| Obesity & Sleep Aphea.  | | | |  All my life I have weight issues. At first I was too thin, then in my early 20's. I began gaining weight. It was also about the time I started having trouble sleeping. It was rare for me to get 5 hours of sleep, most ot the time it was much less. Years went by and I continued to gain weight. I was active, walking, swimming, working out in gyms. I went on diet after diet. Still I gained. At age 55 I went in for a sleep study and I was told I had Sleep Aphea. My breathing would go dangerously shallow, putting me at risk of not waking up again. I was also waking up some 90 times a night, and I never reached ram sleep. (The deepest sleep that we all need.) I now sleep with the aid of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure). The first few months of using the CPAP I lost 40 lbs. I was astounded. My doctor told me that when you don't get enough sleep, weight gain is one of the side affects. I highly suggest anyone who has obesity problem, you should consider having a sleep study done. You probably have sleep aphea. Most medical insurance will cover the cost of this test with little out of pocket expense for you.
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| 1.  cookie1971 (1951)
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4 years ago
| |  this is very interesting. My mother in law has an obesity problem. When my husband or myself speak to her, I will see if she will have the doctor look into this. I hope that it can save her.
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| yaksters (24)
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4 years ago
| | I hope so too. My husband snores and they found out it was also sleep aphea. He too wears a CPAP now every night. He says he is dreaming again and in color and he too is lossing weight. | | | |
| yaksters (24)
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4 years ago
| | One more thing, my doctor had told me that I will most likely drop the pounds, once all of my sleep isues are addressed and treated. He said I will be amazed at how quickly it will melt off of me and how much energy I will have. I hope the best for your family too. | | | |
| Mushalin (2)
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4 years ago
| | I too have sleep apnea. Only reason why i went to do the test coz my girlfriend complains that my snoring is getting louder and louder. Even my family members says with the aircon turned on , they can still hear me with their door closed.My test results shows that i stop breathing 36 times in an hour and brain activity still as high as though i was awake. Tried the CPAP for 2 months. For the first 2 weeks, i thought it was the best machine ever made but after that, seems as though i got immune to it and now it doesn't make any difference.
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