i think my friend is suffering from sleep apnea..wants to see doctor.what is doc specialize in sleep apne call
613641
I have sleep apnea. I was diagnosed by going to a regular family medical doctor, and then he wrote an order for me to undergo a sleep study. I went to the local hospital, where everything on my body from breathing, to heart beat, to movements and sighs were monitored. It was an overnight study, then followed by another one two weeks later. I had no real signs of sleep apnea, other than waking up completely exhausted in the mornings. Come to find out, during my sleep study, I stopped breathing thirty times in less than six hours! That is scary!!!! After the sleep study was performed, and it was apparent I had sleep apnea, I was then given a sleep apnea machine that provides oxygen to me at night while I sleep. Just a general doctor can order someone to have a sleep study performed.
554184
You need to participate in a sleep-study or sleep-diagnostic counseling.  The doctor/counselor should be able to recommend things you can do or take to help with your sleep apnea.
397956
Sorry to hear about your husbands problem. How can you sleep next to him with all the snoring and always waiting for the next stop. I Hope the machine helps on this.  The operation is bound to improve the general situation drastically as he will most likely get rid of the machine. He will also get some good sleep again and with this being fitter during the day. By saying it will not be and "end all" solution, I think the doc means, nothing can be guaranteed and while the collapsing velum is a common cause for the apnea, it could be caused by factors.\nGood luck to both of you!
905255
Absolutely.  Your family doctor is always your first line of defense!  He can refer you to a specialist if he deems necessary, and usually a referral will get you an appointment faster than you just calling up as a new patient.  Many times specialists only see new patients via professional referral. Always discuss every health concern with your family doctor....and then, if you don't get the answers you want, get a second opinion!  Good luck!!
145212
Get this person to a Dr. ASAP for an evaluation.  This is not normal.
346587
An emergency room doctor, for starters.\n\nOther than that, it would depend on what part of the body was impacted. If it was the ear, it would be an ENT. If it was the lungs, a pulmonologist.
578499
I think you should ask your doctor or the person performing the service
1126808
not really doctor but respiratory therapy graduate / nursing student.  a little knowledgeable in this area. (just a little - compared to a doctor of course)\n\nand i know what "mabait na dalawang sapatos" mean.
70771
Only professional Ear Nose Throat (ENT) specialist can tell you. Don't make decision yourself untill you are an ENT. Beleive me they know their stuff better than anyone else. This is not a decision that one can make by reading medical books or other literature, or rely on advice of non-specialist.
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Why don't you want to use the device?  Was it prescribed for you or just you supposing that you may possibly need it?\n\nThis makes a difference.  MY SPECIFICATIONS I AM 61 YEARS OLD HARD HEADED FOOL BACK TO THE SUBJECT...\n\nFirst if you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea did you go to a sleep lab? Usually if you did the technician would tell you about it. And all of the options available I will eventually answer your question.\n\nSleep apnea simply means stopping breathing more than so many times, for a specific length of time, during a given period of time.\n\nWe go to sleep but never really go into what is called REM sleep where our brain really gets its rest! REM means rapid eye movement - don't be freaked out by phrased and initials, your eyes "dart" about when your brain is in a very specific state of sleep, a very desirable state! For probably the past 40+ years, I really was not truly sleeping! I denied that I had a problem, I really wasn't all that tired. But, my wife finally convinced me. She deserves a gold Star, Probably a Congressional Medal of Honor! I am a Hard Headed 61 year-old I'm afraid that I was extremely hard on her! She no doubt has saved my life and no words will ever be able to thank her enough. After all I WAS ASLEEP. ALL WAS OK AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED!!! How do I know what quality sleep I encounter, when I am asleep!\n\nIn the "usual" cases apnea is caused by blockage of the airway. This blockage is caused frequently by the collapse of the airway thus a positive air pressure is applied to "inflate" this airway. A Constant Pressure Air device CPAP is usually prescribed as the least intrusive measure, but, sometimes minor surgery is required. The device will furnish air at a specific pressure measured in inches of water that will be / or has been prescribed from the sleep lab session. The pressure in inches of water, where your brain goes into REM pattern on the EEG. This is the ideal pressure!\n\nThey will set up the machine for you. Don't worry it will all go smooth. I promise that soon you will get use to the CPAP machine maybe even love it! If you live up North, you can always bundle yourself underneath tons of blankets and breath. Kinda like breathing underwater!\n\nThis will be a good adventure for you, although the machine at first feels anything but teriffic at first, nothing like comfortable!  WITH EVERY OUNCE OF TRUTH IN ME ===>>> You will feel better overall I promise regardless of any other conditions!\n\nIF YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA, IT CAN CAUSE DEATH, WHICH KINDA LIKE TERMINATES POSSIBILITIES OF FUTURE ALTERNATIVES !\n\nBUT ON THE OTHER HAND TREATED I PROMISE YOUR YOU WILL BE A NEW YOU! YOU WILL BE WON OVER TO THE SAVED, IF YOU FOLLOW THE DOCTORS ORDERS!! NOT MY ORDERS.. EXCEPT TO SEE A SLEEP DOCTOR AND SUBJECT YOURSELF TO A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OF MONITORED "NOT SO RESTFUL" SLEEP CLINIC VISITS (IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY DONE SO). IT IS TRULY WORTH IT. IF THE DOCTOR SAYS GET A PILLOW GET A PILLOW! IF HE SAYS GET A CPAP GET A CPAP! DO WHAT HE SAYS! THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.  BUT IT HAS TO BE THE "SLEEP" DOCTOR!\n\nTHE BEST OF LUCK AND ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SEEK HELP IF THEY NEED IT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN EVEN THE BEST OF US NEED HELP.\n\nWHATEVER IS PRESCRIBED IN A SLEEP CLINIC, IS WHAT EXACTLY YOU SHOULD DO, FOR ME NOTHING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH IS BETTER THAN A CPAP!  AT FIRST I WISHED IT DID NOT WORK AT ALL, BUT IT DID, BEAUTIFULLY, AND I HAD EAT CROW AND ADMIT IT!\n\nIN THE CLINIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY RIGHT KNEE JUMPED ALSO DURING THE NIGHT!  THAT WAS FIXED WITH ONE SIMPLE PILL BEFORE BED.\n\nI SWEAR TO GOD I FEEL YOUNGER THAN 40, ASK MY WIFE!!!\n\nHAVE A GOOD DAY, I GOTTA GET BACK TO HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY!\n\n\n\nAPS \nSource(s):\nMY LIFE
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Talk to your famly doctor for a referral/
306484
I assume she has had a sleep study done on her. if the doctor recommended c-pap or what I use bi-pap, doesn't do the trick, you should ask if surgery is an option.
1129711
the fact that your doctor just dismissed it as weird means that you need a new doctor. but you should also try to go to a sleep clinic.
287034
You may have insomnia, go to a doctor.
457780
Call your local hospital, they can refer you to a medical supply house that carries non-allergic masks and nose pieces.I also suffer from sleep apnea and was allergic to the nose pieces.I was able to find the non-allergic pieces at a medical supply house.
753118
Try talking to your doctor.
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He may suffer from sleep apnea.  First see if his health insurance would cover an overnight stay in the hospital to see if he suffers from that, if so get him in to get tested.  Alot of people middle aged to older aged individuals who are overweight and snore suffer from sleep apnea, which is the lack of air when sleeping.  So, he is actually not getting a restful nights sleep and may feel tired during the day.  If they do find out he has that, they will have him sleep with a breathing machine to help him get a GOOD RESTFUL night's sleep WITHOUT snoring!  ALOT of people suffer from this!