Rosie O'Donnell and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (The View)

Rosie O'Donnell and her guest, sleep doctor Michael Breus, discuss the diagnosis and treatment of her sleep apnea. Rosie discusses the process of being diagnosed via a sleep study, and demonstrates how to use her CPAP mask. Dr. Breus explains what obstructive sleep apnea is and how it can affect physical and mental health. He also explains the symptoms of OSA and talks about how women in particular often believe they have insomnia when in fact they have apnea.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• sleep
• apnea
• CPAP
• snoring
• doctor
• specialist
• health
• breus

[COLORADOGRAMPS]

Everyone should be aware of this problem. I can't believe the difference this made in my life.

[jlt413]

Thanks for posting this segment. After seeing it last spring I realized I had many of the symptoms. I have now been diagnosed with sleep apnea and am using a CPAP machine. Thanks to Rosie for educating so many people about this disease!

[KevinFL]

In a 5 hour period I stopped breathing 180 times. The first night with the CPAP & I could feel the difference. I fall asleep in a few minutes, I don't toss & turn. I wake up in the same position I fell asleep in. It's a wonder full sleep & I don't snore. You can make love before you put on the CPAP mask, so it doesn't interfere.

[mizzoulibertarian]

@mariella00 is the hybrid better than a fff?

[colibri1]

Two of my closest friends have found out they have sleep apnea. One found out in her 70s and has used both types of breathing devices, which help her tremendously. She is somewhat overweight, if that makes a difference (this presentation made it sound uncertain that weight really makes a difference). My other friend was not overweight, petite in fact, and found out in her 30s after noticing that she was tired all day. She had snored loudly for years. The apparatus helped her too.

[buckwild81]

product263...yes that is true there is a surgery that you can get but it doesnt mean that the sleep apnea is going to go away. The doctor that i deal with sleep apnea told me that surgery is very painful and 9 times out of 10 u still will have to use the cpap

[osweettart123456789]

I finished my sleep study and get my machine tomorrow. I am 29, normal weight, and my sleep apnea is so severe that my machine has to be set on the maximum setting(20cm) I am hoping to live a normal life where I don't feel like I have narcolepsy every day.

[foreskin44]

I miss Rosie!

[mebrusa]

Absolutely.

She is wonderful.

[mebrusa]

Not true. Sorry, but that is just not true. In a lot of cases the condition is the factor that makes people overweight. You cannot really excercise if you are falling asleep.

Also, there are many factors in this condition.

Just curious. Where did you get your medical diploma? (So I do not send my kids there, I mean)

[product263]

Im 29 years old, with no weight problem, RN and exercise pretty regularly and was told I have pretty severe apnea. I don't want the cpap, but read I can possibly have a surgery called uvulopalatopharyngeal plasty to help. Let's see.

[hemiram04]

Negative, my Aunt is 110-115lbs five foot ten and she has it.