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John does it also, can be scary Maryse Coleen Pettit wrote: > what is sleep apnea? I am asking because when my hubby is sleeping > sometimes something is blocking his airway and you can hear him struggling > in his sleep to get a breath of air. He snapps out of it rather quickly > thank goodness but does it over and over a few times. I am not sure how to > treat this. I usually jab him or make him turn over but I think he even > does this on his side. I get nervous waiting for him to get unblocked > sometimes. > > Is this normal and/or how can we treat this? Is it part of pd? > > thanks, Coleen :) > > At 12:26 PM 03/23/2000 -0500, you wrote: > >> > >> No doubt about it, and it's the *peripheral* autonomic system as > >> well. > >> > >Then my next question is....how does PD affect the heart and respirations?? > >We have heard from many folks on this list who have problems with sleep > >apnea - as well as other respiratory abnormalities. Some of our past > >participants have died suddenly - which makes one wonder about the effects > >of PD on the heart. Have studies been done on the effects of PD on these > >two systems? > >----- > >God bless > >Mary Ann > > > > > > MISSING LINKS, Adoptees/triad support group > Grants Pass, So. OREGON > 541-862-2226