Possible Sleep Apnea

[huskerfanfl]

OK,

I need some advice. I went to my doctor regarding one issue, and while there mentioned the fact that my wife (who was in the room) had told me that my legs had been twitching at night while I was sleeping. I thought this was related to my back pain. The doctor then asked my wife if I have been having trouble breathing and she described how I breathe. He then asked if I snore, and she replied that I do. I now have an appointment to get screened for sleep apnea.

If I have sleep apnea, I have had it for years, based on the questions in a screening questionaire I was given (snoring, waking frequently, waking tired, twitching in arms and legs, etc.) I never saw a doctor about it though. I have told doctors that I have trouble sleeping (in fact I told them that on my retirement physical). If my wife writes a letter attesting to the snoring, muscle twiches, waking frequetly etc. and my children write letters concerning the times they have heard me snoring, will this be enough to connect it to service, or will I need more?

I realize that I need to have a sleep study conducted, but assume that will be done in the near future and anticipate that I will be diganosed with sleep apnea.

[huskerfanfl]

I do not know if there are medicines that should not be taken with sleep apnea, although I would assume that there are judging by the question that you were asked. Thinking back on the things that I have seen my doctor for while on active duty (increased nmber of times needing to use bathroom at night, insomnia, waking up at night, hypertension, depression) all of these are signs and/or symptoms of sleep apnea. I would hope that proving a nexus to service would be fairly easy, but you never can tell with the VA.

[old romad]

I do not know if there are medicines that should not be taken with sleep apnea, although I would assume that there are judging by the question that you were asked. Thinking back on the things that I have seen my doctor for while on active duty (increased nmber of times needing to use bathroom at night, insomnia, waking up at night, hypertension, depression) all of these are signs and/or symptoms of sleep apnea. I would hope that proving a nexus to service would be fairly easy, but you never can tell with the VA.

I am recently issued a cpap machine at 19 psi and would like to know how to connect to my sc dm2 and ptsd, my doctor is india doctor and will not comment yet. I passed the breathing test with flying colors and I take trazodone and sleeping pills.