Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by : What should be done to decrease the obesity rates? Do we want an ill nation?
Since it is estimated that 75% of Americans will be obese by 2015….

And since obesity is a costly condition that can reduce quality of life and increases the risk for many serious chronic diseases and premature death.

Evidence: Child Obesity Linked to Early Death, Before Age 55
Obesity responsible for more than – 100,000 cases of cancer per year
Childhood obesity – linked to stiff arteries
- linked to fewer “pleasure” receptors
- linked to poor school performance
- linked to more liver disease than alcohol :O
- linked to lower testosterone levels
- early puberty in young girls
Teen Obesity – Linked to Later Multiple Sclerosis
- increases risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
- increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis (a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint)
- increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease
- Diabetes
- Dyslipidemia
- Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- High blood pressure
- can increase the risk of dementia up to 80%
- Gynecological problems
- increases risk of Fibromygalia
- linked to sexual Dysfunction
- linked to lower sperm count
– increased risk of many cancers

- breast cancer
- endometrial cancer
- colorectal cancer
- ovarian cancer
- gallbladder
- aggressive prostate cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- esophageal cancers
- kidney cancer

Obesity = brain shrinkage = stupidity ….

Imagine how stupid America will be….

“The researchers found that all of these OBESITY indicators were inversely
associated with total brain volume – that is, the higher any indicator was, the SMALLER THE BRAIN VOLUME -
and that the association between abdominal fat and brain volume was the strongest of all.
Waist-to-hip ratio was also found to be associated with increased temporal horn volume,
independently of other obesity indicators.
The temporal horn is a part of the ventricular system; its volume is known to increase with age,
and in conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease, depression and schizophrenia.
Enlargement of the temporal horn invariably involves a reduction in the volume of temporal lobe structures such as
the hippocampus, and thus is closely associated with MEMORY IMPAIRMENTS.

Cancer
“Fat cells produce estrogen, which are now known to be a factor in breast cancer and endometrial cancer.
Fatty tissue also affects the way the body metabolizes insulin,
which can alter how sugar is processed and how it ultimately gets to cells.

Fatty tissue, also known as adipose tissue, produces hormones on its own that could play a role in promoting cancer cells.
It also has been shown to produce chronic, low-grade inflammation in the body.

Sources:
http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2010/06/obesity_linked_to_brain_shrinkage_and_dementia.php
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-16-obesity-gene_N.htm
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/721275
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/cancer/articles/2009/01/05/obesity-linked-to-ovarian-cancer.html
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/MultipleSclerosis/16922
http://osteoarthritis.about.com/b/2009/03/29/obesity-linked-to-osteoarthritis-and-joint-replacement-complications.htm
http://calorielab.com/news/2008/11/22/fatty-liver-obesity/

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm59e0803a1.htm?s_cid=mm59e0803a1_e%0D%0A
Lib Nemesis I care about my nation.

And if you want to remain a super power… know that our military is shrinking…

many can not qualify

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Answer by fouro33
I personally think that people who ask the same question three times in five minutes should be dragged away from their computer and to the gym. Maybe that will help.

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Question by adored: My five year old daughter is scared of her upcoming surgery – how can I comfort her- what should I say?
My five year old daughter is having Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in two weeks. It’s a common procedure so I’m not too worried about it. She knows that it is going to happen but she doesn’t want me to talk to her about it. I’m just wondering if anyone has any ideas of what I can say to comfort her into talking about it and so maybe she will not be too worried about it?
(She has sleep apnea and snores very loudly while sleeping so the surgery is a must)
thanks everyone for all of the great ideas so far – you’ve really helped!

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Answer by mdoud01
Talk to your doctor and see if there is a support group type thing for children and surgery. Maybe if she talks to other children who have had surgery (any type) maybe she would feel better.

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Question by ami_mtchll: Should I partly blame myself?
When I was 10 I was in a car crash and as a result my father is permanently disabled. He can walk with walking sticks but is unable to walk long distances and so round town for instance has to use a wheel chair.
The crash occured because my father has sleep apnea (though didn’t know at the time of the crash and thus fell asleep at the wheel).
At the time I was in the front seat and realised that our car was heading towards another and knew we would crash however I didn’t say anything, I just couldn’t think anything other than ‘we are going to crash’. I cannot remember anything after that point until the crash had happened and the car had stopped moving and so I believe I have repressed it as my mother said she can remember hearing my screams as the car span around.
My family don’t know that I knew we were going to crash and I can’t tell my family how I feel because I know that they won’t blame me but I still blame myself and I worry that they might in jest say that if only I had said about crashing at the time. All these years on we still don’t talk about what happened but I still think that if only I had said something then my dad would be ok as I later found out that my mum was persuading him to go to the doctors about his tiredness at the time.
I know it is silly to partly blame myself as I was only a child at the time and I don’t want to tell my family how I feel but inside I still wonder what would have happened if I had only shouted out.

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Answer by daffygirl90
Hun I know you dont want to tell your family but you need to talk to someone about this. You are always going to fell this way until you do tell someone and let them help you through it. Telling the people on here is telling someone but it is not the same.

