Dealing with sleep apnea. Meditation for positive health. TBS #52
Sleep apnea is a ever growing problem in the trucking industry. In this weeks episode of “The blind spot”, we talk about sleep apena and how the fmcsa should regulate the problem. Further in the show, we discuss natural ways to deal with sleep apnea, stress and a.d.d. through meditiation.
Wiki defines sleep apnea as:
“Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode, called an apnea (Greek: ἄπνοια (ápnoia), from α- (a-), privative, πνέειν (pnéein), to breathe), lasts long enough so that one or more breaths are missed, and such episodes occur repeatedly throughout sleep. The standard definition of any apneic event includes a minimum 10 second interval between breaths, with either a neurological arousal (a 3-second or greater shift in EEG frequency, measured at C3, C4, O1, or O2), a blood oxygen desaturation of 3-4% or greater, or both arousal and desaturation. Sleep apnea is diagnosed with an overnight sleep test called a polysomnogram, or a “Sleep Study” which is often conducted by a pulmnologist.”
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Right on the heels of your discussion of sleep apnea is this incident:
http://tinyurl.com/4ewmhg
Scary stuff! My step dad & father-in-law both have this condition & use the CPAP machine so they can get a good nights sleep.
TBS #52 made me think about the way I sleep. I want to thank you so much for having a great discussion about it. I went and saw a doctor about it. Turns out I have the condition and now use the CPAP machine.
Thank you, Trucker Steve.
I use a CPAP machine myself. I love it!!!