Apnea is very dangerous. If you suffer from it, PLEASE get help. There are devices that can be ordered
May the CPAP be With You.
Her smoking habbit didn’t help either.
I think I’m missing something. She was found with drugs in her system, she was a smoker, and had fatty tissue built up in her arteries. Sorry but doesn’t sound as if sleep apnea had much to do with her death.
Sleep Apnea, untreated, will cause heart damage. I lost a loved one this way.
I have severe OSA. I did 2 sleep studies and I stopped breathing 80 to over 90 times a hour.
I got a rental BiPAP through Medicaid that would have cost about $2500 but instead they paid almost $500 a month. I only was able to use it a little over 5 months. I had surgery and couldn’t use it because I had severe pain in my back the two times I tried.
Then I lost my coverage due to paperwork issues and I wasn’t able to return the machine for a few months. I owe about $3600.
I have issues falling asleep, staying asleep and going back to sleep on top of the OSA. If I’m lucky I get a total of 2-3 hours of sleep. I rarely get to REM sleep. I don’t feel rested, and often feel even more exhausted than before I went to bed.
Those few months I had the BiPap I always felt that I got enough sleep even if I woke due to pain.
I am fairly sure I have had it since I was a child. I have a 5 year old niece that also has sleep apnea.
They make travel CPAP machines that can be used on airliners. I don’t know how many people use them.
New to CPAP? A word of advice. They take a little getting used to. Don’t give up on it. Too many people quit using it before giving it enough time to get used to it. Try different masks & head gear to see what works best for you.
I found that the ResMed full face mask works best for me. I LOVE my CPAP! (I used to stop breathing 600, yes 600 times a night. Leg kicking while sleeping is a bad sign.
“He died peacefully in his sleep”. No he didn’t, he stopped breathing one time too many for a little too long. VERY preventable. Loud snoring is a warning sign. GET TESTED! “It’s the only way to be sure”
On top of everything mentioned she started to die after a long flight from London to LA. I think that might have been a big factor as well. If she had decided to take a slow route home via ship and land might she have not had this happen?
Yeah. Either that or a cocktail of prescription drugs which is commonly given out to hollywood types.
She was on an airplane... She was a known heavy drug & alcohol user. Sleep apnea was the least of the causes.
Too bad her death caused the death of Debbie Reynolds the next day.