Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by : Relationship Problems getting worse!! baby on the way!?
hi all,
need some much needed advice on my relationship!
me and my partner of 4 years are due to have our first child in 4 short weeks and havent been getting along lately at all. i know that hormones are a major contributor but before i was pregnant these issues were still there. my partner has never had a stable job since i met him however lately he hasnt even bothered to look for anything after his recent job “had no more work”. he stays up late at night and sleeps all day long. im constantly nagging at him because he cant keep doing this. we are living with my mum at the moment to try and save some money and to get some help with the baby and its exhausting and embarrassing that we are constantly picking up after him and he never does anything.
hes started making excuses about why he doesnt do anything like that hes got sleep apnea etc…theres always something.
im at the stage where i feel it would be better to do it alone as the stress is not good for the baby and arguing and being upset all the time isnt either. his family isnt really one to turn too to get some advice so im stuck in this situation alone. hes never got any money and when he does cant go without buying alcohol at some stage or another. its even harder because we have this baby to consider! im not coping at all with this. the thought of having no money to support our child. id work if i could!! and the fear of post natal depression etc.
i think it might be best for him to move out but then i dont feel thats fair because he would go back to his family home 6 hours away and therefore wont be able to see his son.

any advice would be greatly appreciated because im stuck and no longer know what to do.
thank you!

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Answer by Katie
I would be saying I want a divorce and he’s not to concerned about his child or he would be working so who cares 6 hrs that’s just unacceptable.

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Question by stiffkittens: Has C-PAP worked for your sleep apnea? Is your life better or worse? I’m getting one and I was wondering.
I’m getting a C-PAP for sleep apnea. I took a sleep test and they told they have never seen it so bad in someone so “young”. I’m 34 yrs old. I’ve heard stories going both ways. Some say it helps, some say it doesn’t. Fortunatly there are way more stories about C-PAP being a positive thing. I was just wondering what people’s personal experiences have been.

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Answer by honey(*_*)
I have sleep apnea and I don’t know whether my result would be the same as yours, since I’m 17 (sleep apnea runs in our family). Apparently, I stop breathing or have shallow breathing for about 20 seconds on average, 20 times on average in a hour, which isn’t too bad.

For me, I started to use the CPAP since September, and I think my life got a little bit better. However, it is worse in a way because I get a dry mouth and a sore nostril (depends on what type of mask you use). I still have to learn to keep it on at night, because I have the tendency to unintentionally take it off.

I know some of my teachers and doctors who use the CPAP machine, and according to them (whose ages range from 30 to 70), they think that it had negative affect on their lives.
They have frequent stomachaches, because the air blows in too much and makes them bloated, bloody nose, insomnia (from the noise), frequent belches, and/or dry eyes. I heard story from one of the doctor, that their friend got a lung infection from using the CPAP machine.

I know it must be weird to hear this from a teenager, but make sure that you wash the parts of the CPAP machine very well, (which a person who is distributing the machine should tell you anyways). Also, in the winter, it gets colder, so the hose would be more condensed, and the water droplets might be disturbing the sleep. I recommend covering the tube with a fleece material, which you could get at places distributing the machines, because it really helps.

By the way, sleep apnea is not necessarily for old, obese men. People of all ages have it, depending on their jaw, nose, and throat structure, etc. (and obesity is a factor, too). My doctor says that it is sometimes the brains forgetting to send commands for the body to breath. Sleep apnea, is one of the reasons why the babies die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Moreover, someone who can be really skinny can still have sleep apnea because their tongue is too big for their jaw, and the tongue falls back while sleeping.

I hope this answered your question a bit (although I must say I might have gotten off track). Good luck using the CPAP machine!

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I recently did a sleep study and found that I have obstructive sleep apnea and it causes me to wake up during the night – often many times. I go through cycles where the problem gets much worse, one night of poor sleep leads to another worse night of interupted sleep, and so on – sometimes for a month or even more. I have heard that sleep deprivation makes the symptoms of sleep apnea much worse, and as I am searching for the right treatments, I was just interested in finding out why – what is the mechanism that causes this? Very strenuous exercise during the day or early evening can have the same effect. Thank you for any insights.