Has anyone developed sleep apnea or symptoms of sleep apnea after a deployment?
Has anyone who’s served in OIF/OEF been diagnosed with sleep apnea since their return from deployment? My husband has been home a little over a year now and since his return I have not had a good nights sleep. He tosses and turns, kicks and sometimes punches all while in a deep sleep. I tell him about it the next morning and he remembers nothing. He sought help from the VA who diagnosed him with sleep apnea. He was given a C-Pap machine which does absolutely no good for the tossing and turning. Now his (National Guard) unit is getting ready to deploy again and he found out that several other soldiers were also diagnosed with sleep apnea since the last deployment.(all of them are flagged for the moment) Does this sound familiar to anyone? I would love to hear from any wives that might be dealing with this same type of situation. I refuse to sleep on the couch or in another bed. I waited a long time to be able to sleep next to him and I will not give that up. The lack of sleep I have had this past year is taking a big toll on my body and I’m not sure what to do at this point. Any ones advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank all!
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The whole Sleep Apnea thing is a con, as far as I’m concerned.
I went in for a sleep study, and the first thing the Doc said during the initial examination was "You need to have your tonsils taken out." I did the sleep study, and of course, I need a CPAP machine. No mention was made of taking my tonsils out, which seemed to me to be a more permanent and practical choice instead of being hooked-up to a CPAP machine for the rest of my life.
I gave up on it after a week.
After a few years, I went to an EENT Doc, who told me the same thing the Doc at the sleep center told me, which is I need to get my tonsils taken out (actually, all of my soft pallet would be taken out). I’m making plans to do it right now.
I’m no Doc, but it sounds like your hubby may suffer from something PTSD related, not sleep apnea.
My husband had the same issues for roughly two years after deployment the first time which was in 04 and it got pretty bad, I dont care to go into detail but the restless sleep was the most mild issues, we nearly divorced but pulled through. Now his other deployments werent as bad but yes there were sleep issues again.
Be patient
Lets get something Straight right here and NOW !!!!
The diagnosis of "Sleep Apnea" is just a put off
so they do not have to say he has PTSD…
"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"…Combat Stress…
All DOD/Military & VA Doctors have been told
"NOT TO"Diagnosis Combat Troops with PTSD…
(even if they have it…)
Hence all of the off the wall Mental Health diagnosis
floating around…most of which come with the caveat…
Existed Prior Entry Into Service…(EPES) to lower
the % of award…plus no PTSD Treatment…
Hence Higher Suicide Rates…among Combat Vets…
The Dept of VA is the Most Anti Disabled Veteran
Organization on the Planet…