> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Gary Nunn
... > Nick, if you suspect that you have any degree of sleep apnea, ask your > family doctor to send you to a neurologist that specializes in sleep > disorders. You won't be sorry. Seems like a good idea. Maybe it's time to push Kaiser a bit more. If we have to pay ourselves, it'll have to wait until the latest startup is generating a bit more revenue. My primary care doc was just certain that I wouldn't have sleep apnea, because I'm definitely not overweight. So she was fairly surprised when I turned out borderline. Maybe I should put on 20-30 pounds and try again... ;-) > Since I have responded so well to the treatment, and I have started to > lose weight, I have recently found out that once I lose a bit more > weight, I can have a minor throat surgery and likely be completely cured > of the apnea. The neurologist said that I would have had sleep apnea > even had I not gained weight and aggravated the condition. Interesting. What's the surgery called? Is it the same thing they'd do for snoring? My snoring affects my wife's sleep! > I finally decided in March 2002 to seek treatment when a former > co-worker, who also had sleep apnea, vomited in his sleep and aspirated > it into his lungs as he gasped for breath. His wife watched him die on > their bedroom floor before the ambulance got to him. Yipes. Now that is scary. > > This is my favorite sleep apnea site: http://www.sleepnet.com/ I am now learning more about somnoplasty... Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
