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.
2007-09-16 08:41:57 · 8 answers · asked by royrox 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I know many, in my personal life, who use C-paps or Bipaps. I most likely know more because I am an RT. I just found out that my Sunday school leader uses one today. We talked about it and different masks for 10 or 15 minutes.
2007-09-16 11:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Matt A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CPAPS are very helpful and can save lives. They also certainly make the quality of living better for those suffering from sleep apnea. Using the CPAP helps them sleep better and they get more restorative rest and can function better during the day.
I have a friend who uses one and my brother-in-law did too.
2007-09-22 11:01:17 · answer #2 · answered by ShaamAnsu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep apnea runs in my family. My grandfather uses one, also my mother and my uncle. Although my mother used one for a few years, I think she is cured because her doctor took her off it. Sleep apnea is a scary thing. Sometimes I wonder if my son has it. He breathes really loud at night, even after he got his tonsils out.
2007-09-21 09:28:16 · answer #3 · answered by Carrie L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soooo many of my patients have them and it's odd that this was fairly unheard of until several years ago.
People have no idea how much stress obesity puts on one's body. These machines save lives on a nightly basis and I think they're fantastic!
2007-09-16 17:32:13 · answer #4 · answered by cwgrrl7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are sooo right, i work for 6 sleep specialist and we see hundreds of ppl with sleep apnea and whats so scary is there are so many ppl driving around with it that just fall asleep at the wheel even bus drivers, truck drivers, pilots, it is scary and ppl need to be made more aware of this problem...
2007-09-21 18:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by arbed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a CPAP. An APAP really
Changed my life.
Now I canrt sleep without it.
2007-09-24 00:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sister uses one for sleep apnea
2007-09-16 16:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by min 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a cna I see lots of people with them. and also friends who i know use them to sleep at night.great thing for them too.
2007-09-23 16:21:20 · answer #8 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