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Re: sleep apnea by the family?


Posted by Don Bradley (seattle) on August 08, 2000 at 17:54:36:

In Reply to: sleep apnea by the family? posted by Marie on August 08, 2000 at 06:16:45:

Not unusual.
Apnea may be related to thyroid levels and to nasal pathogens...each are things likely to be shared by family members. One major factor is weight and often nutrition habits and meals are also shared within families. So you should not be so surprized that your teenage son also has sleep apnea. Probably not a good idea for hubby to use your machine...it may be at too high a setting for him (unlikely) or at too low a setting.
Pulse oximeter testing is good. Was this DAYTIME or NIGHTIME? From the values given I surely hope it was nighttime. Usual machine setting is to sound an alarm at any value below 90. Obviously the alarm function is usually turned off for a sleep test.
As to imminent departure ... it doesn't matter too much ... the distance is not far.. if he has to fly back for a Seattle sleep test and miss a day or two of school, so be it. The main thing is to get him tested and get a cpap prescription..it can be filled anywhere.
Its good that you are well informed...I was better informed than some of the people at UW Physicians, but that didn't help me. I still got a lengthy runaround, long waits, care that was described as 'criminal' by some and 'substandard' by others, an Rx that motivated a cpap vendor to inquire if the doctor was actually a sleep specialist or not, and some comments from a cpap vendor that I was asked not to mention but that they made because they were so astounded by the UWPhysicians workproducts/procedures. So knowing whats going on is merely the first step.

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