Catchup: Health

[womzilla]

I'm sick: a bad head cold with some lung involvement, which is making it nearly impossible for me to sleep.

I am borderline sleep apneaic when I'm not congested, and serious congestion pushes me into the world of No Good Sleep. I am finally going to address this, starting this week. First, I am going to return to my Ear/Nose/Throat doctor and get my deviated septum repaired, which I've been putting off for a decade. (The first time I saw him--for an ear infection--his first words to me were, "So, how badly do you snore?" Given my weight and my septum--apparently as visible across the room to a trained professional as my weight is to most people--there is no way that I wouldn't snore like an eighteen-wheeler full of chainsaws. Which I do.)

Then I'm going to a sleep clinic to determine what treatment is right for the apnea. I'd be amazed if I didn't come away with a CPAP, but who knows? Maybe the septum repair will be enough. I don't have any objection to a CPAP, so I'm not particularly concerned.

More details later when I know more. Must go to bed.

Comments

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

Well, supergee used to snore much worse than I do and went through a round of apnea testing. He wasn't, so he didn't get anything done. As he's gotten generally more fit (and gotten better treatment for his asthma), he's snored less.

My ENT views snoring as a cosmetic problem as long as it isn't involved with some more severe breathing problem. In my case, it appears that it is. He also thinks I'd just be happier with it fixed--generally breathing easier awake or asleep.