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It might take him a while to get used to the machine, but it's a good  
start.

I'm glad you guys are taking care of yourselves.

Sleep deprivation is ugly. I've spent the last week or so on the  
settee because Roy is having such a terrible cough (I finally talked  
him into some real medicine yesterday).


On Oct 31, 2008, at 2:44 PM, EarthNSky wrote:

> Today, I've been cleaning house in anticipation of the arrival of the
> medical staff who will come to set up the CPAP machine.  We went to  
> the
> doc yesterday, and as expected it was bad.  Ron has a RDI(Respiratory
> Distress Index) of 97.  That amounts to how many episodes of apnea  
> there
> are per hour.  Anything over 30 is considered severe.  They said Ron  
> was
> downright dangerous.  I already knew that cuz I sleep with him, or
> rather, try to sleep with him.  I apparently suffer from spousal sleep
> apnea syndrome or something like that.
> Anyway, in six weeks, we have an appointment with a doc who will
> probably take out his tonsils and adenoids as a starting point.   
> When he
> opens his mouth, I cannot even see his airway, which explains why he
> also obstructs when he is awake and relaxed, like while watching TV.
> Anyway, the CPAP machine therapy should reduce the soft tissue  
> swelling
> to allow for a proper surgical evaluation in 6 weeks.
> Just an update..
>
> Bev, who hopes to sleep better tonight, but probably won't.
> --
> “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads  
> to
> hate. Hate leads to suffering.”        Yoda
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