Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Cindy F: My 3 1/2 year old son has suddenly in the past week had a huge behavior and other changes.?
He has severe sleep apnea and he has a few learning disorders they think relate to that. Otherwise he is the sweetest happiest child ever! In the past week his slur has gotten worse, he has been peeing beside the toilet instead of in it, and he has been having freakouts. Like the other day we got a ride home from a friend from the comissary and he panicked. Like screaming and kicking and scratching me. He’s never done that. Then the other day I was going to leave him with a friend to go to the doctor and he did the same to her so I took him. He stays home with me, and is never away so its not a problem of a sitter or etc. This is sudden like I said and I don’t understand what has happened. I’m thinking maybe its a medical cause but then again idk if its something mental either. His attacks are quite violent and then go away after some time and he’s back to normal again.
What is psychosis?
He isn’t my first child and I am fully aware of what fit pitching is when it comes to that. I have a full understanding of raising children and their actions as they grow. This is an unusual thing for my son, and not a normal fit. Has nothing to do with crying or screaming for certain things. Along with that you’d have to explain the slurring and sudden potty change as a fit as well? I wouldn’t. My son has had some serious health issues his whole life and as his mother I can say this new sudden change in him isn’t a part of his growing age.

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Answer by Mary Kontrarry
Get him treatment for his apnea. Also get him a therapist who can help him understand what’s going on with him.
Apnea deprives the brain of oxygen and disrupts sleep. Lack of sleep can cause psychosis.

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Question by janie: If one has sleep apnea and get their bipap/cpap to the right setting, what changes will they notice.?
I have been on one many years but he ordered setting 16 and the machine only went to 15..just got a new machine that goes to 20..company suggested I try 17 (as I was apparently still snoring even with cpap on) and go up in increments of 20 to see if it helps.

I have all the symptoms of sleep apnea (depression, memory loss, lack of concentration, no energy, always tired) except for morning headaches despite using cpap (at the setting 15).

I am wondering what effects will I immediately notice or notice with time if it is helping. He said his brother lost 60 pounds, is this because of more energy??

Please answer if you have any answers as I am most anxious to know if I am better after about 15 years on cpap with little benefit. I just used lst night for the 1st time, but don’t feel that different (although I did dream).

thanks
that last sentence should read anxious tio know if I will get better not if I am better

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Answer by mindy
I would think if it is effective you would notice a reversal of the symtoms it causes.

The most common symptoms of sleep apnea in adults are loud snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness. Almost all people who have sleep apnea snore, but not all people who snore have sleep apnea.

Other signs and symptoms of OSA include: episodes of not breathing; Restless tossing and turning during sleep; nighttime choking spells, sweating, and chest pain; waking with an unrefreshed feeling after sleep, having problems with memory and concentration, feeling irritable and tired, and experiencing personality changes; morning headaches; heartburn or a sour taste in the mouth at night; in obese adults, swelling of the legs; getting up during the night to urinate; daytime naps or sleeping during inappropriate times or activities. People with Sleep Apnea may exhibit onset high blood pressure, unexplained weight gain, depression and other health conditions.

Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes. Fortunately, sleep apnea can be diagnosed and treated. Several treatment options exist, and research into additional options continues.

For more help, try this link and hope the new machine helps. That’s a long time to suffer. I have heard of people losing weight on bipap/cpap.

http://www.apneasupport.org/about6416.html

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What type of follow-up is recommended following a diagnosis like this?