My mom has serious sleep apnea but does not have the money to help herself…what can she do?
I am so concerned about my mom who has moderate to severe sleep apnea. She has gone to the doctor and has been told she needs to take immediate steps to help herself (like surgery or the machine), but because of my family’s medical bills, she consistently denies herself to put the rest of us first. My family and I have tried to convince her to get what she needs to have done regardless, but she won’t, because she knows it will probably be expensive. Are there some effective things she can do instead of surgery or the machine? I’ve heard of home remedies, but are these good enough?? Please help!
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Step one: Lose weight
Step two: Get some breathe right strips and use them every night
Step three: Go to pharmacy and get the new apnea over the counter devide that you can do yourself.
Step four: Make more money and get to the doctor to get the advanced equipment now available.
Step five: Get a good nights sleep
loose weight
if she has medicare or medicaid it will pay for it. See if she has either of those. I know of no good home remedies. No smoking if she smokes, and like the other said, lose weight.
There are several things she can do. Losing weight if she is overweight and exercising regularly are always good advice. She can also prop up her head with extra pillows or try changing her sleeping position.