Sleep Apnea Is A Very Serious Concern

yes quita, we are sure cpap will not work for our son since it's hypotrophy, the tissues (tonsils and adenoids) are enlarge and progressing, since birth. so even if he will use the machine, the problem will still be there when he will stop using it. so that's it, only a surgery will save him. i feel sorry for your step-mom for passing away. i know narcolepsy is just one effect of sleep apnea. but this is more likely to happen in adults, or more dangerous to happen to them since we mostly work alone or something. for kids being narcoleptic are safer as most of the time, they stay at home. just like what i have mentioned on my blog and on some of my posts here, one painful experience for parents having a child with sleep apnea is the time we spend at night monitoring his sleep. even a friend of mine from work have told me, "neil, do you also have apnea?" because she noticed my sleepiness at work. that's because we, the parents also could not get better sleep at night. not that our son snores loudly, but when we notice that he is already choking and gasping for air, we have to wake up and stay awake a little longer to look at him. it's really not a funny thing to look at a snoring person. maybe, before i learned about apnea, but not anymore. that's why i wanted to make this learned by more people and let them be educated with this very serious health problem.

You are so right, the baby having sleep apnea affects all of you and your rest. You must get very tired.

you are so right Gerty, we all are not getting good night sleeps, we have been getting so tired all the years. and it's good to know that we finally have the exact treatment for him though we are just waiting for the funds to be raised. hopefully, the surgery will be done not so long from now.

i could agree that majority have an awareness of the dangers of this condition. but we should not stop until we reach the minority and get everyone know this fact. my son did not undergo sleep study. the surgeon, the ent doctor was convinced that it's apnea at the first time he watched the video clip we took one time that he was sleeping. so the surgeon did not recommended the study as it will only cost us another extra money.

with the help of this technology and the media people, i hope this will be more popular to more people and more will be aware of this kind of disorder.

thank you so much for your continued support, patsie.

i guess your boyfriend had a different condition or symptoms of the apnea. it varies a lot with other patients. there are those that affected with their lifestyles too. and it is more difficult to handle children. to let you know why i am so serious about this health condition, i have this 3 year old son who has sleep apnea. what made us seek medical attention for him is his snoring, initially. and after months of medication, one ear-nose-throat doctor recommended surgery. it was confirmed in the last check-up that he has large tonsils, adenoids and tongue. they cause his breathing to stop when he sleep. and we don't want to take chances anymore. once we raise enough money to pay the hospital and the professional fees, we will let the surgery scheduled.