I have cf and have been diagonsed with sleep apnea. What does this mean? Storm?
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Storm,\nFirst if you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea did you go to a sleep lab?  Usually if you did the technician would tell you about it.\n\nSleep apnea simply means stopping breathing more than so many times, for a specific length of time, during a given period of time.\n\nWe go to sleep but never really go into what is called REM sleep where our brain really gets its rest!  For probably the past 40+ years I really was not truly sleeping!  I denied that I had a problem, I really wasn't tired.  But, my wife finally convinced me.  She deserves a gold Star, Probably a Congressional Medal of Honor!  I am a Hard Headed 61 year-old I'm afraid that I was extremely hard on her!  She no doubt has saved my life and no words will ever be able to thank her enough.  After all I WAS ASLEEP.  ALL WAS OK AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED!!!  How do I know what quality sleep I encounter, when I am asleep!\n\nIn the "usual" cases apnea is caused by blockage of the airway.  This blockage is caused frequently by the collapse of the airway thus a positive air pressure is applied to "inflate" this airway. A Constant Pressure Air device CPAP is prescribed.  It will furnish air at a specific pressure measured in inches of water that will be / or has been prescribed from the sleep lab session.  The pressure in inches of water, where your brain goes into REM pattern on the EKG.  This is the ideal pressure!\n\nThey will set up the machine for you.  Don't worry it will all go smooth.  I promise that soon you will get use to the CPAP machine maybe even love it!  If you live up North, you can always bundle yourself underneath tons of blankets and breath.  Kinda like breathing underwater!\n\nThis will be a good adventure for you!  You will feel better overall I promise regardless of any other conditions!\n\nGood Luck!!!!\n\nAPS
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more than likely its sleep apnea... go see a sleep disorder specialist.. they really help.. and this is from experience because I actually never hit level 4 ROM sleep (deep sleep) and I am always exhausted.... GL and go to the doctor...
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heart attack during sleep\nsupposedly
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Lack of Sleep \nInsomnia is the inability to fall asleep. It is a common sleep problem that most people experience at least occasionally. When it occurs, people feel tired much of the time and often worry a lot about not getting enough sleep. Consequently, insomnia often disrupts daily life. It can result from the following: \n\nDiet (e.g., intake of caffeine or alcohol) \nEmotional difficulties \nStress \nUnderlying disease \nIt also can be caused by other factors. For short-term insomnia, sleeping pills can be effective. For long-term insomnia, however, sleeping pills can actually worsen the condition. \nSleep deprivation is not actually a disorder; it simply indicates that a person has not been getting enough sleep. Inadequate sleep can affect judgement, reaction-time, hand-eye coordination, memory, and general well-being. \n\nStudies have shown that sleep deprivation also can damage the immune system. Feeling drowsy during the day, falling asleep for very short periods of time (5 minutes or so), or regularly falling asleep immediately after lying down may indicate sleep deprivation. \n\nDisturbed Sleep \nSleep apnea is interrupted breathing during sleep. It usually occurs because of a mechanical problem in the windpipe, but it also can indicate a neurological disorder involving nerve cells (neurons). As people age, muscle tone relaxes, which may cause the windpipe to collapse. This condition, called obstructive sleep apnea, results in loud snoring and blocked air flow through the windpipe that lasts from 10 to 60 seconds. It may appear that the person is gasping or snorting. When this occurs, the brain quickly reacts to the sudden lack of oxygen, the muscles tighten, and the windpipe opens. \n\nNarrow nasal passages, enlarged tonsils, and obesity are factors that may contribute to obstructive sleep apnea. The condition may also be related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, or sedatives. \n\nPatients with sleep apnea lose sleep because every time the windpipe closes, the person has to wake up enough to contract those muscles and resume breathing. As a result, the sleep cycle can be interrupted as many as 100 times a night. In addition, every time the windpipe closes, the brain is deprived of oxygen. This lack of oxygen eventually can cause problems morning headaches and decreased mental function. People who have sleep apnea are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke. \n\nREM sleep behavior disorder causes disruptions in the brain during REM sleep. During REM (i.e., the dream phase of sleep), an area of the brainstem called the pons sends signals to the cerebral cortex, which is the area of the brain responsible for thinking and organizing information. The pons also sends signals to muscles in the body during REM, causing a type of temporary paralysis. \n\nIn a person with REM sleep behavior disorder, these signals translate into images that make up dreams. If the signals are interfered with, the person may physically act out dreams during sleep. For example, if a patient with REM sleep behavior disorder dreams about running, he or she might actually get up and run. As a result of this condition, patients may injure themselves or others. REM sleep behavior disorder is rare. \n\nRestless leg syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) are common sleep disorders, especially in the elderly. RLS is a genetic disorder resulting in prickly or tingling sensations in the leg that cause patients to want to move their legs. It often results in insomnia. PLMD causes jerking in the legs or arms that occurs frequently during resting or sleeping. Jerking may occur as many as 3 times in a minute and each jerk can wake the patient. \n\nExcessive Sleep \nNarcolepsy is a condition that causes patients to fall asleep uncontrollably throughout the day for periods lasting less than a minute to more than half an hour. These sleep attacks can occur at anytime, even while the person is engaged in an activity. During sleep, narcol
