Sleep Apnea – Article in Wall St. Journal 02/02/10

Posted February 2nd, 2010

Do you snore loudly and often? Are you sleepy during the day? Are you fat or obese, with a big neck? Do you sweat excessively? It might be time to have a sleep study, to determine if you have sleep apnea. It’s been about eight years since I had a sleep study that revealed my breathing was stopping hundreds of times during the night when I was trying to sleep.

I began using a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pathway) machine that keeps the airway in my throat open. The difference in my energy level was AMAZING when I started sleeping all night, instead of thinking I was sleeping. There are risks to your health from sleep apnea. What might happen if one stops breathing hundreds of time? The worse case scenario is death.

People on shift work already know the effects of fatigue. If you are a shift worker, who answered yes to the questions above, see your doctor soon. Here’s the link to the article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204575039101390202576.html

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 10:51 am and is filed under In the News, Managing Fatigue.