Comments on: I’d be like, “Bird, get off my car!” http://mr.spoontr.com/2006/07/30/id-be-like-bird-get-off-my-car/ skadoosh. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Billifer von Raptor http://mr.spoontr.com/2006/07/30/id-be-like-bird-get-off-my-car/#comment-7 Billifer von Raptor Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:38:00 +0000 http://spoontr.com/spblog/?p=39#comment-7 It could be, actually. Sleep deprivation (especially in the form of apnea) can cause hypertension. It's probably one of the several reasons why mine is elevated (requiring three, sometimes four, medications). Apnea specifically causes it because it reduces the oxygen saturation of the blood. In extreme cases (I was almost one, with my saturation going down to 77 percent; 60–65 percent can be fatal), it can result in hypoxemia — essentially strangulation because of lack of adequate oxygen levels in the blood. Have you had a sleep study to check for apnea? It could be, actually. Sleep deprivation (especially in the form of apnea) can cause hypertension. It’s probably one of the several reasons why mine is elevated (requiring three, sometimes four, medications).

Apnea specifically causes it because it reduces the oxygen saturation of the blood. In extreme cases (I was almost one, with my saturation going down to 77 percent; 60–65 percent can be fatal), it can result in hypoxemia — essentially strangulation because of lack of adequate oxygen levels in the blood. Have you had a sleep study to check for apnea?

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