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    Sounds like fun. I go in next month for one

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovbyts View Post
    Sounds like fun. I go in next month for one
    What causes sleep apnea my ex had that too...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ElectraMaddox View Post
    What causes sleep apnea my ex had that too...
    it's not well understood how some get it and others seem immune from it.

    some triggers are:

    drinking
    age
    overweight

    there are two types

    1) an actual blockage
    2) your brain perceives there is a blockage when really there isn't

    @1 is the most common, i think over 95%

    my doc called me, as i turned down the first sleep study, and he explained to me that in a single one hour period, i stopped breathing 43x.

    no wonder why i feel freaking tired all the time

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    Quote Originally Posted by ElectraMaddox

    What causes sleep apnea my ex had that too...
    Your tongue blocks your throat so your unable to get air,also they say if you have broad shoulders. They also said if your overweight.. Your jaw
    Misaligned..

    I started to get the symptoms while I was in shape weird...

    In 1 hour I had 93 sleep episodes

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    Quote Originally Posted by FONZY007 View Post
    Your tongue blocks your throat so your unable to get air,also they say if you have broad shoulders. They also said if your overweight.. Your jaw
    Misaligned..

    I started to get the symptoms while I was in shape weird...

    In 1 hour I had 93 sleep episodes
    93?

    my doc said mine was sever with only 43

    shortly after coming back from afghanistan, i was napping on the couch in the middle of the day. my kids panicked because they heard me stop breathing, and then didn't breath for about a minute. then i fought/scrambled to catch my next breath. they thought i was suffocating!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Times Roman

    93?

    my doc said mine was sever with only 43

    shortly after coming back from afghanistan, i was napping on the couch in the middle of the day. my kids panicked because they heard me stop breathing, and then didn't breath for about a minute. then i fought/scrambled to catch my next breath. they thought i was suffocating!
    Yea I had knee surgery and one night I woke up gasping for air called and went in

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    Quote Originally Posted by ElectraMaddox View Post
    What causes sleep apnea my ex had that too...
    Sleep apnea can affect anyone at any age, even children. Risk factors for sleep apnea include:

    Being male
    Being overweight
    Being over age 40
    Having a large neck size (17 inches or greater in men and 16 inches or greater in women)
    Having large tonsils, a large tongue, or a small jaw bone
    Having a family history of sleep apnea
    Gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD
    Nasal obstruction due to a deviated septum, allergies, or sinus problems



    If left untreated, sleep apnea can result in a growing number of health problems, including:

    High blood pressure
    Stroke
    Heart failure, irregular heart beats, and heart attacks
    Diabetes
    Depression
    Worsening of ADHD

    In addition, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for poor performance in everyday activities, such as at work and school, motor vehicle crashes, and academic underachievement in children and adolescents.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Capebuffalo View Post
    Sleep apnea can affect anyone at any age, even children. Risk factors for sleep apnea include:

    Being male
    Being overweight
    Being over age 40
    Having a large neck size (17 inches or greater in men and 16 inches or greater in women)
    Having large tonsils, a large tongue, or a small jaw bone
    Having a family history of sleep apnea
    Gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD
    Nasal obstruction due to a deviated septum, allergies, or sinus problems



    If left untreated, sleep apnea can result in a growing number of health problems, including:

    High blood pressure
    Stroke
    Heart failure, irregular heart beats, and heart attacks
    Diabetes
    Depression
    Worsening of ADHD

    In addition, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for poor performance in everyday activities, such as at work and school, motor vehicle crashes, and academic underachievement in children and adolescents.
    Its the most sexiest disorder i have heard of!

    Also cant it cause death eventually to if untreated?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Capebuffalo View Post
    Having a large neck size (17 inches or greater in men and 16 inches or greater in women).
    That sucks, Im sitting around 19

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    Quote Originally Posted by Knockout_Power View Post
    That sucks, Im sitting around 19
    18.5. Where did that come from? Has to hold my big head up I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Capebuffalo View Post
    18.5. Where did that come from? Has to hold my big head up I guess.
    same, my head is way too big for my body, when I played football in highschool I wore the same size helmets as the guys almost twice my weight and a lot taller.... actually, my upper body is built the same way... I think my girlfriend pointed out that for such a large torso, Im really not well developed below the waste... Whatever the hell that means

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    Quote Originally Posted by Knockout_Power View Post
    same, my head is way too big for my body, when I played football in highschool I wore the same size helmets as the guys almost twice my weight and a lot taller.... actually, my upper body is built the same way... I think my girlfriend pointed out that for such a large torso, Im really not well developed below the waste... Whatever the hell that means
    Women. Can't live with them ... Pass the beer nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MuscleInk View Post
    Nearly 1 in every 25 men and 1 in every 40 women approximately, suffer from sleep apnea and often are asymptomatic.

    Muscle Ink - Sent from my iPhone
    IF YOU define "man" as male and 18+ then maybe. it really jumps when you define it as male and 40+. Had a meeting a few weeks ago, and almost every male in the room had it....

    Quote Originally Posted by Capebuffalo View Post
    Surgery is the last resort and doesn't have a high success rate. But imagine waking in the morning feeling like a over filled ballon. Are you using the face mask or the snorkel. ?
    full face mask... piece of shit!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Knockout_Power View Post
    Pffft, ey, yo, Guidos my cousins man, yo...
    actually, he's selling girl scout cookies. a box costs $1,000, and it's "highly" encouraged you buy several....

    Quote Originally Posted by Knockout_Power View Post
    same, my head is way too big for my body, when I played football in highschool I wore the same size helmets as the guys almost twice my weight and a lot taller.... actually, my upper body is built the same way... I think my girlfriend pointed out that for such a large torso, Im really not well developed below the waste... Whatever the hell that means
    ouch! talk about hitting below the bbelt.

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