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Is sleep apnea permanent?

I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea in October 2003. I have been using a CPAP machine ever since. I started out at an air pressure of 9, but over time ended up at a pressure of 14. Back in January of this year (2007), I began following a steady exercise program and lost fifteen pounds. My doctor had me re-evaluated through another sleep study, and my pressure was reduced to the original pressure of 9. I am sleeping better and feeling better. I view my sleep apnea as being a result of my overweight body, and because I was able to lower my pressure through exercise and weight loss, is it possible to “cure” my sleep apnea if I keep on exercising and losing weight?
I didn’t think about it before, but there a probably people reading my question who don’t know what sleep apnea is, much less what a CPAP is. Here are a couple a links: http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/osa/

http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/snoring/cpap.cfm

Yes, I still have my tonsils. The doctor I see for my sleep apnea has not mentioned my tonsils as being part of the problem. He mostly centers on weight loss and is happy whenever I report any amount of loss. He’s very encouraging.

Answer
Sleep apnea is able to be cured with good health and strong lungs. When you exercise practice good breathing, deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Practice breathing right. Most people forget ‘how’ to breath even though most are born with the instinct of doing correctly, we simply uncorrected it. You’ll notice when a baby is breathing the stomach goes up and down. A child, young adult or adult who has forgotten how to breath correctly with breath with their full bodies, shoulders moving up and down. If you’re not sure how you breathe, lay down on the ground and place a book on your stomach to see if it moves when you breathe. Breathing correctly will help your lungs.

My daughter had sleep apnea, came of CPAP, had to wear an alarm for a while but with increasing good health was able to come off and it’s been gone for years now.

http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/cure-snoring-with-throat-exercises-5367325.html

Orthodontists please???? RPE / Palate Expander Questions!!?

1. Does it hurt when you first get it? – If you do, for how long?

2. Do you endure pain when wearing it?

3. Does it hurt when you turn it?

4. Is it uncomfortable?

5. What foods should you and shouldn’t you eat?

6. How long do you have to wear it for?

7. How long does it take to put it in your mouth?

8. Is it uncomfortable whe you first get it?

9. Have you any advice for wearers of an RPE?

10. Does it hurt when it gets taken out?

11. How long does it take to remove it from your mouth?

12. Is it uncomfortable when it’s getting put in your mouth?

13. Does it make your appearance different after wearing it?

14. Does it cure snoring? – And if so, how?

15. How long will there be a gap between your two front teeth?

16. Does the gap get closed with braces?

17. Would you need to wear braces with it? – And if so, for how long?

18. What is the procedure of putting it in? – Please answer this one in especially big detail if you can please!!

19. Do you give it to people who have a prosterior crossbite on one side of their mouth?

20. What age would be the best age to get it – And why please!!

21. Does it affect your speech? – If so, how can you prevent it from happening so badly?

22. How do you clean it?

23. Does it prevent TMJ?

24. What happens if a crossbite goes untreated?

25. What happens if a prosterior crossbite on one side of the mouth goes untreated? (Consequences)

Thank you! I get it soon so please answer soon (and in as much deatil as possible too if you can)!!! Please don’t give me any links! You’re a great help!

Answer
1. Does it hurt when you first get it? – If you do, for how long?
It hurt when I first got mine… the pain went away with tylenol and felt completely better by day 5.

2. Do you endure pain when wearing it?
Yes, some.

3. Does it hurt when you turn it?
A little. It’s the same kind of pressure you feel when your braces get tightened… but in a different way.

4. Is it uncomfortable?
Sometimes, when you notice it’s there.

5. What foods should you and shouldn’t you eat?
Anything that you don’t eat with braces (apples, bubble gum, jawbreakers, etc…) you wouldn’t eat with the extender.

6. How long do you have to wear it for?
It depends on your level of treatment needed. I had mine for 6 weeks, I believe.

7. How long does it take to put it in your mouth?
Not very long. They just attach it to the brackets in the back.

8. Is it uncomfortable when you first get it?
Yes, there is a lot of pressure.

9. Have you any advice for wearers of an RPE?
Tylenol. And don’t eat stringy things because it will get stuck and you might gag on partially swallowed shreds of food.

10. Does it hurt when it gets taken out?
No! It’s a relief.

11. How long does it take to remove it from your mouth?
Faster than they put it in.

12. Is it uncomfortable when it’s getting put in your mouth?
No, not really.

13. Does it make your appearance different after wearing it?
Slightly. You won’t notice it right away, but when you get older and notice the way your face is you might think “Oh, that’s why” I don’t know, it’s hard to explain.

