So my friend told me that his brother is suffering from sleep apnea. He cant sleep anymore and has quit his job because of that. His brother have been vaping for 5 years. Are there more cases like this?
Vaping & Sleep Apnea?
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I have sleep apnea. I can only report that after 6 months vaping, I have not noticed any difference for better or worse.
If he hasn't already done so, your friend's brother needs to go to a specialist. Sleep apnea can cause big problems, not only because of the effects of not sleeping but also the implications of the lack of oxygen supply to the brain.
The solution for me and many others is a PAP machine that blows air into the throat to provide enough pressure to hold the airway open while we sleep. If he has insurance, it may be covered. If not, it will be expensive but, obviously, worth it. For me, it was the best $2000 I ever spent.
If he hasn't already done so, your friend's brother needs to go to a specialist. Sleep apnea can cause big problems, not only because of the effects of not sleeping but also the implications of the lack of oxygen supply to the brain.
The solution for me and many others is a PAP machine that blows air into the throat to provide enough pressure to hold the airway open while we sleep. If he has insurance, it may be covered. If not, it will be expensive but, obviously, worth it. For me, it was the best $2000 I ever spent.
I have to use a BIPAP machine for my sleep apnea. It helps me. I don't have any problems with my sleep apnea from vaping. If someone has sleep apnea and tehy are not receiving treatment, they risk having heart problems. My uncle passed away from the damage he did to his heart from refusing to use his CPAP machine for his sleep apnea.
Even non-smokers can have sleep apnea, it just depends on the cause of it. Usually its the soft palate in the back of the mouth collapses obstructing the airway, when the person sleeping stops breathing the body forces the sleeper awake by pushing adrenaline to the heart giving it a boost. When I was first tested I stopped breathing 116 times an hour on average. I didn't even know we took that many breaths in an hour. lol
After two weeks with the CPAP I felt much better and my mind cleared up. I was also diagnosed with COPD when the doctor did the chest xrays. So mine was caused by two different reasons. Now that I vape and lost weight, I don't need my CPAP anymore. He really needs a sleep test done before more damage to his heart and brain are caused.
After two weeks with the CPAP I felt much better and my mind cleared up. I was also diagnosed with COPD when the doctor did the chest xrays. So mine was caused by two different reasons. Now that I vape and lost weight, I don't need my CPAP anymore. He really needs a sleep test done before more damage to his heart and brain are caused.
If that man had to quit his job, I can't believe he is adequately treated for his apnea. It is such an easy fix! I don't go anywhere without my CPAP. I drive truck and use it when I nap and sleep. If we go on a road trip, I use a 300 watt inverter in the car so I can plug in if I need to nap while hubby drives. I never nap while driving a car, only while driving the truck! 
Actually, before I was diagnosed and treated, I did fall asleep while driving. That's what got me to the doctor in the first place. It is a bit expensive to get the equipment and the testing, but apnea can kill and it isn't a quick and easy death: organ failure throughout the body. GET IT TREATED!
Actually, before I was diagnosed and treated, I did fall asleep while driving. That's what got me to the doctor in the first place. It is a bit expensive to get the equipment and the testing, but apnea can kill and it isn't a quick and easy death: organ failure throughout the body. GET IT TREATED!
I have sleep apnea. Have used a CPAP since '98, while sleeping in bed. I am able to sleep without the CPAP in a big comfy chair, like a Lazyboy, in general, but if I have too much nic before doing so, I will have an apnea event in that situation too. Nicotine in the throat will cause the muscles to relax too much, which is part of what brings on apnea. If I cut the nic level down from my usual 12-18 mg to around 6-8 mg before sleeping, I don't have a problem.
Untreated apnea, if allowed to continue into the 40s and 50s, depending on the severity, will cause organ failure from lack of oxygen. But long before then, there are serious mental issues that happen, like high anxiety, depression, mental fog, and sleeping at the wheel. I was very reluctant to use a CPAP initially, but that little machine is my buddy now. Never travel without it, and sleep became my friend when I started using it, for the first time in my life.
Untreated apnea, if allowed to continue into the 40s and 50s, depending on the severity, will cause organ failure from lack of oxygen. But long before then, there are serious mental issues that happen, like high anxiety, depression, mental fog, and sleeping at the wheel. I was very reluctant to use a CPAP initially, but that little machine is my buddy now. Never travel without it, and sleep became my friend when I started using it, for the first time in my life.
Others have said it here: Get it treated! The treatment for this is usually very successful and is life-changing (for the better!)
