Sleep Apnea question?
I was recently diagnosed with “severe sleep apnea”. I do not snore, nor toss and turn at night. I don’t have asthma. The doctor said that I stop breathing very frequently and wants me to sleep with a cpap machine. I’m not over weight, and I’m healthy. However, I do have HUGE tonsils. I’m wondering if getting them removed will help. I do actually have a consultation with a throat doctor in a few days, but I’m just wondering if it will help. Also, I initially went to the doctor because I get a head ache in the same spot of my head EVERYDAY. Does anybody have a GOOD explanation of why that is? Is it because of the sleep apnea? Also, is there anything that I can do to prevent having sleep apnea?
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Try the cpap machine. They really help if you put the efffort into it.
Where do your headaches occur? My daughter had severe sleep apnea from a condition called Arnold Chiari Malformation. Without going into too much detail and freaking you out, I would be curious as to where your headaches are located. Chiari is a herniation of the cerebellum of the brain through the foramen of the skull which causes compression on the brain stem, spinal cord and can disrupt CSf flow. There are sooo many symptoms however, and like I said, it did cause severe sleep apnea and stridor for my daughter.
Sleep apnoea seems to be "in" for many people. I think selling the machine is more important than anything else to them. Tonsils have nothing to do with it. I don’t have any and they still want me to buy the machine. I walked away from the machine plan and I think it’s a medical ripoff.