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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it seems as though my body forgets to breathe sometimes. my blood oxygen level will drop to the 70s if i don’t use oxygen. i sleep with a BiPap for the sleep apnea. additionally, the environment has to be extremely cool for me to be able to breathe comfortably. can someone tell me why i am having these issues?

“Oxidative stress may increase the risk of asthma, contribute to asthma progression, and decrease lung function. Previous research suggests that use of acetaminophen, which is hypothesized to reduce antioxidant capacity in the lung, is associated with an increased risk of asthma. We hypothesized that acetaminophen use may also be associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and decreased lung function”.
Could High Acetaminophen use be linked to Sleep Apnea as well?