I have had severe sleep apnea for many years. I believe I have had it since my college years, as I have had severe snoring since around then. Severe snoring is usually the dead give-away that you have it. I did nothing to investigate the cause of the severe snoring until I got to the point that when I woke up in the morning, it felt exactly as if I did not sleep at all. Like the walking dead. This went on for months, and was affecting every aspect of life.
Reported my condition to my doctor, who referred me to a doctor specializing in sleep disorders. Sent me to a sleep clinic, where I spent the night, with my body wired with many different sensors. Painless. A few days later, I went over the results with the sleep doctor.
Seems I would 'wake up' EVERY 50 SECONDS or so due to an apnea 'event', which usually means gasping for air due to obstruction. You become starved of oxygen and your body gasps for air, causing tremendous stress on the heart and brain, besides keeping your O2 levels below normal as well. With apnea, you never reach deep sleep (REM sleep), as you are constantly interrupted by the gasping / apnea. Men and women can both have it. Long story short, this is a very dangerous condition that is highly likely to shorten your life, as well as disrupt every aspect of it in the meantime. Can result in sudden death well before your time.
The good news, it is usually 100% treatable. In my case, a CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine made all the difference. IT IS A LIFE-CHANGING DEVICE! All it does is 'force' plain old air into your respiratory system at a prescribed (by doctor) pressure. I would not think of ever NOT using the machine when I go to sleep, or taking it with me when I travel, on vacation, etc. It has changed my life (as well as my brother's life, who I sent to the same doctor, btw).
(Search 'ResMed' and see the ResMed S9 as a current example of a good CPAP machine. There are MANY to choose from these days.)
I highly, highly recommend that your friend or relative get to a doctor immediately and get to a sleep clinic. Make sure your friend relates all the negative life problems encountered. The problem I most often see is that the machines can be expensive, so if one does not have insurance, the machines could be out of reach. If I were your friend / relative, I would get to the doctor, get to the sleep clinic, and beg, borrow or steal their way into treatment. Again, it will most certainly change your friend's life for the better. Easy-Peasey, no surgery (usually), no meds, just a little air pressure.
FYI, As far as I can tell, besides improving my general breathing, vaping has had no effect on my sleep apnea that I am aware of.
I sincerely hope this helps your friend.
I have had severe sleep apnea for many years. I believe I have had it since my college years, as I have had severe snoring since around then. Severe snoring is usually the dead give-away that you have it. I did nothing to investigate the cause of the severe snoring until I got to the point that when I woke up in the morning, it felt exactly as if I did not sleep at all. Like the walking dead. This went on for months, and was affecting every aspect of life.
Reported my condition to my doctor, who referred me to a doctor specializing in sleep disorders. Sent me to a sleep clinic, where I spent the night, with my body wired with many different sensors. Painless. A few days later, I went over the results with the sleep doctor.
Seems I would 'wake up' EVERY 50 SECONDS or so due to an apnea 'event', which usually means gasping for air due to obstruction. You become starved of oxygen and your body gasps for air, causing tremendous stress on the heart and brain, besides keeping your O2 levels below normal as well. With apnea, you never reach deep sleep (REM sleep), as you are constantly interrupted by the gasping / apnea. Men and women can both have it. Long story short, this is a very dangerous condition that is highly likely to shorten your life, as well as disrupt every aspect of it in the meantime. Can result in sudden death well before your time.
The good news, it is usually 100% treatable. In my case, a CPAP (continuous positive air pressure) machine made all the difference. IT IS A LIFE-CHANGING DEVICE! All it does is 'force' plain old air into your respiratory system at a prescribed (by doctor) pressure. I would not think of ever NOT using the machine when I go to sleep, or taking it with me when I travel, on vacation, etc. It has changed my life (as well as my brother's life, who I sent to the same doctor, btw).
(Search 'ResMed' and see the ResMed S9 as a current example of a good CPAP machine. There are MANY to choose from these days.)
I highly, highly recommend that your friend or relative get to a doctor immediately and get to a sleep clinic. Make sure your friend relates all the negative life problems encountered. The problem I most often see is that the machines can be expensive, so if one does not have insurance, the machines could be out of reach. If I were your friend / relative, I would get to the doctor, get to the sleep clinic, and beg, borrow or steal their way into treatment. Again, it will most certainly change your friend's life for the better. Easy-Peasey, no surgery (usually), no meds, just a little air pressure.
FYI, As far as I can tell, besides improving my general breathing, vaping has had no effect on my sleep apnea that I am aware of.
I sincerely hope this helps your friend.
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