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Sleep apnea: Need treatment option advice

Posted by Sleep-deprived girlfriend on March 11, 2002 at 01:07:25:

Hi, my boyfriend has sleep apnea. He'd like to explore surgery, but I'm trying to discourage that, favoring wellness. The archives suggest *one year* of SR -- that's a long time! C-Pap mask is immediate and effective yet cumbersome and certainly not a permanent solution. Is there anything else (besides losing weight) that can be done? Thanks.



Re: Sleep apnea: Need treatment option advice (Archive in sleep.)

Posted by Walt Stoll on March 12, 2002 at 08:10:46:

In Reply to: Sleep apnea: Need treatment option advice posted by Sleep-deprived girlfriend on March 11, 2002 at 01:07:25:

Hi, Sleep.

ANYTHING other than SR is just "putting black tape over the warning light" and, without the warning, he will pay a much larger price later in life.

Why not start serious SR and, while waiting for it to cure the problem, try all the gimmicks that may well work for a while?

Walt

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Thank you, Dr. Stoll! nmi

Posted by Sleep-deprived girlfriend on March 12, 2002 at 09:48:27:

In Reply to: Sleep apnea: Need treatment option advice posted by Sleep-deprived girlfriend on March 11, 2002 at 01:07:25:


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