General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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Pugsy
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by Pugsy » Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:00 pm
SamInLasVegas wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:27 pm
I'm not overweight. I'm 6'0 175 lbs. I have always been in good physical shape. How I ended up with this condition is beyond me.
Despite the still prevalent stereotyping....you don't have to be old and fat to get sleep apnea.
Did you know that skinny people get it as well?
Young skinny people...even babies and toddlers can get sleep apnea.
I may have to RISE but I refuse to SHINE.
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SamInLasVegas
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by SamInLasVegas » Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:50 pm
Pugsy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 6:00 pm
SamInLasVegas wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:27 pm
I'm not overweight. I'm 6'0 175 lbs. I have always been in good physical shape. How I ended up with this condition is beyond me.
Despite the still prevalent stereotyping....you don't have to be old and fat to get sleep apnea.
Did you know that skinny people get it as well?
Young skinny people...even babies and toddlers can get sleep apnea.
Trust me, I know. I'm not old either. I'm only 45. I had snoring issues going back to my mid 20s, but only when I laid on my back. If I slept on my side I was good, but that changed about four years ago. All of sudden sleeping on my side wouldn't prevent it from happening anymore, so I had to finally get the machine and it's been a struggle off and on over the past four years.
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GrumpyHere
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by GrumpyHere » Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:49 pm
SamInLasVegas wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:27 pm
I'm not overweight. I'm 6'0 175 lbs. I have always been in good physical shape. How I ended up with this condition is beyond me.
Sorry ...
I wasn't implying you were overweight.
It was a joke, that fell flat, on one of the possible complications of the surgery. Harder swallowing --> less food
Likewise I am not overweight, 180 cm and 73 - 75 kg.
We were dealt a bad hand in terms of genetics and epigenetics in regards to sleep apnea.
Just have to deal with the problem as best as we can via CPAP.
Surgery tends not to be the best option.
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chunkyfrog
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by chunkyfrog » Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:08 pm
Weight gain is often the RESULT of untreated apnea.
The stereotype of fat guys with apnea is HUNDREDS of years old.
Charles Dickens wrote about it.
It's high time this stupid attitude is stamped out.
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ChicagoGranny
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by ChicagoGranny » Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:53 pm
SamInLasVegas wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:27 pm
I'm not overweight. I'm 6'0 175 lbs. I have always been in good physical shape. How I ended up with this condition is beyond me.
"It's not the size of the neck on the outside. It's the size of the airway in the neck." - Dr. Mack Jones
The problem has to do with modern man's underdeveloped jaws which mean narrower airways.
