for years I've been asking DH to have a sleep study

[JLH]

Finally, last night after years and years of asking, DH went for his sleep study and just like I thought, he has sleep apnea..........
Stubborn, stubborn, stubborn.

[Jan]

Joan,

Now comes some of the fun. They diagnosed my husband with this a couple of months ago. Then he had to go back to see how he did on the machine that is used with sleep apnea. He only got 2 hours of sleep that night.

He resisted using the machine after we got it home. It took a friend of his to talk him into using it.

Just know that you will also have to make some adjustments. It sounds like there is a giant breathing in the room. I tend to sleep fairly light so it has taken me time to adjust also.

Just know that by getting all the O2 he needs each night he will feel better.

Jan

[katinchatt]

I soooo feel your pain,

I begged my DH to do the same, and he finally gave in. Indeed he was "not breathing" an average of 3 or 4 times per minute. He tried the C-pap machine and it didn't really work at all, and I couldn't blame him it was so loud and so "Star Wars" like. He tried meds, everything, and then we ran across a pillow made just for sleep apnea. I remember questioning a $99.00 pillow, but take back every single negative thought or word I may have said. In one night, he no longer snored, we both were able to sleep. Worth every penny!! 3 years old, and it's still working like a charm. For my DH, it was always when he turned over and slept on his back, this pillow doesn't let that happen.
http://www.brookstone.com/store/product.asp?pid=572966


Sweet Dreams,
Kat

This sounds like a commercial, but I swear it's not, it's just a plain and simple miracle of a pillow.

[JLH]

Thanks very much, Kat, I'll keep that in mind if the C-pap machine doesn't work for him.

I guess we'll know more when he has his doctors appointment in Dec. The tech mentioned 20 times.........