Sleep apnea neck size
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They told Craig he has moderate to severe sleep apnea and needs a CPAP immediately. So it is arriving tomorrow. It is the size of a laptop computer and has a "smart card" in it that records data during the night while the person is sleeping. We then take the card to each follow up appt and they will download the information on it.
Anyway, the sleep doctor was telling me that many problems could be caused by sleep apnea.
I have mild sleep apnea and its not a big person thing. i as well am average size and have it. it can be do to your anatomy in your mouth and throte. try sleeping on your side or stomach it helps and this could be the reason for your fatigue and dizziness. as for the thyroid, i have nodules and am curently under going biopsy for poss. thyroid cancer. its scary cause my blood works normal as well...if you are afraid ask youor pcp for a reff.
I did however take another sleep study, which showed a disturbance index of 16? Meaning I was just at moderate sleep apnea.. With an oxygen level going down to 91% which isnt too bad.
I tried a CPAP machine for 2 months but could not handle it. Ive been recommended to get the mendibular splint, to help with the apnea.
Sorry for the long post, but my question is whether you think the sleep apnea could be causing these new symptoms?
I suppose it could have an effect, but not as in negligence. But while there is healing and swelling is there after surgery, the voice can be hoarse due to pressure on the throat. Over time, swelling goes down and that improves. But since the neck is fused, perhaps there is muscle atrophy from decreased motion, and the atrophied muscles might allow a bit more collapse of the windpipe than normal when lying down. That's just speculation.
You need to find out if you have sleep apnea or not. Its important. If you have sleep apnea, you literally stop breathing in your sleep. There is a high risk you will not start breathing again on your own.
Do a sleep study at home and if you do have it, its important you let yourself get use to wearing the mask. It took me approx a month.
Get on this issue. Its worth it!!
I don't think you necessarily have to rule it out , or that you can't have surgery... Selma is just saying it will effect your outcome, and it can cause addtitional symptoms. A lot of chiarians have sleep apnea.... a lot of chiarians also have csf obstruction, overcrowding, ehlers danlos, etc, in fact, it is some criteria for surgery.. I do not think she meant that you had to rule it out to as means to not have surgery..
During thoses months we also noticed her tonsils became enlarged which started causing her to have sleep apnea. At 2 yearls Old Her regular doctor recommended her going to ENT because he was thinking that the tonsils were causing the swelling in lympnodes. The ENT reccomended removal of tonsils & adnoids ASAP because of sleep apnea. She went for surgery on Dec. 29th 2008.
About 6 months ago my doctor seen I was tired a lot and gave me a sleep apnea take home test machine. A pulse oximiter attached to a chest strap that monitors heart rate as well as breaths per minute etc. anyway I had issues sleeping well but very very rarely woke up feeling out of breath and when I did it was often due to my neck laying awkwardly on an arm rest or pillow etc. basically beyond snoring in certain condition, I have no true symptoms of sleep apnea.
I have sleep apnea. I am 42 years old and is not over weight. My problem is I am having headaches durning my sleep. When I wake up fully I don't have headaches. This happens all night long. I don't know if I am having dreams of having a headaches but the pain in my head feels real.Then I wake up and it gone. Does anyone know what going on with me?
Untreated hypothyroidism can worsen/cause sleep apnea. Treated hypothyroidism should have no impact on sleep apnea. Treating sleep apnea should have little impact on the thyroid. In your case, you appear to have stable, treated hypothyroidism which is not likely contributing to the sleep apnea. Hashimoto's is the cause of the hypothyroidism and would not directly influence the OSA. The high BMI is the biggest risk factor for OSA in this case.
You may feel this sometimes due to spasm of the muscles in the neck. If this is happening more at night, your symptoms could also be due to obstructive sleep apnea, wherein during sleep there is an obstruction to airflow due to laxity of the throat muscles during sleep and this could cause restlessness. So, I would advise you to consult your primary care physician for further evaluation. He may then ask for a sleep study called polysomnography if needed.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
It's possible that you have a sleep breathing problem Your migraines and depression could all be related as well. Waking up with headaches is one of the classic symptoms of sleep apnea. The reason for the constant 4AM wake up time is because of your sleep cycles. You go through 4-5 cycles of sleep, from light to deep to REM sleep.
The search my cardio had was the Why, and stumbled onto sleep issues and found pulse Oximetry test positive for hypoxia and sleep apnea. As we go down this tributary, I am told they give you a CPAP and do not worry why. Let's see in three months. This is fair, however since the sleep "box" has been opened, I need answers to a lifetime of fatigue, naps, 24 hour catch-ups staring seizures, night seizures, depression, etc.....
I suggest you follow-up with you sleep apnea team, and consider undergoing a formal or in-home sleep apnea test for more definitive diagnosis. The mandibular advancement device should help, as well as CPAP. The dental device pulls your lower jaw forward, which pulls your tongue forward. If you have a long wait, there are inexpensive low-tech boil and bite models that are sold over the internet for snoring, which does the same thing, but not as well as the formal device.
About the sleep apnea - unless you had substantial good sleep in all stages and some time in REM while supine, a sleep study negative for obstructive sleep apnea may not be conclusive. Look at your copy of the report and see what it says about arousals, especially any associated with limb movements. Maybe you didn't sleep enough to exhibit the apneas on this particular night.
Snoring does often accompany sleep apnea, but just because you snore does not mean you have sleep apnea and vice versa. Minor sleep apnea is responsive to self-help remedies such as losing weight, eliminating the use of alcohol, tobacco, and sedatives; sleeping on your side, and regularizing your sleep hours. It would be best to see a sleep specialist for proper management and to ease your worries. Take care and keep us posted.
I forgot to mention before that there are some things that I think are related that none of the doctors think are... I wake up with mouthfuls of stomach acid at night (in addition to the apneas), and I have major sinus issues to include polyps, a deviated septum, a bunch of thickened diseased tissue, and enlarged tubinates. The sinus issues make it a little taxing to breathe during the daytime, let alone at night.
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