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From: Scio, OR
Pleased to meet'cha.
Granted, I'm no longer a thin, athletic type. However when I was younger, up until my early to mid 20's, I was as thin as a rail. I was also a window rattler, as early as anyone can remember.
It is rare, however.
Granted, I'm no longer a thin, athletic type. However when I was younger, up until my early to mid 20's, I was as thin as a rail. I was also a window rattler, as early as anyone can remember.
It is rare, however.
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From: Whittier, CA
Same here. Now I can check that off my list. 
I am not a thin athletic type either. Never was, never will be. I've struggled with being a fat *** my whole life. I have learned that when my weight goes up, my ribs get more bruises mysteriously during the night. As I lose even a few pounds, I sleep with fewer interruptions.
Never been a habitual smoker. But many who have quit say they sleep better, once the worst of the cravings are over.
Not preachin', just sayin' - instead of medical contraptions, think about lifestyle changes.
I am not a thin athletic type either. Never was, never will be. I've struggled with being a fat *** my whole life. I have learned that when my weight goes up, my ribs get more bruises mysteriously during the night. As I lose even a few pounds, I sleep with fewer interruptions.
Never been a habitual smoker. But many who have quit say they sleep better, once the worst of the cravings are over.
Not preachin', just sayin' - instead of medical contraptions, think about lifestyle changes.
Lead Driver
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From: San Diego, CA
Same here. Now I can check that off my list.
I am not a thin athletic type either. Never was, never will be. I've struggled with being a fat *** my whole life. I have learned that when my weight goes up, my ribs get more bruises mysteriously during the night. As I lose even a few pounds, I sleep with fewer interruptions.
Never been a habitual smoker. But many who have quit say they sleep better, once the worst of the cravings are over.
Not preachin', just sayin' - instead of medical contraptions, think about lifestyle changes.
I am not a thin athletic type either. Never was, never will be. I've struggled with being a fat *** my whole life. I have learned that when my weight goes up, my ribs get more bruises mysteriously during the night. As I lose even a few pounds, I sleep with fewer interruptions.
Never been a habitual smoker. But many who have quit say they sleep better, once the worst of the cravings are over.
Not preachin', just sayin' - instead of medical contraptions, think about lifestyle changes.
Now that I'm older and my metabolism isn't what it used to be, my weight tends to have a larger cycle (before I was 30, I was a bean pole). My symptoms are worse as my weight goes up, but even when I'm svelt my apnea is pretty bad too. Not to mention that my wife wore earplugs every night for the first 10 years of our marriage, so she loves the machine!
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From: Louisville,Ky.
Got the CPAP,,,,, "It's like a Christmas Carol in the house,,,,,SILENT NIGHT!"
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From: Blue Hill Township
At any rate, do you feel rested after a good night sleep? Are you drowsy throughout the day?
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From: Panama city, Florida
I used to bring down the house. I was in my 40's and had the sleep test. bad apnea. Got the cpap. slept great. Decided to have surgery because I travel alot and couldn't sleep on airplanes becuase I knew I would snore and embarrass myself. The doctor cut off my uvula, opened the throat opening and removed my tonsils. Usually they remove the adnoids but they didn't take mine. It was the most painful recovery I have ever experienced and I have had major back surgury. Removing the tonsils from adults is very painful. I thought I should have just stayed with the cpap. My friend that told me about this surgury because he had already had it, said if he had told me how bad the recovery was, I wouldn't have done it. He was right. Now, having said all that, It was the best thing I have done. It has probably been atleast 10 yrs and now I still snore some but no where near what it was.
Kelly
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From: Blue Hill Township
I used to bring down the house. I was in my 40's and had the sleep test. bad apnea. Got the cpap. slept great. Decided to have surgery because I travel alot and couldn't sleep on airplanes becuase I knew I would snore and embarrass myself. The doctor cut off my uvula, opened the throat opening and removed my tonsils. Usually they remove the adnoids but they didn't take mine. It was the most painful recovery I have ever experienced and I have had major back surgury. Removing the tonsils from adults is very painful. I thought I should have just stayed with the cpap. My friend that told me about this surgury because he had already had it, said if he had told me how bad the recovery was, I wouldn't have done it. He was right. Now, having said all that, It was the best thing I have done. It has probably been atleast 10 yrs and now I still snore some but no where near what it was.
Kelly
Kelly
Do you feel that you sleep better after the surgery than you did with the cpap? I have narcolepsy but my dad has both apnea and narcolepsy. He uses a cpap machine right now but I would be interested to hear if the surgery made a big difference in comparison to sleeping with the cpap machine.
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From: Panama city, Florida
Actually I think I slept better with the cpap. With all my travelling, it was a real pita. I was more concerned about the snoreing then the apnea. Of course thats not the way it should be but it did help the apnea. I don't know if it stopped it completely, but I don't wake my wife with the snorting trying to start breathing again.
Kelly
Kelly
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