'Dying in sleep' linked to sleep apnea - study

Reuters & Yahoo ^ | August 8, 2005

[Billthedrill]

I'm doomed.

[CondorFlight]

I'm going to die of boredom from watching late night TV long before sleep apnea gets me. . .

[VRWCmember]

I'm doomed.

Although in my case the sleep apnea may be a result of my wife sticking a sock in my mouth because of my snoring.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Reggie White...RIP

[Joe 6-pack]

The link between excessive drowsiness and loss of brain cells has been well established for some time...

...at least since the invention of the internet.

[GOPologist]

So am I---I'm 83. Oh well, I easily could have died 20 years ago.

Cheers!

[cripplecreek]

Here I was thinking that dying in ones sleep was related to stoppage of the heart.

[GOPologist]

All dying is related to "stoppage" of the heart. Right?

[ancient_geezer]

No problem, just FReep through the night and don't bother with mundane things like sleeping.

[pollyannaish]

While I'm very glad that many people in my family have sleep apnea and are being treated for it...this report strikes me as having a bit of a duh quality to it.

[Moral Hazard]

"'Dying in sleep' linked to sleep apnea - study"

The headline of the story is wrong. The article is about the link between brain damage and central sleep apnea. The link between central sleep apnea and "dying in sleep" was already established.

[GreenHornet]

People who die in their sleep may stop breathing because they have lost too many brain cells, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Then why are there still so many Democrats around?

[Gondring]

The headline of the story is wrong. The article is about the link between brain damage and central sleep apnea. The link between central sleep apnea and "dying in sleep" was already established.

EXACTLY! For those who haven't worked at a newspaper or other news medium, the headlines are usually not written by the reporter but are selected by editors who must select words based on the column width, height, etc. I always told my editors that substance was more important than style, but that's not common.

[neodad]

People who die in their sleep may stop breathing because they have lost too many brain cells, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

How did I make it through college?

[commonasdirt]

But if you spend THOUSANDS on having a sleep study done on yourself and then pay THOUSANDS more for hardware you can put on before going to sleep....you will be saved and later meet your end getting hit by a crosstown bus or something. I will take my chances on dying in my sleep

[joesnuffy]

Bye Bye...

[Gondring]

"People who die in their sleep may stop breathing because they have lost too many brain cells, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. "

And the doc stands over me and tells my survivors...
    "I'm sorry...but he was just too dumb to live..."

[Gondring]

It's not saying that sleep apnea kills brain cells and it's not talking about obstructive sleep apnea... It's saying that loss of brain cells can lead to central sleep apnea, which is the cause of death.

Note this interesting part:

We were surprised to see that breathing completely stopped when the rat entered REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, forcing the rat to wake up in order to start breathing again," said Leanne McKay, who worked on the study.

"Over time, the breathing lapses increased in severity, spreading into non-REM sleep and eventually occurring when the rats were awake, as well."

[Triggerhippie]

Sleep studies and CPAPs aren't that expensive nowadays. You should check it out if you haven't done so recently.

My CPAP was $600.00 and has been worth every penny. It worked just as well overseas as it does here, and I use it every night.

How many of you fellow snorers still have your tonsils? There has been some research into apnea being worsened (or caused) by swollen tonsils. Just something I read somewhere a few months ago...