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  1. Kay
    23 February 2009 @ 7:17 pm

    Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

    I suspect that I have sleep apnea. Both my parents have it. I’ll have to try the sleeping while propped up trick and see if it helps my daytime drowsiness (and headaches).

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  2. James
    5 March 2009 @ 12:23 pm

    Thanks Kay! Let us know what you find out.

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  3. Chris
    25 August 2009 @ 10:08 pm

    I think there is a possibility that I have sleep apnea. Seeing as how migraines have been linked to sleep apnea (I get migraines) and I feel generally tired throughout the day… I went through a nice period of not having migraines and I also note that I was sleeping decently then too. But now it sleeps I sometimes stop breathing and have constantly interrupted sleep which is especially disconcerting since I’m a student..

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  4. Nickie A
    3 September 2009 @ 4:41 pm

    I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea along with my chronic resistant migraines. I had sleep oximetry study done in the hospital last week and they found that I stopped breathing every fourteen minutes. They found that because I kept stopping breathing my body was awakened to restart my breathing, preventing me from getting a good sleep.

    My doctor prescribed a CPAP machine and I’ve been using it ever since. I’ve woken up three out of five days without a migraine — a first for me in a long time.

    I’m also on a diuretic – to reduce fluid – because of congestive heart failure — suspected to be caused by DHE. Between the two I haven’t had a good sleep in a long time.

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  5. John
    9 September 2009 @ 8:59 pm

    being a natural home remedies buff I found your article very interesting.
    It’s well known that the body retains more fluid during sleep but its a new idea that fluid retention can contribute or even cause sleep apnea.

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  6. Jennifer
    21 July 2011 @ 10:50 am

    The findings from this 5 year study re-iterate the advise offered here that increased movement and exercise help to address the complications of sleep apnea including migraines and high blood pressure.
    http://www.dailyrx.com/news-article/men-who-work-out-more-improve-their-survival-rate-several-diseases-14355.html
    Do you have a link any studies regarding the association between NSAID’s and sleep disorders?

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  7. Moses Shuldiner
    26 August 2012 @ 10:10 am

    I have been diagnosed, in a sleep lab, with chronic obstructive sleep apnea. BUt it only occurs in the supine (lying on the back) position. A suggested remedy that I am trying is to attache a tennis ball to the back of my sleeping garment. This makes me, hopefully, move away from the supine position. So far I am sleeping better – not waking up with a headache, being woken by an alarm (i.e. from sleep) and feeling more refreshed on arising. How ironic if a lifelong condition can be treated with a $0.50 tennis ball, a scrap of cloth and a few safety pins.

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