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Question by angelalala: What should I do? Okay so this might be a long one..?
My brother is a heroin addict and I knew long before my mom did that he had this problem, considering we are so close in age and have a lot of the same friends. I would try to tell her and it would just cause fights because she didn’t believe me claiming that she talked to him and their communication was good.
So my family has gone threw a lot in the past four years( like my mom and dad’s divorce and my mom loosing her job to get a worse paying one) and it has taken its tole on my mom and she has been really stressed and down. She was doing alright for a while but she went on medical leave claiming she had a sleeping problem like sleep apnea. When she went back to work my brother, who moved out about when she took her leave, admitted to having his addiction. I felt hurt and angry that she didn’t believe me but glad he was getting help.
Shortly after he came out about this she started acting weird and falling asleep a lot while she was driving and doing normal everyday stuff. I know this story is going to get a lot weirder and harder to believe but bare with me.
I started noticing these changes in her and she would stop by my brother’s house everyday after work to “check” on him and see how his treatment was going. I do believe she was checking on him for a few weeks but she started showing signs of using heroin the more I looked into her actions.
She was really lethargic and it scared me and I kept it to myself for a while and only told my boyfriend about my suspicions. I know the signs of what a person looks, acts and talks like when they are high on heroin because of the experience with my brother.
One day my mom brother and I went out to eat and when we were getting in the car, I was on the phone with my bf but slightly listening to my mom and bro (because she went on another one of her suspicious bathroom trips that she does so often) and I swore she said she was worried she dropped a balloon( meaning a balloon of heroin) and my brother even glanced at me as if to see if I heard her. So i confronted my mom later and she flipped out about how hurt she was by my accusation and at that point I thot I was making it up in my head. I later talked to them both about it and the deny it like anyone would. Now mind you people who are on drugs are very good lyers and are good at telling people everything is fine when its not. I have gone through my moms phone before and seen texts asking my brother for the usual dose and hit and other stuff like that and my brother saying he would need money and stuff. My mom has bad track marks also, which was what made me think all of this to begin with.
So I know it is not in my head and I know that she is using now and I am sad and hurt and angry and confused on why and I try to talk to her about it but she denies it and it does more damage than good at this point. So getting to the point, we recently got alot of money because my recently deceased grandmothers house sold and alot of the money is in her name. Not only am I worried about her health but she has been slacking off on work and is on her was to being fired. I still live with her and I am only 18 and still have high school to finish and I am really scared to stay living with her and watch her life be ruined but I have no job and my dad is outta the picture and I only have a few thousand dollars. I feel bad but I hate her so much right now for her decisions that I can hardly talk to her when she is obviously high and trying to hide it, Which is alot. I dont know what to do… I cant turn her in to the police i dont want to hurt her but I need her to know that I know what she is doing and I am not going to put up with it, BUT i cant really move out yet because I need to finish school… and I am so over whelmed by this situation its hard to even get up for school and I am really worried. I am already diagnosed with Panic Disorder so it puts more stress on me… i really need advise… please anyone… you could change my life by replying to this… sorry about the typing and spelling…
mmk well my bf is in the middle of being kicked outta his moms house, he is only 19 and he just got a job, he is probably going to live with his friend and i doubt i could live with them…

And the other dilemma is i don’t have my drivers license(but i have a car) and if i move out of my moms house and live on my own it will probably make me drop out of school and i wont graduate, because i live in such a rural town that there is no work and i need to move to the city… its just all so messed up.. its really hard to feel alone in life…
Wow ok so all the responses are great thanks everyone, but just for the record.. i have no friends or social life because of my panic disorder and the so called friends that i do have are distant and wouldnt know how to help me because they have freakishly perfect lives.. i have no trusted adult to talk to at all… all i can think of is to get a job and move out… even if that means putting off my high school diploma for a year or two to get settled… which sucks because i really enjoy learning and school… ps i dont want pity, just advise and someone to listen really… thank you all though…very much..

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Answer by Lizzie
okay ask your boyfriend for some help , maybe if he has a house he can let you stay there for a while until you have enough money for your own. TRY and get a job , any job will do as long as your making a little money. You can also find professional help and ask them what to do about this situation or find a relative. TALK to your brother, he can really help and if you can convince to stop having your mom buy the drugs off him then this problem could be solved.
hoped i helped, i know a lot of people aren’t gonna answer this so i wish you luck

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Question by : should i be scared of getting bariatric surgery?
i’m 320 pounds and i’m diabetic and have sleep apnea. i tried to loose weight weight on my own but i always failing. i have spoken to a surgeon and he believes that this would benefit me. However, when i speak to my primary care doctor, she tells me she’s not to crazy about the idea and that i could get complications. i don’t know what to do right now but all i know is that i have no life the way i’m am now. any suggestions?

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Answer by Baby Nero
You should seek a further opinion. There are a number of complications that could arise from the surgery and you need to weigh up whether the chance of complications from surgery are greater than the chance of further complications from your weight.

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