My husband has sleep apnea, he has not been diagnosed, but every night i have to nudge him 10 times so he starts breathing again. He is dead set that it is something in our apartment that is causing his apnea. He thinks the vents are so dirty, they are the reason. That or the air is sooo dry his throat sticks together. I have never read about environmental things causing apnea, but who knows. Please anyone, have you ever heard of something like this?
2007-12-14 03:02:10 · 10 answers · asked by kewlasme2003 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
He is 23 years old and a little over weight. not by much, though. He is 6'5" and 240 lbs
2007-12-14 03:22:21 · update #1
Allegies can impact apnea, however, they are not the only factor. You have to be pretty close to having apnea in order for an allergy to push you over that edge. He may well have a related condition, hyponea (sp?) that an allergy pushes into apnea.
Having said that, both apnea and hyponea are very hard on the heart (in some ways, hyponea is worse). Left untreated, he will die at an early age from a heart attack.
His doctor can send him to do a 'sleep study'. They will hook him up to monitors and he sleeps overnight at a hospital. If the problem really is in your environment, then the study will show everything is normal. If he stops breathing in the hospital, then they will be able to diagnose his condition and he can get a CPAP machine to rectify the problem.
If you love him and don't want him to die young from a heart attack, push him to see his doctor!
2007-12-14 03:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by Damocles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not certain, but Apnea can get worse. So perhaps you had it in a milder form till now. I have never had problems till a couple years ago after surgery I was told that I had a sleep disorder. It turns out that my shallow breathing wakes me up about 26 times an hour (not all the way, just keeps me out of REM sleep). I'm also a Heroic snorer.
2016-04-09 02:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He really needs to see a doctor sleep apnea is very serious and deadly. There are several factors to put into play on sleep apnea. The most common factor is being overweight. If he goes to see a doctor they will be able to answer his questions about the environmental surroundings.
2007-12-14 03:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very unusual for environment to cause sleep apnea. Is he a little heavy - losing weight may help - but it is important to be diagnosed and treated - a CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) machine is a great help. Sleep apnea can cause death. He needs to see a doc.
2007-12-14 03:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by kwflamingo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sleep apnea, as it is defined, has nothing to do with environmental effects. If the air is dry or polluted, he might snore or have a little trouble with his nasal passageways, but it wouldn't give him sleep apnea.
Unfortuantely, it can occur from being over-weight or stress in some cases. You should both go to the doctor.
2007-12-14 03:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Blonde&Intelligent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a great case of 'denial' to me
I had a sleep study = and in 8 hours I stopped breathing 367
times - some periods over 35 seconds - oxygen content
went to 77% (not to be below 90%) and never made it past
stage 2 sleep
once they hooked me up on a CPAP - my stoppage dropped to
2 per hour (5-7 is normal)
your insurance should cover this - all the best
2007-12-14 03:07:58 · answer #6 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i feel for you my husband is the same way and refuses to accept he has it he also is undiagnosed because he wont talk to a Dr. about it sleep apnea is basically lack of ability to get oxygen needed and he probably dont want to wear the mask so he making excuses or hes the type that has to figure it out himself b4 he will get it treated(my husband) good luck lol been trying myself for 7 yrs lol
2007-12-14 03:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by Tiffany M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it has to do with environment. I suggest you husband see a doctor (ENT or sleep doctor) ASAP.
You can goto forum cpaptalk.com to find out more about sleep Apnea.
2007-12-15 02:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by Green Ice 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This website tells all about sleep apnea. Maybe if he reads it, and sees how dangerous it can be, he will choose to be treated.
http://www.sleepapnea.org/info/index.html
2007-12-14 03:13:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him to see the doc!!!
2007-12-14 03:05:39 · answer #10 · answered by Mick77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