living with the husband that i love.....and sleep apnea

Dear frtwome, What was the doctor's advice to your husband? Is the doctor able to see where the problems lies? A friend of mine who is suffering from sleep apnea is adviced to have surgery to clear his airpassage. This is because he is overweight and his throat usually collapses on his back when he lies flat to sleep. It may help your husband to manage his weight if he is at least 10% heavier than what is normal in his age. He should also watch what he eat. Develop a sleep pattern or going to bed the same time each night will help develop a sleep pattern. Some sleep apnea sufferers are initially insomniacs. I understand that his sleep problem does not affect him alone. It is actually worrisome for wives because you as well is having problems with your sleep to monitor him. But while you are being troubled, do not leave him alone in your bed. You have to know when he is grasping for breathe because this can be fatal if he looses air in his brain. This is a possibility if he is unable to get back into a breathing state in a few minutes. I heard of CPAP and some reviews says it is good. While you can wear this mask when you sleep, managing your weight, undergoing a diet plan and developing a sleep pattern will help your husband manage his sleep apnea. Hope this helps, have a nice day.

My husband suffers from sleep apnea and he has a cpap machine. He has a hard time keeping the machine on at night and will often pull it off. Right now he is sleeping because he has so much trouble at night with sleep hes just like your husband tossing in turning, snoring, talking in his sleep, getting up, gasping for breath. Sometimes he will just stop breathing and I will shake him. It is a very bad and serious problem.