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Anyone use a sleep apnea mouthpiece?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tulsa Reiner" data-source="post: 2176179" data-attributes="member: 75815"><p>Since this thread started, I was diagnosed with afib, and underwent a home sleep study to rule out sleep apnea because it is a common cause of afib. I had "mild sleep apnea" (5 apneic episodes/hr). So the Sleep expert/ pulmonologist had me start wearing a PureSleep.com mouth piece at night, never sleep on my back, and not drink alcohol within 4 hrs of going to bed. A month later, I did a repeat sleep, and only had one apneic episode in 5 hours. The doctor was pleased.</p><p>Unfortunately, I still have intermittent afib, so I'm stuck on blood thinners, probably for the rest of my life.</p><p>Bottom line: these two conditions are often associated, and carry serious risks. Fortunately, the treatments aren't severe. (In a previous comment I talked about the severe risk of right heart failure in untreated sleep apnea. The severe risk of afib is stroke.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tulsa Reiner, post: 2176179, member: 75815"] Since this thread started, I was diagnosed with afib, and underwent a home sleep study to rule out sleep apnea because it is a common cause of afib. I had "mild sleep apnea" (5 apneic episodes/hr). So the Sleep expert/ pulmonologist had me start wearing a PureSleep.com mouth piece at night, never sleep on my back, and not drink alcohol within 4 hrs of going to bed. A month later, I did a repeat sleep, and only had one apneic episode in 5 hours. The doctor was pleased. Unfortunately, I still have intermittent afib, so I'm stuck on blood thinners, probably for the rest of my life. Bottom line: these two conditions are often associated, and carry serious risks. Fortunately, the treatments aren't severe. (In a previous comment I talked about the severe risk of right heart failure in untreated sleep apnea. The severe risk of afib is stroke.) [/QUOTE]
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