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Posted by CCF Neurology MD on September 13, 1997 at 00:31:06:

In Reply to: Dad stops breathing.... posted by Traci on September 04, 1997 at 23:43:12:

: My Dad has had several episodes where when he wakes up he can't inhale or exhale.  He says it is like his esophagus flips or something.  This have been happening more often and lately after an episode he will sometime start shaking.  He looks like he is shaking with Parkinson's but it stops after a few minutes.  He wasnt even aware that he was shaking.  He is also now having memory trouble.  He forgets lots of things....he is misspelling common words and writing down phone numbers with 9 digits.  But talking to him....he doesnt seem like anything is wrong.  He is aware of what he has done after he has done it.  He is also having trouble sleeping regularly.  Is there any connection between the loss of oxygen from the breathing and these other symptoms?  His breathing episodes last about 20-30 seconds.  Have you heard of anything like this?  His doctors are running tests and he is going to a sleep center next week but we have no answers yet on what we can do to help him.  Please help.
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Dear Traci:
Your father