Excess Deaths at Night - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Explained Clearly

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I’m 51 years old,been on CPAP for 6 months.The best thing I’ve ever done to help my sleep apnea.I feel better now than I did when I was 25.I wake up feeling great,no headaches.

I’m a 53yr old woman and I’ve recently been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea (112 per hr), and just received myCPAP/APAP machine and I absolutely hate it!!! I’m obese, my BMI is 34.7 and should be 25 I blame this condition on my weight. I’m on a mission to take off this weight and praying that it rectifies this health problem. This has been a huge wake up call for me, other than extreme fatigue and excess snoring, my blood pressure has been fine and had no clue I was at this point. Wish me luck 🙏🏼

22 years on CPAP and I'm pretty sure it saved my life. I was a mess. Slept all the time but felt awful. Has acid reflux at night due to my chest heaving to get air. Morning headaches. My first night with CPAP I dreamed in color, woke up like I had never felt in years. I score 95-100 points every night with really low events/hr. These newer CPAPs are fantastic.

My dad died in his sleep in 2010. He had sleep apnea. Now I have sleep apnea. This video helps me understand exactly what it is and treatment options. Thank you 🙏

My CPAP is my best friend. Took an entire month till we worked together well. Watched videos on my specific machine to learn how to adjust heat, humidity, build up of airflow and resistance to breathing against the pressure. I practiced while watching TV. I did have periods of feeling suffocation/claustrophobia. I had to calm my breathing to restart. A lot of it was mental. You have to decide you don't want to die.

I was diagnosed at 35, female, no health problems, no weight problems. The doctor was surprised when I asked for the sleep study. Luckily I knew what it was and it was caught early before it caused serious health issues.

I've had obstructive sleep apnea since 2016 but it took some time to diagnose. I shared a cabin once with a friend and noticed irregular breathing from where she was sleeping, so stood there listening and I knew something was horribly wrong. Told her to get help from her doctor and the following year she thanked me for saving her life. It turns out she had been walking around with severe OSA and had no idea until I pointed out her breathing pattern and urged her to seek medical attention for it. She's doing much better now.

I would fall asleep at red lights and roll into the person in front of me not realizing it. I thought it was them rolling back into me. I was also getting dizzy spells while standing so I had my heart checked out ok. Then I did a sleep study and found out I was having micro sleeps. I got a cpap and lost 15lbs. Completely changed my life, sleep better, more awake then ever and my blood pressure dropped to normal level. I recommend getting checked out.

I only got a sleep test because of my wife complaining about my snoring. The very first time I used it, I noticed a difference in my mental state. I had no idea I wasn’t sleeping well! I no longer have mid-afternoon crashes, which is huge.

I have Sleep Apnea. I found out after my Colonoscopy. The doctor said I stopped breathing several times during my procedure. I got a CPAP and it way LIFE CHANGING!

Thank you! I learned so much in just 15 minutes. I am an RN working in a Med/Surg Trauma Unit.

I am the youngest of 7, and I am ancient at 60 years old, lol. Several of my siblings and I went on a vacation and I shared a room with an older sister (who in a previous life was a respiratory therapist). She kindly barked my name to get me to wake up, she was startled and was getting ready to do a precordial thump on my chest! I learned the next day that 5 of my siblings suffer from moderate to severe sleep apnea and all use CPAP machines. I will be getting this addressed in the coming days. Thank you, this video was extremely well done and incredibly helpful!

6:34 yes! 100 % true. I work in a hospital and most of our Code Blues happen between 0300 and 0500h. I was recently talking to my co workers about it. Again, I studied that our heart is greatly affected by the Circadian rhythm. So for people with heart disease, then adding a disorder such as OSA and you have the perfect combination for high mortality risk.

Great apnea overview. Thanks. I'm on a machine and it has improved my sleep quality considerably. I pressed for this approach since my Dad died in his sleep and he was a very loud snorer with long pauses in his night breathing.

Thanks for the information and clear explanation. Got a dental guard from my dentist (I grind my teeth a lot) and it greatly improved my sleep apnea as well!

Both of my parents had untreated obstructive sleep apnea and died early in the morning. I now have OSA as well and recently started on CPAP and cannot believe how much better I feel. I was going through the days exhausted and thought it was just because of aging but I now have energy to spare. As an unexpected positive side effect my acid reflux has also greatly improved which proves to me that GERD and OSA are related. If you even think you might have OSA then get tested and on CPAP if you do as it is a life changer.

Thank you very much Dr. Roger Seheult, Your teaching is so clear and easy to understand.

I was a very loud snorer and my GP suspected sleep apnea, he had me go to a sleep clinic. I turned out that my problem was in my nose, due to a deviated septum. I had surgery to correct the septum, my post surgery recovery took about ten days, the first week of which was very sore and painful. After that it was a massive improvement, I slept better and did not get so tired in the day.

My brother died at 37 yo in his sleep. Has sleep apnea, never used a CPAP. He is overweight. I wish we paid more attention to his condition 😢