14. Does it cure snoring? – And if so, how?
I’m not sure. Seems like it might by lengthening the palate.

15. How long will there be a gap between your two front teeth?
My front teeth were crowded, then it made a slight gap, and we used the braces to pull the gap back together. It closed within a few days of correction.

16. Does the gap get closed with braces?
Yes.

17. Would you need to wear braces with it? – And if so, for how long?
It’s possible. The braces were part of my treatment and I had them for 2 years.

18. What is the procedure of putting it in? – Please answer this one in especially big detail if you can please!!
The molded brackets to my back teeth and glued them in place. Then there are little slots in the brackets that allowed them to slip the device along the roof of my mouth. It was very fast.

19. Do you give it to people who have a prosterior crossbite on one side of their mouth?
Yes. I had this, and I used headgear and rubber bands as treatment (not saying you will need to though).

20. What age would be the best age to get it – And why please!!
I’d say about 12-14 because they are more formative years. The child will have lost all of their baby teeth but still have time to grow so that it will be more natural of a process.

21. Does it affect your speech? – If so, how can you prevent it from happening so badly?
At first it’s a little weird and you might have a lisp. Just practice on what you say, speak slower and try not to get tounge-tied.

22. How do you clean it?
With a tooth brush.

23. Does it prevent TMJ?
I’m not sure.

24. What happens if a crossbite goes untreated?
Your jaw and teeth will not be aligned.

25. What happens if a prosterior crossbite on one side of the mouth goes untreated? (Consequences)
Your jaw and teeth will not be aligned, you will wear down your teeth at uneven rates, you may cause headaches or tension, oral hygiene may be more difficult.

http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/curing-snoring-through-jaw-exercises-1694326.html

do you think these jokes are funny?

A woman invited some people to dinner.
At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said,
‘Would you like to say the blessing?’
‘I wouldn’t know what to say,’ the girl replied.
‘Just say what you hear Mommy say,’ the woman answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said,
‘Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?’, lol,

A woman called her doctor to complain about her husband’s snoring. “Is there anything you can do?”
“Well, there is one operation that will cure your husband, but it’s rather expensive. $1,000 plus $450 a month for 36 months.”
“Omy gosh ” exclaimed the woman, “that’s like leasing a sports car!”
“Hmm,” the doctor murmured. “Too obvious, eh?”

why do barbers make good drivers?
becausethey know all the short cuts,

ben’s dad was building a pine bookcase, and ben was
watching and occasionally helping.
“what are the holes for?” ben asked.
“they’re knot holes”, said his dad.
“what are they, then, if they’re not holes?” said ben.

Where do geologists go for entertainment?
to rock concerts

how did benjamin franklin discover electricity?
it came to him in a flash,

come often i allways get new jokes!

I got new jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what kind of person thinks bath is electric because it has a plug?
an idiot, thats who!

dumb warning on back of joke book;
“beware, word tricks and limericks
can make you or your friend look like a
bit of a fool too,

why is a classroom like an old car?
cuz it full of nuts, and has a crank at the
front, ha ha ha

did you hear about the florist who had
two kids?
one’s a budding gunius and the other’s
a blooming idiot,

what do you get if you cross a hedgehog
with a giraffe?
a long-necked toothbrush,

why does a stork stand on one leg?
because it would fall over if it lifted the other one,

what’s an american cat’s favorite car?
a catillac,

my dog saw a sign that said “wet paint”
so he did!

whats a snail?
a slug with a crash helmet,

what did the dumb ghost name his pet tiger?
spot,

thats all the jokes for now,
I’ll have more! PROMISE,
probably in an hour so PLEASE come back! ok, thanks.
I GOT MORE!!!

how did the police scare the bugs away?
they called for the S.W.A.T. team,

what crawls and wears uniforms and helmets?
army ants,

why was the firefly flashing on and off?
his light was on the blink,

I have to go and eat so I’ll be back with more jokes, OK.
I GOT ONE MORE!!! i’m running dry but don’t worry, I’m probably just sleepy,

A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, “Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.”

“Yes,” the class said.

“Then why is it that while I’m standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn’t run into my feet?”

A little fellow shouted, “Cause your feet aren’t empty!”.

Answer
I thought your jokes were funny, and I would give you 20 out of 10 for them, thanks for sharing with us.

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