Question by pennypincher: Do sleep apnea treatments help someone if their sleep apnea is caused by chronic phlegm?
My husband says I snore sometimes and don’t sleep sound. Due to allergies, I have phlegm quite frequently and I think that is my problem. Will the c-pap machine do any good if that is the problem?

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Article by Art Jones

When one shares a room with a snorer, it can be very difficult to get a good night’s sleep. When the snoring comes from sleep apnea, it can be even worse. The roommate may struggle for breath all night long, snoring loudly, gasping and holding their breath. The first and foremost tip that one can act upon is to try to urge the snoring roommate to look into the possibilities of relief offered by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines.

CPAP machines are respiratory ventilators that were invented for the purpose of treating sleep apnea. They work by gently applying positive airway pressure inside the snorer’s nostrils to make it easier for him or her to breathe. Not only are CPAP machines literally life-savers for the people who wear them, they also aid in helping sleepless roommates get a good night’s rest.

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Question by Gwen: I’m 50, a BBW and I have a sleep apnea machine I must sleep with. How do I find someone who WANTS me?
I’m 12yrs divorced and been stalked on singles sites. I’m a nondrinker/nonsmoker, active and funny and love to meet people BUT I’m SOOO embarrassed about the sleep machine I don’t know how to date outside of singles sites and DON’T know how to make this a NONissue. HELP!!!

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I need some tips on living with someone with sleep apnea. My father was diagnosed while he was in prison with sleep apnea and was on a cpap machine. When he was released he was not on a cpap machine and has snored horribly, keeping me up all night. I’ve tried to talk him into doing a sleep study so he can get a cpap machine but he has told me numerous times that he wants to wait until he loses weight and gets his diabetes under control. His diabetes is under control, but he is still convinced that he will stop snoring once he loses weight. He doesn’t realize that he snored just as bad as he is now when he was a healthy weight.

My room is right next to his, the walls are paper thin, I am losing so much sleep I don’t know what to do anymore. Can anyone with this kind of experience give me some tips on how to get used to it?

If a person gets treated for sleep apnea, such as using a CPAP machine, will the mental deficiencies resolve or will they have permanent brain damage/memory loss?

The snoring can keep you awake.It can be cause for concern due to sleep apnea (can cause or lead to erectile dysfunction, high blood pressure, heart attack, diabetes, drowsy driving, ability to concentrate.) Have a sleep study done. It can save your life.

I am a female in my late 30s, slightly overweight but not obese (5’5, 148 pounds). Recent sleep test showed NO sleep apnea but did show that I woke up 30+ times (without knowing it) (even after having taken a sleep aid). Only stay in REM for 7 minutes.
Any thoughts? Doctor suggested sleeping pills but that obviously didn’t work even during the sleep test. It’s gotten worse – I think I’m sleeping through the night but wake up exhausted.

How many of you use, or know someone who uses a CPAP machine at night to help them breathe and not to snore?

I am very curious about this, since CPAPs save lives all over the world. I think we all need more education on CPAP machines, and we need to spread the word that if people snore or stop breathing at night, they should have a sleep study done.

Sleep Apnea causes high blood pressure, can cause strokes and heart attacks. It sometimes makes people have heartburn at night, and makes them sleepy during the day. People can become forgetful or irritated. This is just a short list of all the damage that having untreated sleep apnea can cause.

(my husband, son, daughter even my dog snores.) the dr wants my husband to go for a sleep study. he doesn’t have sleep apnea, because he never stops breathing when he’s snoring, it’s constant. my husband is scared to death and flat out refuses to go. I asked the doctor what they do IF sleep apnea is found and he said the person wears some kind of a device on their face, which upset my husband even greater than he all ready was.
I’m really confused as to why the Dr would want to put a patient through a sleep study, when the snoring doesn’t bother him or me, he doesn’t stop breathing in his sleep, and neither one of us is complaining about it.