It's been 2 years since I was diagnosed with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Apnoea as some spell it) and to be honest I haven't done much about it, pretty stupid considering it could kill me. I'm single now and not even waking up to a machine. Life has a way of getting away from you. I heard a quote once "Life is what's happening while you're planning for the future", it's taken me a while to realise that. I'm still smoking (I know stupid, but they're next) but I've curbed my drinking to only socially and a job change (less stress) has me sleeping better, but I still snore. I remember after finding out about my condition I hit the net in search of altenative medicine (listed below), I printed pages and pages of information and wouldn't you know it, can't find a single page...
Alternative medicine is out there, you just have to find whats right for you, this is my goal now!
But for anyone with Sleep Apnea (Apnoea) and who does smoke and drink, stopping them or even toning them down will have you sleeping a little better. Like I said, I now only socially drink and have actually started exercising and just from that I sleep and feel a little better. I guess the main thing you have to do is take a serious look at your health and what is obstructing it. This I've started to do, and what better way to find a cure than to look inside yourself first!
Lifestyle changes are a step in the right direction and can bring on some relief even cure mild Apnea, but for more serious cases like mine, you have to go the extra mile. Following is a list of some treatments out there that I'm looking at myself:
Surgical- extreme, yes, but it could be over with one operation.
These include:
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
laser assisted uvuloplasty
nasal submucous diathermy
palatal advancement
tongue base reduction
genioglossus advancement
maxillomandibular advancement
Devices- the machine and mask (not my style) or Oral
CPAP- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (actually most widely used) machine
Mandibular Repositing Device. Oral
Tongue Retaining Device. Oral
These are some treatments and a lifestyle change is that first step in the right direction
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