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First I am 60 years old and for 40 of them in denial of the fact that I had a sleep problem. I do have seep apnea and have the breathing device. I have lost weight and probably gained back 25 years! I was tired every day and did not know why! Just call me Saved Mr. Denial! Now your question.\n\nMost of the apnea heart attacks, that I have read about, occured in babies or the very young.  Apnea tends to stress our bodies overall by dening true sleep, so I would guess it would tend to cause just about any kind of condition from over-weight to you name it including the resulting heart attack from stress from lack of rest and or oxygen.\n\nIf you suspect a sleep disorder, or a loved one has told you you have a breathing problem or say your foot jumps during the night, you are probably not getting the REM type sleep that you need.  Check around for a sleep clinic, they are covered by almost all insurance plans.  Get a doctor to check you out.  It really is NOT quackery it really works and is worth a couple of nights of being probed.\n\nGood sleep is wonderful.  I did without good sleep for over half my life, don't you live in denial, if you suspect a problem take action!  You will live a longer happier life.\n\nPowell
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Well, Bubbles, it means many things, but I need more information to give you a diagnosis. It might be an infection. What kind of WBCs are elevated in the differential ? What are you feeling ?\nMy personal recommendation is go to see a doctor with license
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Sometimes, when you have a flu, and you blow your nose too many times, you could have a snoozy blood. If that only happen once (just one snoozy blood), I think it's okay. But if that happens often and continuously, you better be careful and I recommend you seeing a doctor.
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what??  Maybe you meant thyroid storm.
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I'm not sure exactly what your question is, but I did find what seems to be a good website on Unbalanced Dysfunctional Breathing. I'll post the link: http://www.breathing.com/articles/udb.htm\n\nAlso you mentioned something about sleep apnea. This is a disorder in which you stop breathing while you are sleeping for a period of somewhere between 10 secs and 1 min before you breath again. If you want more information about this you can go to the forum: \nhttp://www.cpaptalk.com\nand they will help you out. \n\nI hope this helps. Good luck.
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There are a ton of possible reasons. Your best bet is to have your doctor schedule a sleep study for you. They monitor your breathing, leg movements, blood pressure and a lot of other things so they can narrow it down for you. If you have gained weight you might have started to develop apnea. I know of a few people that happened to and a cpap machine took care of it right away.
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I don't think they are related, as the sleep apnea comes from you not being able to breathe very well at night. Unless you damaged your trachea somehow with your neck injury. Perhaps you could go to an ear nose and throat doctor to find out if there is any relation to your sleep apnea and ruptured eardrum. Bad break though, that must suck.
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get a blood test and make sure you don't have mono.  also it might be a sleep problem, do you snore really loud?  you might have a sleeping disorder.
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Yes. You may want to be referred to a sleep clinic. It seems odd I know but you usually go on a couple of sleepovers there and they record every event of apnea. My best friend did it and is now using a Cpap ? machine and seems to be doing much better. \n\nGood luck!
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Actaully, on some of my recent tests, I have the same exact thing you are describing and it is due to having chronic bronchitis.\nYou are not exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently with this disease and as a response the body makes extra red blood cells to get more oxygen to your tissues. If it is slightly elevated above normal it is nothing to worry about.\n\nDo you have any sort of lung disease? This could cause it if I am understanding your question.
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Most people with sleep apnea do not realize they have it!  If they do awaken it is with a gasping!  You are just probably feeling the effects of yourself falling into stages of sleep.  There are actually six levels of sleep one thru five where your body is getting sleep but only on the sixth level called REM for rapid eye movement does your brain get to sleep!  Things like sleep apnea and leg twitching bother the brain and cause it to drop out of this level this is why some people can sleep a whole night but not feel rested!  Because their brain had to stay awake ! \n\nIf someone says that you make funny noises while you are asleep or you stop breathing every now and then That is when I recommend that you should go to a sleep lab for an overnight study!  But until then sounds like you are OK!\n\nBut if you are always tired that would be a symptom of sleep apnea!\n\nSee Ya Later\n\nAPS
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Go to a Doctor, you might have airthers
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there is 3 reason for having apnea while u sleeping mechanical,central nerve system and both of them of course they call apnea if u drop to brading 10 to 14 secs not les than it....first of all u have see if u have over weight and smoker then u have to isit an ENT doc ...he/she will take alook to ur laryngeal ,pharynx and if u have any problem with ur tonsils they could remove t out but at first they have to be sure that u really have apnea or not...