Sleep Apnea Treatment

Yea Stay up 24 hours Every day and im like 14 Idk its like my body doesnt need as much sleep as other people.

My dad has all the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, but he wont see a doctor for it. I know if sleep apnea goes untreated it can be deadly, so how can I convince my dad to see a doctor???

hi yahoo answers tell me the ways to manage sleep disorder and tell me the ideas…

My doctor, who’s new because I moved, referred me to a “sleep specialist” because I told him I snored heavily, am often tired during the day, and am overweight. The sleep specialist, after having me sleep with a bunch of wires strapped to me for a night, diagnosed me with “obstructive sleep apnea”, and is telling me I need a breathing machine for when I sleep at night as treatment. Also, he’s told me all sorts of stuff about health risks from the apnea: I’ll get to being fatigued to the point of narcolepsy, I’m at even more risk for an early heart attack, even though I’ve started going to the gym I won’t be able to lose weight, etc.
Now, what I want to know is, are there really health risks from sleep apnea, and is it a real problem, or is it just some sort of medical fad or scam?

Not much fun really. I spent one night in one with all of the monitors hooked up. EKG’s, ECG’s, nasal flow monitors and cameras. I slept, but it wasn’t a good time. In the end, they said I was totally normal. They will be able to tell you your highest and lowest heart rate, the ammount of REM sleep you get etc.
Unless you doctor is recommending a sleep study, I wouldn’t go looking for this time away from you regular bed.