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Re: Weight

Posted by christinequilts on July 29, 2004 at 21:34:13:

In Reply to: Weight posted by Barb (Seattle) on July 28, 2004 at 07:35:29:

I'm overweight...or is it undertall (and I refuse to admitt by how much... I also have a very small throat space to go along with a recessd lower jaw (had the lower jaw lengthend when I was 16 due to severe TMJ including migraines). On my first eval with sleep doc he said if he was a betting man he would put money on me having OSA just from looking at my throat space and nothing else. My initial diagnosis going into my first sleep study was OSA- no big surprise. The surprise was that I had an average of 1-2 obstructive apnea events per hour and that I had severe Central Sleep Apnea (CSA)with 60+ central events per hour. So even the 'ideal' canidate for OSA doesn't necessarily have it. I really think the stereotyping by docs is what gets a lot of us gals in trouble...heck we're not overweight midle aged men so our fatigue couldn't be from apnea...how many of us heard that one before? Weight may play a factor in some cases of OSA but I know from my personal experience being tired all the time does make it harder to exercise and lose weight...and lets not forget how often in pre-PAP days we were reaching for sugary treats and drinks to give us a 'boost' of energy we dearly needed.

Christine

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