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Varmit

Varmit
Joined Mar 2018
Varmit
Joined Mar 2018

Well, this article caught my attention (wavering though it is). Was diagnosed with APNEA several years ago and have followed treatment fairly well. However, not strictly as you have. I can change that. However, I'd like to know if you have seen any information on getting one's brain back not only from SA but in conjunction with age related effects. I am 77 and know I've lost considerable brain working quality, especially in the area of short term memory and problem solving. Your mention of loss of directionality caught me up short, as unexpectedly I'm finding location memory of recently acquired addresses difficult. Thank goodness for GPS.

I do have heart failure and other cardio difficulties, but have good care and am working to bring my energy levels up. I will increase excecise regularity and try to add items. With heart failure, too much exercise results in eliminating energy levels for a significant time, even the remainder of a day, which of course is truly frustrating and to some extent scary.

Have you tried 3 dimensional puzzles? They are very interesting and I expect helpful in this area. I have one and have procrastinated working it, but will attack the project starting this evening. As a note, I was amazed at the difference in capability of my daughter (52) when doing what look like truly difficult 3D puzzles and what I believe I shall find. However, tonight will begin. I've also gone back to working crochet direction projects, starting with a very simple child's sweater pattern. Am with you, believing these sorts of activities will help.

I'm a clay person, doing mostly sculptural hand building and finding my hands and fingers do not follow my directions smoothly and accurately. Forming smooth, smaller lines and forms is much more difficult and takes so much longer to achieve quality finished results.

What is age related and what is a result of both is unclear and probably unnecessary to be concerned about. If your three major changes help reduce these conditions I shall be most happy as well as relieved. Thank you for your full article as it has outlined help I can can easily follow and shine a brighter light on a situation which is highly disconcerting.

Have been using the ResMed 10 Auto since late February and adapted somewhat. The pressure range is 12 to 20, with my AHI quite varied -- over the last 30 days there have been 17 nights over 5, with 3 under 2, 1 @ 19 and 1 over 11. Hours of sleep have been getting longer but the really good ones have been aided by muscle relaxant and aspirin (aches and muscle fatigue from work). For the most part 5+ hours seems frequent if not average. Yes, have been using it every night/all night since after the first weeks. My daytime length of energy appears to be increasing and I'm enjoying this very much. However, over the last week, when we've gotten back to a morning, 2 mile walk (between 37 and 39 minutes), been fighting to keep going (although each day has improved a little). This morning I completed a 10 minute or so round of basic yoga/stretching exercises an hour or so ahead of the walk, then enjoyed a relaxing time before starting out and the 2 miles went better than yesterday's. Ate some of a protein/carb bar with coffee -- Cardiologist keeps harping on keeping blood sugar and blood pressure up.

Been back about an hour and can still feel chest congestion and my physical energy is not up to normal. I expect if I begin moving strongly and quickly, I'll run out of both breath and energy. Is this the sort of exhaustion or fatigue you others are discussing? I really want to know if this a problem with CPAP or ??? Let me add that I'm 73, have a two line pace maker and still experience flutter on the left side. Before starting CPAP, while my daily energy was shorter than I'd like, the activity instigated exhaustion was not a problem as long as I exercised regularly. I'm a potter/sculptor so personal energy is very important to my life.