I thanked the D.O.T doc for sleep study

[TEB]

Yesterday at the grocery store ,I ran into the dot doc who sent me for sleep study a few months ago. And I thanked her yesterday, I was up for my two year recert on health card several months ago. And she mentioned at the time have I ever had sleep study even though I physically do not fit the profile as in tall and thin but being 52 and decades of non normal sleep patterns . She suggested that I get a sleep study , and I had a form of sleep apnea I can’t remember what they called it. where my brain does not send signals to my respiratory to breath when I sleep. It seems you’re born with this the doc at sleep study said to me now you will notice a improvement in your rest. And wow we’re they correct.

It is so romantic as well climbing into bed putting on my mask and kissing my wife goodnight. So now I’m always up for a one year dot card but I told the young doc yesterday mam I thank you. Because am I getting good rest I toss cpap in my bag. And drag it on my New England turns but I don’t leave home without it.

[PearliePoo2]

1. You will live much longer now that you're using your mask when you sleep.

Use it even if you're just taking a little nap too.

Year ago, people would die in their sleep from undiagnosed apnea. It puts a really bad strain on your heart.

My ex snored badly. The older he got, the worse the snoring became. Then came the stopped breathing followed by a sudden gasp for air. All night long!

He was in major denial. He, like you, is tall, lean and fit, so not a profile of a person likely to have apnea. I did a Google search and found an audio recording of a guy snoring and gasping for air and played it for him. I told him, "This is what you are doing every night and what you sound like." He had no idea!

I convinced him to do the sleep study. The results were off the chart bad. After getting his machine, he felt better immediately. No more drowsiness all day long and him wanting constant naps.

Many, many people have apnea and they don't realize it. Way to go TEB for getting it checked out!

Live long and strong!

[TEB]

2. I am glad I had it done friend

[PearliePoo2]

3. Do you have an inverter so that if you ever have to sleep in your truck you can run

your cpap off the 12 volt system in your rig?

That's what we did so we could go camping in the RV. Convert the 12 volts to 110v. from the coach battery bank.

[TEB]

4. We sleep in hotels

So it’s covered

[HAB911]

5. Where was your sleep study performed

at a hospital or clinic or at home?

[TEB]

6. At clinic

[HAB911]

7. thanks

of all people, my dentist has suggested I get one, says I'm clenching my teeth during sleep, wearing them down, and has seen this as a byproduct of apnea. who knew?!

[TEB]

8. Hab911

I never thought I was but man it has changed my sleep to decent rest I don’t wake up tired do it friend.

[Ohiogal]

9. Good to hear TEB