Sleep Apnea

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:34 am

For those of you who snore ... do yourselves a favor:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ATS/dh/5712

Alex K. · Post by **Alex K.** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:53 am

Snoring is seldom sleep apnoea (English spelling). Sleep apnoea is a cessation of breathing whilst asleep. It is possible for sufferers to cease breathing for up to thirty seconds before starting again. Worst case scenario is to not start again... ever.

Snoring is caused by a number of different problems including sinus-trouble, trachea-obstruction, drinking too much port and sleeping with your gob open like a basking-shark.

Derek T. · Post by **Derek T.** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:30 am

KillerB wrote: Snoring is caused by a number of different problems including sinus-trouble, trachea-obstruction, drinking too much port and sleeping with your gob open like a basking-shark.

I can confirm that the last 2 reasons given by Alex definately work for me

The only time I have had trachea-obstruction is when I fell asleep eating a pizza when I was 17 :?

Derek

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:47 am

Alex,

Which came first the Apnea or the snoring?

Regardless, there is no apnea without snoring, just not possible.

Alex K. · Post by **Alex K.** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:09 am

Snoring is a symptom of Sleep Apnoea. Loud, stop-start snoring. If you are constantly knackered despite full sleeping periods then you may have SA. The reason is that you will be waking up many times during the night and not breathing properly. Normal snoring is different and is more a nuisance than anything dangerous.

Derek T. · Post by **Derek T.** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:47 am

Are there any clinical studies which link port drinking to memory loss?

Poor old Todd can't even remember his name these days, Alex Bridgeman apparently can't remember where he left his computer and I can't remember why I asked this question :?

Derek

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:20 am

Naw, thats just old age creeping in

Alan C. · Post by **Alan C.** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:57 pm

Having Heart Palpatations, Being over weight and having a large neck, plus doing the stop start snoring and feeling generally knackered, I was convinced I had this.
I was wired up for the night but it was showed my oxygen levels never dropped.
So the Clinical Diagnosis was I was just an over-weight guy, with a large neck, Heart Palpatations, who does the stop start snoring and is generally knackered!
That was revealing!!!

Derek T. · Post by **Derek T.** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:56 pm

Alan C wrote:So the Clinical Diagnosis was I was just an over-weight guy, with a large neck, Heart Palpatations, who does the stop start snoring and is generally knackered (that's "generally tired" for anyone outside the UK)
That was revealing!!!

Alan,

When the Doc was running through the lifestyle quesions did you remember to mention that you sit up until 3am most evenings drinking port and messing around with your geeky friends on the internet? Perhaps this would have given the insight he needed to diagnose the cause of the "generally knackered" symptom

Derek

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:10 pm

Dr. Derek, I think you figured it out