleep apnea is no joke… a relative had it so bad they were randomly falling asleep all the time during the day, they were just absurdly sleep deprived. But they were claiming they were “sleeping fine 8 hours a day” and it was nothing. They only got it checked after the whole family refused to get in the car if they were driving and refused to let them babysit. That was the wake up call they needed. (Oddly the whole thing lasted two months total from first symptoms to absurdity and intervention) Now with the CPAP they are doing great again.
I knew someone that died in their 20s from sleep apnea.
That sounds more like central apnea than obstructive apnea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_sleep_apnea
When my dad had a TBI, I told the nurses that he had undiagnosed sleep apnea because he wasn’t coherent yet.
Their response? “Oh honey, we know.”
He ran marathons for 40 years, so it’s important to note that sleep apnea isn’t just a weight issue
There’s now a dental appliance you can get that treats sleep apnea so you don’t have to fuck with a CPAP. One of these days I’ll do my impressions for it.
If your sleep apnea is “light” enough you can get the mouth guard. If it’s bad to worse, it’s either machine or implant.
I’m not talking about the mouth guard. This is a prescription dental appliance for mild to moderate obstructive apnea.