Please share a haiku about sleep apnea.

Man: Man goes to doctor; "i sometimes snore in the night, "; he says apnea.

Humidified: Humidified air will help if you're getting a dry nose/mouth/throat from your cpap/bipap.

If: If one side of your nose is consistently congested sleep with that side down facing away from mate.

When: When you get a new CPAP machine, don't give up. Keep looking for that perfect mask that works for you.

Occasionally: Occasionally osa is positional and benefits from the old "tennis ball" sewn to back of boxers or shirt.

Sleep Apnea Haiku: Suffocating in ones sleep; prescribed cpap; now waking up refreshed!

Have: Have your machine checked periodically to make sure you are getting adequate oxygen at night.

Once: Once you get treatment for sleep apnea, you will get the best sleep you never got before.

Get: Get a team. Ent, sleep study doc, and dentist to work together.

Don't: Don't give up on your cpap. You can get used to it.

If: If you have mild sleep apnea rolling onto your side or stomach to sleep may resolve it!

Having: Having a hard time getting used to cpap? Practice wearing it while you watch tv or reading the paper.

CPAP: CPAP really bugging you? It's better to use CPAP part of the night rather than not at all.

Dangerous: Dangerous to ignore, as associated with blood pressure elevation, strokes, and cardiac problems.

Repeat: Repeat for 3 mins. Ex: of oral vowels include words such as cool, kill, coal, coil, kale, keel, car.

If: If you feel fatigued; snoring and obesity check sleep apnea!

The: The quality of your sleep is poor, which makes you tired during the day.

If: If you have a problem with the normal face mask, consider the "nasal pillows" mask. Less closed in.

If: If a nose mask or a nasal pillows mask, consider a chin strap to help keep mouth closed during sleep.

If: If its worse when you sleep on your back, sew a tennis ball to the back of your nightshirt.

If: If you get "face farts", try nasal pillows instead of a facial mask if possible.

Air: Air is the breath of life. Sleep gives us our needed rest. Together they help us thrive.

If: If you are tired all the time, snore, sleepy while driving -get a sleep test to rule out sleep apnea.

Temporarily,: Temporarily. Stopping breathing while sleeping. Get a sleep study.

Sleep: Sleep restores with dreams abound, apnea wears down robbing dreams, sleepiness steals life's dreams.

Weight: Weight loss can help prevent or decrease severity of sleep apnea.

Wash: Wash your hose and mask everyday with one part vinegar and 9 part water. Rinse and dry.

Uncontrolled: Uncontrolled blood pressure or diabetes could be related to untreated sleep apnea.

Day: Day time fatigue, memory loss, heart failure, could be related to sleep apnea.

Men: Men with sleep apnea can often have low testosterone; poor energy, sex drive, erection- ask your doc.

Treatment: Treatment options are cpap, oral appliance and surgery. Loosing weight and sleeping on side helps.

7%: 7% of general population have sleep apnea in some sick population it is up to 2/3.

Put: Put a tennis ball in the back of your t-shirt so that you are reminded not to sleep on your back.

Make: Make sure you have a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.

Not: Not everyone diagnosed with sleep apnea will need to use CPAP or have surgery.

Ignore: Weight loss is essential in treating sleep apnea if you are overweight.

Ignore: Consult a md and a dds/dmd who specialize in sleep apnea. Both can help.

Ignore: If you are actually obese lose weight. It will probably help!

Ignore: Losing weight can help, no alcohol before bed, don't eat before bed, elevate your head and upperbody.

Ignore: If you have it and go untreated your heart may get unhappy and you could get a serious problem.

Ignore: Nasal pillows are often easier to tolerate than a full mask.

Ignore: Exercising regularly to reduce weight will greatly improve the snoring, as low weight= less snoring.

Ignore: Get regular, good sleep. Don't drink alcohol before sleep. And use your cpap! it does your body good.

Ignore: Regular exercises to reduce weight helps reducing the snoring and providing a restful sleep.

Ignore: Snoring and fatigue. Hypertension, heart disease. Cpap compliance.

Ignore: Lose weight. No smoking, no alcohol, no late meals.