Posted by bobmisteer on July 17, 2007 at 21:16:47:

In Reply to: Obstructive becoming Mixed Apnea posted by SomeDudeinCali on July 17, 2007 at 08:18:28:

Check with ur doctor, but from what I have read
if you have central sleep apnea CPAP might not be that much of a help.
Did u go to a sleep doctor? if they look at ur
sleep studay they will be able to tell u if you have obstructive, central or mixed sleep apena.
Remember that 90 percent of sleep apnea patients
have are obstructive sleep apnea (most obstructive apena patients have simillar facial features and antomy such as a big tongue specially at the base, small,recessed jaw,and a big Uvula.

in case of central ur bain basically shuts down
and breathing stops so it is a neurological disorder. check with ur doctor to see if u
have central or obstructive sleep apnea, if he
cant tell from ur sleep apnea then u need to see
another doctor.

when i was first diagnosed with apnea 1.5 years ago i went to several doctors and one of them
told me my apnea was central and that i need to
go see a therapist, he said nothing u will do will work you need to go see a psychologist.

I went to a top notch doctor after that just to
prove my insurance compnay that he was wrong.
I told the doc what the other doctor said and
he laughed he said tell him to stick with pulling
wisdom teeth :)

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