Sleep Apnea

pillars of hercules

pillars of hercules

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I've just been diagnosed with this and wondered if anyone else had any experience with it. Apparently I stop breathing on average 22 times per hour when asleep :eek: which gave me a bit of a shock.
 


Yep.. had crap for about 15 yrs now. Depending how it affects your day to day life the crap machine can be life changing... it's a pain in the arse at first but soon becomes 2nd nature.. good luck with it..
Cpap that should say
 
I think an operation is available. I think somebodies weight is considered before they operate though.
 
Aye mate, mrs complained about my snoring at first . But I was constantly tired, in from work sleep, have tea sleep, showered sleep... any spare minute I'd sleep... went to see about snoring and Mrs g mentioned I stop breathing and choke while I sleep.. got a sleep study done and I was diagnosed..
 
gegsongegsonlegs said:
Aye mate, mrs complained about my snoring at first . But I was constantly tired, in from work sleep, have tea sleep, showered sleep... any spare minute I'd sleep... went to see about snoring and Mrs g mentioned I stop breathing and choke while I sleep.. got a sleep study done and I was diagnosed..
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I went to the doctors feeling light headed and constantly tired. I passed out and apparently stopped breathing for 5 minutes. Got blue lighted to hospital with a suspected cardiac arrest and then told my heart was fine and discharged.

I had one of those sleep studies and got my results on Friday. I thought I had a brain tumour tbh :lol: so I can live with this. The doctor said the machine would be life changing.
 
gegsongegsonlegs said:
Aye mate, mrs complained about my snoring at first . But I was constantly tired, in from work sleep, have tea sleep, showered sleep... any spare minute I'd sleep... went to see about snoring and Mrs g mentioned I stop breathing and choke while I sleep.. got a sleep study done and I was diagnosed..
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I`ve been thinking about this for a while. What you have described here is exactly how I feel. I`m certainly thinking about getting checked out. I am always so tired.
 
My wife was diagnosed with sleep apnoea over a year ago. Was told that stops breathing between 60-80 times an hour. She had to inform the DVA who took her license off her while she was undergoing investigation. She got a CPAP machine and got her license back 7 months later. CPAP machine has made a definite improvement in her quality of life. Not as tired now and has more energy. She only stops breathing on average 5 times an hour now.

She struggled with the mask of the CPAP machine for about a month but persevered and now it is just her normal bedtime routine.
 
Albay3037 said:
My wife was diagnosed with sleep apnoea over a year ago. Was told that stops breathing between 60-80 times an hour. She had to inform the DVA who took her license off her while she was undergoing investigation. She got a CPAP machine and got her license back 7 months later. CPAP machine has made a definite improvement in her quality of life. Not as tired now and has more energy. She only stops breathing on average 5 times an hour now.

She struggled with the mask of the CPAP machine for about a month but persevered and now it is just her normal bedtime routine.
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I think the hospital automatically informs the DVLA but when I asked the doctor if I would lose my license he said no because the machine would help massively.
 
pillars of hercules said:
I think the hospital automatically informs the DVLA but when I asked the doctor if I would lose my license he said no because the machine would help massively.
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The hospital doesn’t inform the DVA, my wife had to do that and they wrote to her GP etc. Apparently there are a lot people who have sleep apnoea and still drive even though they shouldn’t be until they are cleared. You also have to let your insurance know that you have sleep apnoea just in case anything happens while driving.

Mind you she had severe sleep apnoea which was probably why she had to do those things.

Detailed DVLA Guidance for UK Drivers with Sleep Apnoea - Updated 23rd Jan 2019 - Sleep Apnoea Trust

SATA’s detailed guidance for UK drivers with sleep apnoea is now downloadable as a pdf: SATA Detailed DVLA Guidance for UK Drivers with Sleep Apnoea – Jan 2019 The information is complex and needs to be read in detail and...
www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org
 
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Napoleon Dynamite said:
My son was diagnosed with it when he was about 4 or 5

Tonsils and adenoids out, was queer to watch mind when he was sleeping
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Same with my young un. He still wasn’t walking at 18 months old and this was the root cause. He basically wasn’t developing properly due the effort he had to put in through the night. 6 months of CPAP then tonsils & adenoids out and he was sorted. Adenoids grew back so he had them out 6 years later.
 
pillars of hercules said:
I went to the doctors feeling light headed and constantly tired. I passed out and apparently stopped breathing for 5 minutes. Got blue lighted to hospital with a suspected cardiac arrest and then told my heart was fine and discharged.

I had one of those sleep studies and got my results on Friday. I thought I had a brain tumour tbh :lol: so I can live with this. The doctor said the machine would be life changing.
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f***ing hell mate.
I sleep like a l
 
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pillars of hercules said:
I've just been diagnosed with this and wondered if anyone else had any experience with it. Apparently I stop breathing on average 22 times per hour when asleep :eek: which gave me a bit of a shock.
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You have to inform the DVLA if you are a driver. As long as it’s controlled there are no problems with them. I was falling asleep at the wheel before I got a cpap machine

If you are Sunderland hospital based , you can nip to there and get the mask and/or machine changed regularly, without making an appointment.

very nice there are in that section of the hospital in my experience with them

the hospital doesn’t inform the DVLA, data protection and that, the person themselves has to do it. Iirc it’s all done online
 
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Albay3037 said:
The hospital doesn’t inform the DVA, my wife had to do that and they wrote to her GP etc. Apparently there are a lot people who have sleep apnoea and still drive even though they shouldn’t be until they are cleared. You also have to let your insurance know that you have sleep apnoea just in case anything happens while driving.

Mind you she had severe sleep apnoea which was probably why she had to do those things.

Detailed DVLA Guidance for UK Drivers with Sleep Apnoea - Updated 23rd Jan 2019 - Sleep Apnoea Trust

SATA’s detailed guidance for UK drivers with sleep apnoea is now downloadable as a pdf: SATA Detailed DVLA Guidance for UK Drivers with Sleep Apnoea – Jan 2019 The information is complex and needs to be read in detail and...
www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org
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There was a DVLA box checked on the hospital thing. I haven't got narcolepsy and never felt I would fall asleep at the wheel but will inform them anyway.

The doctor said I wouldn't lose my license if the treatment works.
 
pillars of hercules said:
There was a DVLA box checked on the hospital thing. I haven't got narcolepsy and never felt I would fall asleep at the wheel but will inform them anyway.

The doctor said I wouldn't lose my license if the treatment works.
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It will work as it’s cured my constant lethargy and falling asleep. Really is a scary thing though as when the specialist saw my results he was surprised I was still living.

with the cpap though it’s helped immeasurably to my quality of sleep and life,
 
pillars of hercules said:
I've just been diagnosed with this and wondered if anyone else had any experience with it. Apparently I stop breathing on average 22 times per hour when asleep :eek: which gave me a bit of a shock.
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I suffered with a form of it for years.
I'd be asleep, then suddenly be struggling to breathe.
I couldn't move, as if paralysed, then just as I'm about to run out of air, I would be sat bolt upright, shaking, sweating and gasping for air.
It's a horrible feeling, though luckily I've not had any problems for a few years
 

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