Sleep apnea?

There are two types of sleep apnea: Central and Obstructive. In Central your nervous system is the problem, in Obstructive, structural problems in the neck and oropharynx cause the apnea. Obstructive problems can be weight related, and are relieved by losing weight. There are also mixed types and the amount of relief from weight loss will be dependent on the type of apnea that most predominates in the individual case. Everyone is different, and what works best is also individual.
Lahai, RN

I think I will have sleep apnea till I die. I had the symptoms when I was a teen in great shape. Anyway to your question.

I have auto cpap(if that's what it's called) it changes my pressure automatically. I went from 14 to 15 down to 10 or 11 after I lost 25 pounds. I can now sleep comfortably with my mask. Before It was like a gail force wind hitting my face. Now It's more of a relaxing Breeze.

My sister uses one of those. Before she had it, she was impossible to live with because she couldn't get adequate sleep. Now she's fine. As a testament, she was traveling to my mom's a realized she had forgotten to pack it for the weekend. They were 2 hours from home. Her husband turned around and drove home to get it, because it was that important to the mental health of the family.

My significant other woke me last night to tell me to not sleep on my back because I stop breathing. Yikes! 4 years ago (and 20 lbs lighter) I had a sleep study and did not have that issue. Time to get serious about this weight issue as it is now affecting my health. Curious to see if I lose weight, will this new apnea thing I have going on stop. Only one way to find out.

Good Luck to you!

I have a toddler just over 2 years old, and a 7 month old who still eats once a night, BUT am using my CPAP machine religiously.
I can honestly say despite having 2 young kids, I'm still LESS tired than I was when I was childless and had sleep apnea, but didn't know yet what was wrong with me, it was AWFUL how I felt everyday.

My goal is to decrease the severity of it through exercise and diet (it may or may not ever go away completely, but I know I can probably at least minimize some of the effects it has on me).
I'm sitting here eating a healthy bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, and also just started working with a personal trainer because I hate sleep apnea so much I really want nothing more than to be free of it.

Also I found also getting a new mattress and a wedge pillow fantastic for my quality of sleep as well. I never sleep without my wedge pillow now.

Ive lost weight but I still need my CPAP. I am on Thrive though and it makes me sleep much better.....www.cobywhite.Le-Vel.com