Sleep Apnea Mask & weight loss

[heather.vasquez 0]

My MD states that with healthy eating habits and great sleep the weight will come off easier. Has anyone experienced more weight loss since they have been using their mask to sleep at night? Do you really feel more refreshed? I have what they call Moderate Sleep Apnea. Any insight would be helpful.

[Nanook 2]

I know there is a theory behind it and it involves eating more when you don't sleep as well due to lack of energy or something. I know I sleep much better with it and it's very possible for some that it might affect their eating. If it has affected me in such a way it is very slight, Nancy.

Prior to being diagnosed with sleep apnea, I flunked the preop breathing test and my oxygen level was low in my blood test that they have you take, I had no energy and was taking naps every day and had a difficult time falling asleep at night also. It didn't take them long at the sleep clinic to see I had many apneas during the night. I knew nothing about sleep apnea at the time. I've been using the mask, just covers the nose and use the humidifier in the winter, for just over a year and it has definitely affected the quality of my sleep in a positive way. Go to CPAPTALK.COM for questions regarding sleep apnea and machines etc.. it was very helpful to me, Nancy

Edited August 26, 2008 by Nanook
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[Hollie519 1]

i have had the lap band for almost 11 months and have had the same trouble sleeping as I used to have before. I have actually noticed it is worse than it used to be, but i do not believe its because of the lap band. And more sleep is better because you burn more calories while you are sleeping than you do just sitting down.

Good luck! If you have any sleeping tips, I'd love to hear them.

[Lanakila 1]

Before I used the machine regularly, I never "knew" that I wasn't breathing. Now I've been using my CPAP faithfully for a few years. If I try to sleep without it now, I wake myself up every time I stop breathing. This keeps me absolutely exhausted and I have a headache from the hypoxia (lack of oxygen in brain). There is no doubt that this plays in to how active I am during the day!

[heather.vasquez 0]

Thanks for the info I will go to CPAP talk and check it out I would like to see how many times they state I stopped breathing in the night. My husaband has it and doesn't use the machine and there ar enigh he wakes me up with his episodes. My hope is when I ge my machine and he sees how well I use it, it will motivate him to use his. :w00t: