Q&A: Sleep apnea???

Question by Raven M: Sleep apnea??? Are there any exercises (oral) that a person can do to strengthen their neck muscles & mouth muscles, to help stop sleep apnea? Are there any books on this subject? There has to be another way of helping this condition other than operations. (yes I am working to lose weight) Thanks!

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Answer by Elmer F
Hello, I'm sorry you've OSA. No. There aren't any exercises to firm up your airways. You do need to lose extra weight. That can minimize/eliminate symptoms. There are expensive dental appliances of minimal use. Standard therapy is by C-PAP machine. These machines are wonderful now. Years ago, they were horrible. Please look up sites on this, & educate yourself. OSA kills. Don't be a victim. Good Luck.

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sleep disorder?

Question by Kelly: sleep disorder? what does it mean when someone says "count sheep" are any of the following symptoms some desiese or syndrom that anyone has ever heard of: taking over 2 hours to fall asleep, geting thirsty at night, sensitivity to sound and light at night, having to pee right when you are about to fall asleep or in the middle of the night, super deep sleep, taking over a week to get back to normal sleep times. help me find way to fall asleep fast. also, how can you take off nail polish other than nail polish remover(we ran out)

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Answer by RepoMan18
How much caffeine do you consume? This will give you all of the symptoms you describe. Try cutting back.

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sleep apnea?

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Question by pandabear8806: sleep apnea? i have position dependent sleep apnea but it isnt bad enough to need a cpap machine, any ideas on what i can do to sllep better?

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Answer by nana4141
http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_apnea.htm

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How common is sleep apnea?

Question by redleg510: How common is sleep apnea? I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea. My doctor says I'm not getting up to urinate, I'm awake because of sleep apnea. Is this a common problem?

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Answer by ppn19789
many people have it but i wouldnt say its a "common problem"

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Q&A: do i have a sleeping disorder?

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Question by black: do i have a sleeping disorder? So like everynight i sleep around 3 or 4..like i want to sleep early but i cant. sometimes i will lay down w everything off and would still be awake for hours.. i never get sleepy till its really late.. also if i need to wake up i will wake up if its really important and i wont b that sleepy.. this mainly happens when im on vacation.. thing is i work and stuff so i should b tired but i just cant sleep..ryt now its 3:47am... is this a sleep disorder? please serious answers! thats the thing! when im at work or doin the day i am tired..always tired..but once i get home and to my room my tiredness just disapears. whenever i wake up early i am not tired for the first few hours but it starts to kick in around the afternooon..

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Answer by condor1
a sleep disorder is when your tired thru the day, if your not tired during the day I would say no you don't have a sleep disorder you just don't require that many hours of sleep to function.

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Have you ever had surgery for sleep apnea?

Question by joe_blue_collar: Have you ever had surgery for sleep apnea? Have you had surgery to treat sleep apnea? What was your experience like?

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Answer by sarge927
I have sleep apnea and the CPAP machine works for me, but my father-in-law had the surgery to remove his uvula and he regrets it. He finds it's a lot easier to choke when eating and it hasn't really helped him. The other surgery is where they break your jaw and realign it, and just the thought of the surgery and the recovery was enough to scare me off...

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teen girls &snoring?

Question by ☆♥ C&ice♥☆: teen girls &snoring? ok i am 15 im 5'3" around 125 and i know i snore but a while back my cousin slept over and she said that i snore pretty loud i dont want this to affect me if i sleep over my friends house or in the future like with my bf any suggestions to stop the snoring or at least tone it down however there is no flem (spelling) or mucus do you guys think that this is weird at all? what would you do if your gf did this?

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Answer by Albert W
halk up mucus and blow your nose before bed lol

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