Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by singing_angel_of_the_night: Question : Would Sleep Apnea, during pregnancy – cause a Miscarriage?
Okay, so last year I miscarried at 6 weeks – but I didn’t even find out I was pregnant for sure until I was in the middle of misscarrying (took tests religiously everday for weeks, never registered positive until 1 day into the miscarriage) – if you read back on my questions about a year ago, I had about 10 x-rays to my stomach around implantation, and 3 weeks later began to bleed heavily. I blamed the x-rays all this past year, up until the other day when I got to thinking about SLEEP APNEA and pregnancy…..there is a chance I am pregnant right now, but this had NEVER crossed my mind until recently. It would make sense right?? A woman quits breathing 59 times an hour while she’s sleeping – that’s a part of EVERY minute, every hour….so it’s cutting off oxygen to the placenta…..anyone ever stopped and thought about this before??….Now I’m almost 100 percent sure it caused my miscarriage last year, and am terrified this time around. If I am pregnant I would be 4 1/2 – 5 weeks and I don’t go back for my cpap (breathing maching) fitting until this friday, and then it will take another 10 days after that before I can get my machine from the Medical Supply store…that’s IF sleep apnea caused the miscarriage a year ago….what do you think?

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Answer by Face T
Actually, my wife developed sleep apnea during pregnancy (found out in third trimester), so we were naturally concerned. Even got the sleeping mask / cpap machine (quite late). We were concerned about oxygen levels as well, but not miscarriage. We were more worried about fetal growth retardation, birth defects/brain damage and things of that sort. Everything turned out perfectly fine.

There has been no research found linking sleep apnea to miscarriage yet. However, there are studies linking sleep apnea to fetal growth retardation. In your case, miscarriage at 6 weeks is almost definitely not because of sleep apnea. There are a handful of more likely reasons (such as chomosomal issues) for that. This early, the baby / fetus is tiny and doesn’t need much oxygen to begin with and whatever it does need it is the first one to draw it from your body. Your blood does stores oxygen, so even if you are not breathing (temporarily), your body can function. Even with sleep apnea, the oxygen saturation level is usually above 85%.

Also, at six weeks, there is no placenta to begin with. Placenta is still forming and only takes over supplying the baby with oxygen/nutrition by 10-12 weeks.

In second or third trimester (once placenta takes over), then it when you start to need worrying a lot more. Sleep apnea “may” cause slower fetal growth and complication if hypertension develops. So, you should definitely get the CPAP machine (get the auto one) for the pregnancy and use it.

If you want to minimize chance of miscarriage, take progesterone suppositories and baby aspirin for the first trimester. talk to your doctor about it.

Good luck with the pregnancy.

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Question by : Can sleep apnea cause eye strain?
I have a had eye strain for a few months when i read use the computer or watch tv. Mostly when reading. I can not read for more than 15-20 minutes and sometimes less. I also get fatigued and it feels like the wrong time of day. I am 18. I have glasses but have no problem with vision. Could i have sleep apnea?
I often wake up one a night to go to the toilet.
Whenn i sleep on my back rather than my side i wake up feeling crap for a while until i lie there for a while and then i am ok.
I have been tested forglandulara fever and that wasnegativee.
COULD THE EYE STRAIN BESEEMINGG ELSE CAUSING THEFATIGUEE OR COULD I HAVE SLEEP APNEA?
PLEASE HELP.

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Answer by Moony3005231
This short quiz is designed to help you to recognize possible sleep apnea so that you can realize there can be relief for your symptoms.

While awake

Do you wake up in the morning tired and foggy, not ready to face the day?
Do you have headaches in the morning?
Are you very sleepy during the day?
Do you fall asleep easily during the day?
Do you have difficulty concentrating, being productive, and completing tasks at work?
Do you carry out routine tasks in a daze?
Have you ever arrived home in your car but couldn’t remember the trip from work?

Adjustment and emotional issues

Are you having serious relationship problems at home, with friends and relatives, or at work?
Are you afraid that you may be out of touch with the real world, unable to think clearly, losing your memory, or emotionally ill?
Do your friends tell you that you’re not like yourself?
Are you depressed?
Are you irritable and angry, especially first thing in the morning?

Medical, physical condition, and lifestyle

Are you overweight?
Do you have high blood pressure?
Do you have pains in your bones and joints?
Do you have trouble breathing through your nose?
Do you often have a drink of alcohol before going to bed?
If you are a man, is your collar size 17 inches (42 centimeters) or larger?

During sleep and in the bedroom

Do you snore loudly each night?
Do you have frequent pauses in breathing while you sleep (you stop breathing for ten seconds or longer)?
Are you restless during sleep, tossing and turning from one side to another?
Does your posture during sleep seem unusual? (Do you sleep sitting up or propped up by pillows?)
Do you have insomnia? (Waking up frequently and without a reason)
Do you have to get up to urinate several times during the night?
Have you wet your bed?
Have you fallen from bed?

What is your score?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may have sleep apnea. However, if you answered “yes” to any of the following especially important four questions, this strongly suggests that sleep apnea is the problem.

Are you very sleepy during the day?
Do you fall asleep easily during the day?
Do you snore loudly each night?
Do you have frequent pauses in breathing while you sleep (you stop breathing for 10 seconds or longer)?

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Question by Mi Chiamo JAY !!: My snoring supposedly was the cause of my wife not wanting to sleep with me, but now I took care of it ?
and she is snoring. About a year ago when this started, I asked my wife to wear ear-plugs, as she complained about my constant snoring keeping her up. I decided enough is enough, after not sleeping together for over a year and our sex life suffering, I went in for a sleep test and I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. Now I use one of those CPAP masks. Its hard to get used to and I still have some nights where it bothers me.

Problem is since she has gained weight, after having two babies, now she snores and its loud. I wake her up and she gets soo frustruated. I think its very unfair. I’ve asked her to get it under control and she ignores me.

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Answer by yaknow2
why dont you have sex before falling asleep? youre not making any sense.

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Question by DAN R: Does Sleep Apnea cause weight gain & led edema?
I found out I have severe sleep apnea..I have been exhausted,headaches,tired all day for 5 years..im 38…my ankles and legs swelled up really bad & I lost leg hair on my left leg..I had blood tests and no other health problems..Doctor says my rapid weight gain is probably from sleep apnea???

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Answer by Rockford
Sleep apnea can definately cause weight gain and perhaps leg edema. I would never thought there was a connection. Great question!

(Pulmonary hypertension can result from sleep apnea)

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Question by Brandi M: can a concussion cause permanent sleep disorder?
i got a concussion 2 years ago and ever since, i’ve noticed weird things happening when i sleep. the bigest thing is when i’m trying to wake up…. i open my eyes and i’m paralized, at this point i’m freaking out. i know what going on and i keep trying to calm myself down but it’s no use. after about 2 or 3 minutes i’m able to move and i’m fully awake. can someone please help me? this happens at least 2 times a week it’s getting to the point where i don’t even want to sleep.

ps: i’ve noticed if i don’t sleep as much it doesn’t happen
my concussion was really bad.. i fell out of a tree, head first.. i should be dead

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Answer by Amy
I would think it would take an extremely severe concussion to cause side effects after this much time has passed. definetly get checked out by a doc. This shouldn’t be happening. If you are at the point where you cannot move at all after waking up, it is something to be concerned about.

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