I have improved, but not 100 % back to the way I was. My balance has been affected. So walking is not the same. I have had MRI’S and cat scans on my head. They can’t give me a diagnosis, except that I didn’t have a stroke they thought also that I have bells palsy but I didn’t think that it also affected your arm and leg, justb face and eye. I need some input, I don’t have insurance. I am 45 yrs. old. Have diabetes,high blood pressure,sleep apnea. fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis.

When I was first diagnosed with sleep apnea in the summer of 2005 I eighed 280lbs and smoked 1 1/2 packs of cigarretts a day. I had 117 episodes per hour. I was given a CPAP machine set at a pressure level of 10. Since then I have quit somking, over a year know, and now weigh 225lbs on my way to 200lbs. I am still using the CPAP though set at the same pressure. The problem is I am starting to feel tired again during the day. Not to the level it was before I started therapy, but I can feel a difference. I made an appointment with my doctor but the earliest she can see me is July. I was wondering if anyone knew if I am actually causing sleep apnea or something similar by using the machine?

Our impression of this given case is bronchial asthma, severe in acute exacerbation, acute bronchitis. our differential diagnosis are COPD, CAP, PTB, Congestive Heart Failure, Upper airway Obstruction, Obstructive Sleep Apnea…Please help…

Do you think my surgery will hurt too much if I am awake?
By the looks of the answers I’ve gotten so far it may not be as bad as what I had imagined. The dental surgeon is gonna give me a consultation before I go in so I am still not fully certain if he’ll end up pulling two or three teeth. What I was told to expect is a root canal and that he will have to cut down into the back portion of my gums to get a very odd yet incomplete tooth that was broken some time ago from out of the upper back area of my mouth. All I can say to what I just typed spelling out my own dental situation is WOW.. as I have also half way pre-imagined some pain or stress to the situation before going in.
Thanks for the answers everyone.

The CPAP works when it stays on my head as I sleep, but it keeps coming off. I wouyld hope that someone out there is going through what you are going through and what are you doing to fix this problem.

My sinuses sort of swell up, or stuff up during sleep, causing apnea and mouth breathing. I can’t remember when the last decent night sleep took place. It’s killing me, literally. I’ve heard of flonaise, etc, but what works best for opening the sinuses up? Should I try claritin? what are the long term side affects of flonaise? Usually, depending on what side I’m on, one sinus completely closes off, the other only partially opened. I do use nasal strips and they help, just not enough. Any tips, remedies, or medications that have worked for you, would be greatly appreciated.

I want to show that I don’t have symptoms so i dont loose my job. I am halfway thru a career and dont want to throw it away. Any suggestions are very much appreciated and will most likely save my career.

I have a ResMed Elite S7 and my doc told me to turn the pressure up. Only problem is I can’t find the manual and the online version didn’t tell me how to do it.

I have sleep apnea and I am scheduled to have it done on March 27th. I am having done Genioglossal Advance, Hyoid Advance, Septoplasty and Bilateral Inferior Turbinectomy. I am really scared about the recovery and the pain afterwards. As of right now, I am always fatigued due to the apnea and also have really bad headaches almost every other day. I always have jaw pain and I cannot breath out of the left side of my nose. I really want to get better, but I am terrified at this point. Please help me. I am 24 years old.
I need to have this done because not being able to breath is causing other problems in my life like extreme fatigue, headaches, lack of energy etc. I really do not want to be attached to a breathing machine for the rest of my life. I am only 24 years old.

I had a sleep study done, and I stop breathing 35 x per hour. That’s not too bad (yet), but it’s not easy to function some days when I’m tired from lack of QUALITY sleep. Of course, my insurance, doesn’t cover medical equipment (great, huh? – they’ll diagnose ya, but they won’t help cure ya!!).Does anyone have any info on who I can contact for free / used / deep discounted CPAP equipment? I know I need to get a new mask, and hoses. I’ve tried hospitals, and American Red Cross, with no luck.