Re: [MBZ] OT Sleep Apnea and CPAp machines
> I wonder - how did Neanderthals manage their >apnea? Or did they just die > young in their sleep? Well, they weren't morbidly obese for starters. They had limited access to quick carbohydrates (an occasional beehive), and no access to refined grains or high fructose corn syrup. So there's that. Take into consideration they probably had a life expectancy of say 45 or 50 and there you go. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Sleep Apnea and CPAp machines
Neaderthals had much better sinus cavities and breathing abilities. Current edition humans are made for tropical or temperate climes where access to copious amounts of food required more energy than hopping into a car and trolling the aisles. clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 > On Oct 31, 2020, at 8:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > So complicated. I wonder - how did Neanderthals manage their apnea? Or > did they just die young in their sleep? > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 10:42 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Sleep Apnea and CPAp machines
So complicated. I wonder - how did Neanderthals manage their apnea? Or did they just die young in their sleep? On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 10:42 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2020-10-30 22:04, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > My nostrils got really chafed using those "pillows" several years back. > > Has their design improved? > > I was fitted for the small/medium sized pillows a couple of years ago. > It was a Fisher-Paykel model with minimal head straps that I'd dislodge > rolling around in my sleep, and the nasal openings were small enough to > feel like it was restricting airflow, so I gave up on them after a > couple of nights. > > IIRC, the goal of CPAP is to get the events down under ten per hour. > Is twelve even considered a treatable problem? > I was 45 in my sleep study. > > What was her minimum oxygen level in the sleep study, does she need > treatment to get her pulse ox up? > > A pulse oximeter that remembers a night's readings is handy. > It looks like the recording oximeters are bluetooth now, and your cell > phone does the recording. > But it might be difficult to run an app on a smartphone if you're both > blind. > Mitch. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Sleep Apnea and CPAp machines
On 2020-10-30 22:04, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: My nostrils got really chafed using those "pillows" several years back. Has their design improved? I was fitted for the small/medium sized pillows a couple of years ago. It was a Fisher-Paykel model with minimal head straps that I'd dislodge rolling around in my sleep, and the nasal openings were small enough to feel like it was restricting airflow, so I gave up on them after a couple of nights. IIRC, the goal of CPAP is to get the events down under ten per hour. Is twelve even considered a treatable problem? I was 45 in my sleep study. What was her minimum oxygen level in the sleep study, does she need treatment to get her pulse ox up? A pulse oximeter that remembers a night's readings is handy. It looks like the recording oximeters are bluetooth now, and your cell phone does the recording. But it might be difficult to run an app on a smartphone if you're both blind. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
