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Taking beta blockers for SVT & I also have Sleep Apnea – Am I risk of Sudden Aryth Death Syndrome?

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:55:46 +0000

Please help. I have SVT and I am currently awaiting a further appointment following my test result for sleep apnea.
Can you die of Sudden Arythmic Death Syndrome or Sleep Apnea whilst taking Beta Blockers? Am I at risk?

I take a mild 1.25 mg of bisoprolol beta blocker, as any more than that reduces my blood pressure. (Symptoms of my SVT are very infrequent on medication. Cardiologist recommended ablation butI’m too scared. He stated that SVT is nothing to worry about but the internet suggests otherwise )
I will truly appreciate your advice please!
I am 30, slim and have a healthy lifestyle

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have i got sleep apnea syndrome?

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:53:14 +0000

hey im 15 and sometimes at night i feel like i forget to breath ( i know this is impossible but this is the only way of describing it) and im wondering if this could be sleep apnea syndrome?

.im not overweight
.athletic
.dont snore
.i have only noticed it in the past few days
.i sometimes feel tired in the day
.this past week i have been staying up till around 3 am because its half term

can anyone help me?

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Breathe-Implant Surgery: a new titanium implant for the nose

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:00:49 +0000

See also: www.breathe-implant.com. This new nasal implant spreads and stabilizes the soft tissue of the nose much like the Breathe-Right sticker tapes. Warning: blood can be seen in this video. Designed for surgeons. No sound.

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Throat exercises from AJRCCM article

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:54:02 +0000

These are the exercises done by the subjects in the article – Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients with Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

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admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:52:37 +0000

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Sleep Apnea-The Phantom of the Night: Overcome Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Win Your Hidden Struggle to Breathe, Sleep, and Live

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:29:47 +0000

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Sleep apnea disrupts the lives of millions of unsuspecting victims. Their struggle to breathe during sleep is a major cause of daytime sleepiness, accidents, poor health, lost years of productivity and happiness, and even death. Experts in sleep medicine and a patient guide people with snoring and sleep apnea and their families to take advantage of dramatically effective medical treatment. Broughton, the medical director of the accredited University of Alab… More >>

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Can someone please tell me what these sleep study results mean?

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:23:12 +0000

Ok. Long story, I had a sleep study in November of Last year in which my doctor never talked to me about it. Well anyways I have the paperwork here with me and I have Mild Sleep Apnea, and it say’s possibly hypoxemia. Let me tell u what my results say on my oxygen saturation:
Initial oxygen saturation was 98% with the lowest saturation reached being 70%. The mean oxygen saturation during sleep study was 89.5%. During 38% study of the study, her oxygen saturation was greater than 90%, during 60.8% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 80-89%, and during 1.2% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 70-79%. Her sleep efficiency was severely reduced to 63.1% with a decrease in the amount of REM sleep to 11% of total sleep and no deep sleep was noted. Her sleep onset latency was prolonged to 127 minutes and her REM onset latency was prolonged to 210 minutes. Ambien 10 mg was taken. Her combined apneic and partial apneic index was very mildly elevated at 5.7 with an apneic index of 2.0 and partial index of 5.5 .The vast majority of the esisodes were obstructive in type with the longest partial apneic episode being 16 seconds and the mean length being 11 seconds. The total study time was 6.5 hours and the total sleep was 4 hours. No arrhythmias are noted, no periodic limb movements are present, and snoring was moderately loud, intermittent and present.

His impression is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Hypoxemia

His recommendation for my doctor is this: (my doctor has never talked to me about this or done anything about it): I recommend supplemental oxygen for sleep at a flow rate of 2 liters per nasal cannula. I would recommend an overnight oximetry on supplemntal oxygen in two to three weeks and hopefully note normalization of her oxygen saturation. I also recommend weight loss of 25 pounds. Lastly I recommend an otolaryngology evaluation as in a 30 year old patient a possible surgical approach would be indicated. I will obtaining the home equipment and followup care to dr. phillips. I am not sure why her oxygen saturation remains low other than being overweight, but if appropriate, a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation would be in order.

Note by me the patient: I am having trouble breathing all the time and can’t sleep even on sleeping pills because I can’t breathe even worse when I lay down. Please let me know why my doctor hasn’t gotten in contact with me about these results. His nurses told me I’m fine, but I’m not so sure, This was the stupid nurse who doesn’t care about anyone.

When you sleep, you have episodes where you quit breathing and your blood oxygen levels get pretty low, sometimes as low as 70%. As a result, your sleep isn’t normal. The doctor suggests an oxygen machine and weight loss. He also wants your lungs and heart evaluated. You might need to have surgery to get rid of some of your flesh that’s blocking your airway.

My son is 33 years old and has Down syndrome. He was diagnosed with hypothyroidiism about 2 years ago.?

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:35:21 +0000

During that time his dose has been increased of his Synthroid three times. He currently is taking 0.125 mg a day. He weight has increased during that time. He has gained about 30 pounds in the last 2 years. Nothing else has changed. He also has sleep apnea and uses a C-PAP machine every night. Shouldn't the thyroid medication help increase his metabolism? Why is he gaining weight when he is not eating more?

I have hypo too. I take a different medication but my doctor started with 25mcg, no response so we uncreased to 50mcg. I had to make a diet to lose 22Kg. But now, after 6 months without the diet only controlling what I can eat and cannot my weight is stable. You should talk to the doctor about or even look for another one, a second opinion.

obstructive sleep apnoea 80 seconds 51% oxygen saturation

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:33:50 +0000

This is a patient undergoing a diagnostic home sleep study prior to undergoing gastric banding surgery. She has a BMI of 44 kg/m2. She stops breathing up to 80 seconds, 63 times per hour and her blood oxygen levels drop to 51% from wake levels of 95%. She was suffering from excessive daytime tiredness.

Her breathing during sleep has since returned to normal since using ResMed Autoset.

Duration : 0:2:19

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Chris Farley + Mr. Tummnes + Brock Lesnar = Sleep Apnea

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:33:48 +0000

Just a quick update into the life of CharlieOver9000

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