sleeping problems anyone

[Rooster71]

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Sleep apnea. I have asked my doctor about this. He didn't seem concerned.

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What questions did he ask you? What did you tell him?

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Is there anyway to tell you suffer from this with out going to a sleep clinic?

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A sleep study provides an accurate and firm diagnosis. But you can look at different things and get a pretty good idea if you have sleep apnea without having a sleep study. Do you have morning headaches? Do you frequently wake up sweating? What is your height/weight? There is plenty of info on the web about this.

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Do the nose strips help to stop apnea?

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I just had UPPP and tongue reduction surgeries for sleep apnea, yesterday. I posted about this a while back. I promised to provide updates regarding results. But as of right now it is too early to tell. But I can say for sure that even with all of the pain, my breathing feels more free throughout my throat/head.

Sorry if my response seems clouded, I am heavily under the influence of liquid Lortab.

-Rooster

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Sleep apnea. I have asked my doctor about this. He didn't seem concerned. Is there anyway to tell you suffer from this with out going to a sleep clinic? Do the nose strips help to stop apnea?

Keep the ideas coming.

Sparro

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I tried the nose strips but they didnt seem to stay on at night and they didnt open up the nasal passages like Nozovent or sinus cones did. I think that oxggen intake during sleep is overlooked. I am impressed by how much better sleep I now get with the extra oxygen.

I used to read poker and watch the Sklansky seminar video before bed but I would just stay up and think about poker and not sleep enough lol..but now reading sports autobiographies before bed work well for me

Has anyone tried smoking marijuana to help them goto sleep? I mean I don't really have any sleeping problems but I know this stuff makes me lazy and really tired, and easly goto sleep.
Just a suggestion, not saying smoke every night before bed.. but hey some people do and it works.

Rooster,

Please accept my symptathies as I pity anybody recovering from an invasive sleep apnea surgery. At least your pain is being managed ;-) I had the uvulaplasty (spelling?) with tonsillectomy and biopsy. The doctor told me I'd want [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]to kill her because she wouldn't be able to treat the post-op pain aggressively as it 'inferfere with the gauge relfex.' I got Motrin and a maximum of one tylenol 3 every 6 hours! This was later upped to 1-2 tablets after the nurses complained I looked too pain-ridden. Anyways, at least your pain is being properly managed as this, in the words of the doctor, 'is one of the most vulgar and painful surgeries known.' It feels like you have a severe case of strep for 2 weeks and then it just feels like strep throat for 2 weeks.

Here's the bad news: other doctors told me after the surgery that the surgery was generally ineffective! I think they generally stick with CPAP. However, I can't stand CPAP and refused it no matter what (I can't sleep with it on). Also, I don't know if the surgery really was warranted in my case as the last neurologist said it looked more like narcolepsy. I do need another sleep study as I couldn't sleep on my most recent 2 trials.

Good news: The only noise I make at night is my wheezing and occasional heavy breathing from asthma. I no longer SNORE! Not snoring was worth the misery and cost of the surgery.

I hope your recovery proceeds well and you obtain some measure of relief from your sleep disorder. Good luck!

JeffreyREBT [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[FrankStallone]

Sleep cd's that have a low freq. hum that gradually slow down got me in a routine and then I was fine. good luck.