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Hi , My dad is 68 years old.He is diabetic and suffering from blood pessure. Also he has Sleep apnea issues..Offlate he is sleeping excessively, speaks while sleeping and also speaks assuming that a person is nearby (while the person is nt in the vicinity)..What can be the reason for the same?..A friend of mine asked me to check sodium levels..If that has to be tested , should that be done before fasting...

Hi, You told me that your father is having hallucinations(he sees what is not there actually),these are commonly seen due to hyperosmolar, hyperglycemic , nonketotic syndromes. The cause of hallucination is usually rapid rise in blood sugar.(the cause might be some exisiting infection in body). I have never heard of hallucination due to electrolyte imbalance,however you may get it checked as(electrolyte imbalance) definitely can cause confusion. Rest if he has very high blood sugar, dehydrat ...

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sleep apenia , now my question is , is there anything except using cpap machine to fight with sleep apenia Analysis (Flow evaluation period: 7 h 55 min / SpO2 evaluation period: 8 h 1 min) Indices Normal Result AHI*: < 5 / h Average breaths per minute [bpm]: 7.24 RI*: < 5 Breaths: 3441 Apnea index: 58 < 5 / h Apneas: 463 Hypopnea index: 3 < 5 / h Hypopneas: 27 % Flow lim. Br. without Sn (FL): 21 < Approx. 60 Flow lim. Br. without Sn (FL): 706 % Flow lim. Br. with Sn (FS): 16 < Approx. 40 Flow lim. Br. with Sn (FS): 558 Snoring events: 2355. my sleep study today result ...

Hi, It has to be examined,and only then can it be told what to be prescribed,there are two types of sleep apnea dental and nasal. You seem to be the case with nasal apnea but surely can't be said without examining you,if it is simply nasal with no dental involvement then there are new devices in market known as provent sleep apnea therapy in which small disposable device are implanted in nose so that a person can breathe easy,but they can be prescribed by a specialist after examining you. If th ...

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Dr. Puneet Madan

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