Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Angel in Captivity: Anybody whose husband has sleep apnea—are you affected by it? Do you wake up late and tired too?
How are you affected by your spouse’s sleep apnea?
how effective are the CPAP machines?

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Answer by irishbarfight
Yes, I CAN honestly say that sleep apnea affects more than just the person suffering from it. My husband (funny enough) DOES have it, but its been much easier on both of us since he was diagnosed (sleep studies were conducted back in July) and has been sleeping hooked up to his CPAP machine. Though he isn’t overweight (the usual cause of most sleep apnea patients), he still has an abnormality with his trachea, and without air being forced into his lungs to keep his airway open, his trachea collapses on itself..causing horrible snoring and choking. At his worst (before being diagnosed), he would stop breathing several times an hour (110x in the first hour of his first sleep study!) and if THAT alone didn’t keep me from sleeping (we’ve got 2 young children/1 on the way..I’m afraid of him dying)…his horrible snoring WOULD. The snoring was so bad at one point, that he actually set off our home’s security system..lol. Don’t ask me how..it just did. There were many times that I’d wake up absolutely exhausted because of it (the worrying/noise)..
but now that he’s sought help for the apnea, we’re BOTH sleeping much more soundly, and waking up more refreshed.

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Request assistance from me My husband is a heavy snorer for a home in the last year or so I noticed that he has a break for snoring for 60-10 seconds, during which time he inhaled or exhaled. Sometimes it is like kick start his breathing again in his whole body vibration, that for several minutes to. What do you think? If he had sleep apnea? best answer:

response Scottie J
What I describe is a classic sleep apnea. user

Question by Just one baby’s mama: Is there a way to see if my husband has sleep apnea without going in for an official (expensive) test?
He snores constantly and very loudly and is about 30 pounds overweight. I’m trying to encourage to eat better (or less) and move more, and I’m just wondering if he might have sleep apnea. Thanks!

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How bad is that on a scale of those with sleep apnea.

His test results read he stops breathing 32 times every hour that’s about every two minutes…can you get any worse than that?

I just want to make sure he is telling me all that he needs to tell me.
He doesn’t use the machine. He has only been tested….nothing given to him yet.

My husband has gained weight and sleeps on his back, would that have anything to do with the snoring?