Hello, I find this article very interesting........ The doctors I have seen have tested me for asthma using a spirometer. This is an instrument that you...
At what time of day did you have breathings issues. Was there a correlation to weather or activity, smog etc? Did the nebulizer help you? Consider the...
I have a friend who is getting tested for one because of sleep apnea. How big and cumbersome are they? Can you turn over in bed using one? Could you take one...
During sleep and particularly REM sleep, breathing function is at a minimum so this is the critical time for everyone. It is more critical for FSHD patients...
As I said to Dona get Doctor Coca's book "The Pulse test". Maybe on library or interlibrary loan. Use his test to see if you have any allergies causing you...
John, I use a bi-pap, as does my mother, Rose; you can move freely in bed with the bi-pap, as the part that you wear is a face mask that covers your nose. The...
Ann you should determine where they have a coughassist machine in your area likely a hospital where you could go to in an emergency involving a mucus plug...
Got caffeine on the brain? It helps people focus on tasks, a study says. Another study finds pot use to be risky. Ronald Kotulak Chicago Tribune December 1,...
Eli has been complaining about a lot of leg pain (actually so has Greg now that I think about it.) Eli doesn't seem to have any leg involvement yet but Greg...
RESPIRATORY COMPROMISE AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN FSHD A PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE By Wayne Nesbit December 1,2005 Most people living with FSHD do not experience...
You need to correct or clarify the description of paradoxical breathing. Healthy breathing using the diaphragm results in the abdomen rising when breathing in...
Where is the pain exactly. Can they describe the pain when it occurs, what brings it on etc. Are there muscle spasms associated with it? Does it occur after...
Did they say how much the coffee industry paid them for their paper BAH! ... pot ... get ... it ... kind ... thoughts. ... North ... resonance ... volunteers ...
... Hi Rick, I have experienced the same thing as you when blowing into a spirometer. It is not possible to get a true reading unless you get the technician...
Would you share with us how you and your mother came to use ventilators? The whole story including symptoms etc. Is it solely a matter of apnea or is muscle...
Tanya, when I was a boy, not sure what age but older than Eli, I think, I suffered from "leg aches." These usually ocurred in the evening as I was going to...
Anne, Thank you very much for the info. next time I see the doc I am going to ask for an oval shaped mouthpiece. Thanks again, Rick [Non-text portions of...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 12:25:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, wayne.nesbit@... writes: Can they describe the pain when it occurs, what brings it...
Hi Mostly shortness of breath after any physical activity, even a traansfer from scooter to bed or chair. Also I did walk with a walker and then only short...
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Try to listen in on his breathing when he is in deep sleep. Listen to determine whether it sounds normal and fairly strong or whether there might be any...
Your symptoms could relate to retention of carbon dioxide from poor respiration or from coronary artery disease. I would put the sleep test and respiratory...
Let's do it at our regular times - Sunday at 2 PM and 9 PM Eastern Time in the USA and other parts of North America and maybe South America, too. Paul, the...
Dr. Weil in his book " Ask Dr. Weil" says that melatonin is a brain hormone secreted by the Pineal gland with very general effects on the body. He says, I am...
Thanks for pointing that out Steve. How about this? Often a sign of failing breathing abilities may be the use of reverse breathing referred to as paradoxical...
Hi Thanks, I do have the sleep test on for this Sunday the 5th.Have had several test for the heart, like wearing the monitor for what seemed like an ...
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In a message dated 12/2/2005 8:30:37 PM US Mountain Standard Time, wayne.nesbit@... writes: Listen to determine whether it sounds normal and fairly...
In a message dated 12/3/2005 12:39:26 PM US Mountain Standard Time, wayne.nesbit@... writes: I am wary about recommending it for use on a regular basis...
Carbon dioxide retention and low oxygen in your blood can cause cold extremeties as well. ... had several ... which I ... And at ... and that is ... poor ... ...
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