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Have you heard of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) or do you have OSA?
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Hello,
I don't have osa but I think my partner has but he will not go to the doctor to get checked.
my daughter has it and the doctor told her to loose weight, she has now joined weight watchers so i hope she stays with it.
I don't have OSA but, overnight, I use a similar machine to the one that OSA sufferers use so I am familiar with the treatment.
yes i do have this but not had an attack for a long time the last check up i had was not good with a clamp thing on my finger to find my sleep rhythm but it was useless came of whilst asleep.
Hi there, it's my husband that has OSA he is struggling with keeping the mask on, also the COPD excaserbations really increase the struggles, the coughing, and breathlessness along with this OSA is scary for me let alone my poor hubby.
Hi Carolann, my husband had the same problem, told them about it and was given a better fitting mask.
Hi auntymary, we have done that, and have got a better fitting one but alas after about 4 hrs he has taken it off, not realizing untill the morning.
Perhaps it takes more time to get used to it, thankyou for shareing.
i dont have osa, but my husband has it, he has a mask on at night with air going through to keep toms airways open.
i also have two sons with osa, one has the same machine as tom but my other son will not reconize he has it, but it took tom a long while to get used to it, so if anyone has been offered one please give it a good trial.
I have been offered a mask, however how noisy are they at night
please give it a try, it took my husband quite a while to get use to it, i know when he hasnt used it beause he is very tired the next day and ratty
janx
My husband has OSA - his snoring used to rattle the walls! 
The CPAP machine really helped him. It was suggested that his weight was why he had it, but I think it is because he has such a short neck, as he has had WLS - lost over 6 stone to date - and still has OSA.
One of my consultants thought I had OSA and warned me about driving when feeling tired. I commented on my bad sleeping situation, which seemed to back up his theory. Another consultant had me tested for OSA and I was told that I do not have it. All he went on was an overnight session with the gadget on my finger end.
Daft thing is, since having the test I am concious of dozing, just for a split second most of the time. I seem to switch off but come straight back awake again. Other times I can be watching TV or something and I hear myself sort of snore/snort, as my breathing clogs up, again for a moment only.
I've been on a bus a couple of times where I have actually nodded off, but always wake in time for my stop. I don't feel too bad having a quick snooze on a bus. I like to think I am always concentrating when driving though !
I'm due back sometime soon, I'll ask. I've just had an appointment for a blood test, I'm on the Thyroid Register.
The thing I had was clipped over the end of my finger and attached by a wire to a box I had to wear strapped round my wait with an elasticated belt. It was for one night only and that particular night I seemed to sleep OK, normally I am moving about a lot and wake myself up.
This is the same test my husband had Gordon and it identified the OSA. He stopped breathing over a hundred times during the night. It took a while for him to get used to the mask but he would never be without it now.
Thanks to every-one who has taken the OSA poll so far, and it is very interesting to read your comments too. If you are having any problems then do let your GP or sleep clinic know as there are things that they should be able to do to help e.g. refer you for a more detailed assessment if you need one, or adjust your treatment if you are having any trouble. Or you can ring the BLF helpline to ask for some advice. We are very interested to hear of any personal stories that you have about your experience of OSA, which you might like to share to help us with our OSA awareness campaign. If you are interested then I can contact you directly about this. Sleep well. Judy
I had a sleep study done as an inpatient. I scored quite highly on the Epworth Sleep Questionnaire but the study results were ok on little sleep so I wonder how reliable that was?
I don't have OSA but my husband does. He didn't realize he had the condition but because I sleep very little I could hear the problem - as well as his loud snoring he would stop breathing a number of times then snort before breathing again. He began to get very tired during the day and had restless leg syndrome. Eventually I managed to get him to go to the doctor and he sent him to the sleep clinic to have an overnight test at the hospital. He thought he wouldn't sleep so the test would be useless but he slept enough for the result to come back that he stopped breathing 14 times in every hour. He now has a CPAP machine which he has used every night over the last two years with good results. He is not so tired in the day and his restless leg syndrome is much better. Now he wouldn't be without it. However it took quite a long while to get used to it with a lot of perseverance. The first machine he felt as though he was suffocating. The second machine was much better. The CPAP people suggested he bring the air tube over his head to the back of the bed that didn't work. He now has it laying down the bed and looped over to his bedside drawers where he lightly traps the tube in the drawer so it doesn't keep falling but has enough of a loop to enable him to turn over. Other people, we hear, have found differing ways to place the tub. Some wrap a hankie round the tube and peg it to the bed sheets. Any inventive way that suits is good. We take the CPAP machine where ever we go in this country or abroad. The CPAP machine eventually changed his life but you have to be prepared to stick at it until it becomes second nature and I have to remember to kiss him goodnight before he puts the mask on!
yes i have OSA my husband always talks to me when i have my CPAP mask on,he does it because i am unable to answer him back. I have a chest infection at the moment unable to use mask regular,coughing and spluttering,so i'm really tired,it's a vicious circle
Hi, I have OSA, but could not tolerate the Cpap machine, it felt as though I was suffocating, they did try numerous masks but to no avail. The hospital gave me a few options, which were to have an operation, which is very painful or to go to my dentist and get a mouth/gum shield made. I opted for the latter and I wear this every night, it was expensive, but I have had it for nearly 5years, it doesn't stop me snoring completely, but I am not as bad as I was. I have other medical problems too which make me tired through the day, but I seem to be getting a better nights sleep with the mouth guard. It pushes the bottom jaw forward so keeps the airways open.
Jan
I have heard of it because I believe my husband suffers from it. Almost the same story as Larissa 21. For years I have shaken him to get him to start breathing again, the snoring is awfully loud most of the time but can change in sound from snore to snore. Also the restless legs are awful and many a night he has moved to the floor because he kicks me so hard that I yelp out and end up with my legs black and blue. I don't know if it is linked to the breathing or not but he also suffers cramp that sends him nearly insane aswell as shooting pains in his legs that makes him crouch down. He is extremely tired every day constantly yawning with eyes streaming, he seems to need to sleep every time he sits down. On a day off he sometimes only awake for an hour or two per day. But he does have a hard manual job with long hours. He refuses to go to the doctors . When awake he is very irritable.
I am convinced I was mis diagnosed
I had interrupted sleep BUT never felt tired or sleepy during the day on had a nap if I went to bed late and got up early
The CPAG machine did not change anything (there was nothing to change )
according to my wife I did snore but she says that for the last 7 years since I took steroids my snoring is not noticeable
I have osa,I use a cpap machine for 3 years now ,now I've used to it l've never slept so well,it has also taken a lot of pressure away from my wife as she is also able to sleep as well with no more worrying,it takes a long time to get used to it but I am getting there slowly.
