Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by lovenluck: my father has copd, respiratory failure, chf, on oxygen……..?
My father had a heart attack in feb due to complete blockage of his left ventricle he had stint placed. He also has sleep apnea and on bypap at night also COPD and congestive heart failure he now has acute respiratory failure and on oxygen at home. The doctors said that if he has another epidsode with not getting enough o2 they will place a ventilator he is at maximum treatment for his problems. Is there anyone else out there that knows or has this many health problems and if so what is on the road ahead of him so I can somewhat prepare. And is there any breakthrough treatments that anyone has read or heard about that may help him he is now a non-smoker has not smoked since feb,HIs last hospital stay he was in ICU his o2 level dropped to 38% so they put on bypap set at 40%. He is home now on nasal canula. along with many many medications he is only 56.Help I dont wanna lose my daddy
Question is stated above asking if there are any breakthrough things that have just came out and if anyone else had this or know someone with it. And what can I expect

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Answer by Nay Nay
Wow, he sounds like he’s not in good health. Did he used to smoke? Maybe that could be a cause of some of the problems.

Anyways, whats the question here???? Its just like a story.

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Question by Lu: Child lost his Father suddenly, how to help him with the death?
My nephew, who is 10 yrs old, was home alone with his father and was actually checking on home because his father was home sick, and he was fine @ 3:30, but when he was checking in on his dad @ 4 he wasn’t breathing and since he couldn’t get his dad up he called 911. They found out late that night that they think he had sleep apnea and when he wasn’t breathing he went into cardiac arrest. He passed away the following morning @ 10am. This was Tuesday morning. My nephew was living with his father since my sister and him had divorced and is now with my sister. My sister is going to let him spend time with his step mother, whom is 8 months pregnant and his little brother who is 2 next week for 3-4 days and the funeral is Friday.
I am not sure if there is anything I can do, but would like any suggestions anyone may have. I am a mother of 4 and I couldn’t imagine the pain him or my sister is going through right now. I am giving them space because that is what my sister asked for, but hearing her cry on the phone because my nephew is crying is breaking my heart.

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Answer by hummingbird
SAD CRYING ON OR IN TELEPHONES IS A LOUSY THING TO HEAR JESUS AND ONLY YOU KNOWYOU HEAR IT.. JESUS.. WELL JESUS HOW DO WE ALL COPE WITH ALL THIS DEATH JESUS..

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Question by ♥ Shōjo-ai: My father needs to see a doctor for Sleep Issues… What tests should he ask for? What should he tell them?
OK, my father has been sleep talking, sleep walking, not being able to sleep through the night, all since he was a child. We think he might have depression and were told that part of his sleep walking and talking are due to emotional issues, he has sleep apnea, and he was diagnosed as having “Comprehension Problems” back in the 1960’s, which is now called “ADD”.

He sleeps so bad at night that he is tired all day and will fall asleep if he has to sit still for more then a few min’s… He can’t get through a 12 min episode of Squidbillies, let alone watching a movie or even a normal tv show.

He has just gotten health insurance through his job and I want to set up an appointment with a doctor for a “Sleep Study” but I have no idea what that means and what we should be looking for test-wise or even doctor-wise!

What sort of things should he look for in a doctor?

What kind of tests should they do for him?

What, in general, should he expect??
Cynthia, You got it in the first go… He is ALWAYS thinking… When he can’t stop thinking, he will go into the bathroom and read and start to fall asleep and actually add PAGES of plot onto the book he is reading so when he wakes up, he can’t find where he was because he added so much story line to the book!

OK, that makes a LOT of sense…

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS!

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Answer by Cynthia
The doctor thing is more or less your opinion. You want someone who is nice or kind then find one of those. If you dont really care then thats up to you too. You obviously want a doctor who care about their patient enough to listen to you. Also look for someone with good marks. Someone with more schooling than some others.

A sleep study is basically where they hook you up to a machine and you go to sleep. It reads your brain waves to show whats going on. If your dad has problems sleeping it will show up on the test and show why he is having problems. Chances are that they will give him a sleep medication to take, and possibly something for his ADD. It all depends on his apnea. They dont want to conk him out too much to where he doesnt remember to breathe but they will want to make sure he is calm enough to acutally get a good nights sleep.

I would guess the main problem with his sleeping is the ADD itself. You have a million things running through your head at night because your still and trying to go to sleep. Lists of things to do, things you forgot. Half the time you want to get up and do those things causing you to loose even more sleep.

Going to the doctor is a great idea. Sleep study is also a really good idea. Just make sure you let them know about the apnea! That can be a very serious thing to know before taking medications. Although the doctors should get a full history before treating you, sometimes they forget.

Hope I helped you.

C. Adams, RN

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Question by Your Name: My father has sleep apnea, but no symptoms?
My father has sleep apnea and I’m really worried what will happen if he doesn’t get it checked. My mom already bugged him to get it checked but he again keeps denying to go to the doctors.

He doesn’t has serious symptoms, he doesn’t sweat alot, have heart burn, high cholesterol or has trouble breathing, nor has gain weight. I try to always keep him on a bicycle but riding with him but I’m still worried in th future.

Should I still strongly suggest him to see the doctors? He the age of 55.

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Answer by Dr. Patrick V. Suglia
Even people without all those other problems can have sleep apnea. I knew many people who were normal-weighted and had sleep apnea. The #1 symptom is tiredness during the day. a “checkup” consists of them watching him sleep for a night to see if he really does have sleep apnea. If he does, then they can give him a special mask to wear at night. If he does decide to take care of himself this way, he will experience a huge difference in how he feels during the day.

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please dont tell me he needs to go to a doctor beacuse he is going i was just wondering if any one knows some home remedies or tips to help him.