Question by moranacus: Anyone Have A Serious Sleep Problem? Does anyone else have a serious sleep problem? The VA finally diagnoised me as having Sleep Apnea and I’m using a CPAP machine but my problem is still getting worse. My doctor keeps telling me that the CPAP machine will help my problem but I believe [...]
Question by mairzydoatz: CPAP question ……….? Is it true that a person who once had a head injury, or has an aortic arch aneurysm, ought not use a CPAP machine for sleep apnea? Best answer: Answer by PookeygirlI never heard of anything like that. In fact sleep apnea can cause sudden death due to lack [...]
Question by : Why cant i sleep at night? When i lay down to go to sleep, i just cant seem to fall asleep. i am a bit overweight, and my mother just passed away. i am 48 years old. i just stay up all night just thinking and thinking and thinking. when i do [...]
Question by OneOfTheGoodOnes: Can anyone recommend treatments of sleep apnea? I live in Seattle. My sleep doctor has prescribed a Bi-PAP and I use it, but he will not do his job. He knows it isn’t producing good results. He mentions no “out-of-network” providers or alternatives. He doesn’t address all the problems I’m having. I [...]
Question by wink_400: What is this shocking feeling on or in my tongue? I have sleep apnea and wear a cpap machine at night. For the past couple of weeks I have been getting this shock feeling on my tongue. It wakes me up. Sometimes it hurts really bad and other times not so much. [...]
Question by : is there a procedure to see if the nostril airway is blocked or narrow? all the way down the throat. my cpap for sleep apnea is set on a high number but i still cant get much air. so its useless for me. m45 Best answer: Answer by DukeFor direct imaging, endoscopy [...]
Question by Cindy D: New CPAP machines–do you know what they are called? My mother was telling me today that she has heard on the news recently about a new KIND of CPAP machine for sleep apnea. Do you know what it’s called, or anything about it? I tried to Google it, but I don’t [...]
Question by star_north_2006: I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea in 2001…? I had surgery to remove my tonsils and uvula three weeks ago to make more room for airflow. Prior to the surgery I was wearing a CPAP for six years. I am still experiencing discomfort and there are a couple of areas that haven’t [...]
Question by betty r: Is it safe to use a cpap machine without a doctors prescription, even if you have all the symtoms .? I have no insurance. My doctor has been wanting to send me for the sleep testing for the sleep apnea. I snore badly, sleep only 1 to 2 hours at a [...]
Question by ablekominsky: My sleep habits are the worst. How do I change my life around? Actually, I know the standard answers. Get a good routine going, go to bed at same hour and up at same hour every day, good diet, exercise, relaxation, blah blah blah. The trouble is I am now 73 and [...]