Sleep Apnea?

Jake's docotor thinks he might have it

but it's his neck doctor and he didn't recommend anyone

I don't even know what type of Doctor Jake needs to go to

can anyone help?

TIA

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My primary doctor thought I had sleep apnea since I snored VERY loud and woke up exhausted-even after a full nights rest.
He needs to be seen by an ENT for an evaluation, theyy'll probably do a sleep study on him. I have a great doctor in POrt Jefferson if that's by you.

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Beth, give my doc a call. He has an arsenal of physicians that he knows very well.

His doc didn't recommend someone?

Dr. Eric Last
516-785-2783

He will probably want to see Jake first..it's a good idea to see a gp or internist first.

He's in Bellmore..not too bad of a trip for you.

Is he snoring really bad and does he stop breathing in the middle of the night?

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My mother has it. Her doctor referred her to a neurologist, who then referred her to a sleep clinic. I'm not sure if you have to go through so many channels. Jake's doctor may be able to refer him to a sleep clinic directly.
At the sleep clinic they observe his sleep and then make recommendations - like a breathing mask, etc.

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My father spent a night in the sleep clinic. They evaluate your sleep patterns and determine if you have sleep apnea and to what extent.

My dad is SUPPOSED to sleep with this machine that kinda looks like a mini vacuum, but he doesn't.

I think I might have sleep apnea, too. But I don't snore. Can you have sleep apnea without snoring? I find I wake up 4-5 times a night..................

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My DH has sleep apnea and sleeps with a machine. He went to the Columbia Presbiterian Sleep Clinic and got help ... it is a vicious cycle ... you are sooo tired so you sleep more but you are not getting rest so you wake up even more tired ...

When my husband had the sleep study they told him he woke up 243 times in a 2-hour period ... that is every 30 seconds his body "wakes" .... so if he slept 8-hours per night, it was the equivilant of getting 2 hours of rest per night ... it's awful.

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thanks everyone- Jake totally has this

he snores REALLY loud- and he is always tired

I am going to look into all of this

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does it sound like he stops breathing or gasps for air? DH would go very quiet, his chest would move up and down but no air would come in or be released, then he would inhale deeply and "catch up" on getting oxygen ... over and over and over again ...

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I went to a Pulmonologist (sp?) and he had a sleep study done on me.

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he was a body builder- so he is just really big- not fat-

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Dr. Sussman in Garden City. He is a cardiologist but they also have a sleep center in that office.
975 Stewart Ave
Garden City, NY 11530
516-222-8640

Message edited 8/8/2006 10:25:44 AM.

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A pulmonologist can set your husband up with a sleep study. My father is getting one done this month through Winthrop Pulmonology.

Good Luck.

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Some places will even let you doa sleep study in the home. My FH is doing this

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My DH has severe sleep apnea. He saw an ENT and had to go for a sleep study. He now has what they call a CPAP machine (a mask that pushes oxygen in thru his nose) to sleep with at night. He jokes that he becomes an alien at night but...... NO MORE SNORING!!! He doesn't stop breathing anymore. He sleeps much better & feels much better.

He saw Dr Anthony Cornetta in Huntington Station - 631-425-2145

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I have it. It was diagnosed after a pulmonologist sent me for a sleep study, which consisted of 2 nights, the first to determine if you have it, the second to determine the level the CPAP machine should be set at. My test came back that I was waking up an average of 30 times an hour.

I'm still adjusting to the machine, but I sleep a LOT better with it than without.

I would encourage your DH to do the sleep study, b/c if he does have apnea, without treatment it could lead to heart disease.

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Does your husband still have his tonsils?

I used to snore really loudly and would wake up choking or gasping sometimes - not every night - but frequently. I never had a sleep study done but I had my tonsils removed. I had crazy huge tonsils and my ENT doctor recommended my removing them (I also got 5 or 6 cases of tonsilitis a year). At age 29 I got them removed by Dr. Dynia at Manhattan Eye, Ear and throat. I'll be 33 in 2 weeks and - I'm not kidding - I havent snored once, havent had any symptoms of sleep apnea - and I swear - I havent gotten sick in 4 years. Not one sore throat, no flu, no bronchitis - nothing. Best thing I ever did for myself.