{"id":5985,"date":"2025-04-15T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billbenoist.com\/staging\/6390\/?p=5985"},"modified":"2025-04-13T08:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:49:18","slug":"how-i-learned-i-have-severe-sleep-apnea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billbenoist.com\/staging\/6390\/how-i-learned-i-have-severe-sleep-apnea\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Learned I Have Severe Sleep Apnea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-video fitVids clearfix\"><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sleep Apnea TRIPLES Your Death Risk - Must Watch Warning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zNKXhd1eTds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"shortcode-wrapper shortcode-spacer clearfix\"><div class=\"spacer\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #001085;\">Like many people, I avoided regular check-ups, but that all changed after how I learned I have severe sleep apnea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">One November morning in 2019, I woke unable to see out of my left eye.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">I immediately scheduled an appointment with an ophthalmologist through my HMO.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">What I learned was I had a central retina vein occlusion\u2014essentially a blood clot in my eye.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\"> While treatable with eye injections, the underlying cause remained a mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">Could it be high blood pressure? Diabetes? Heart disease?\u00a0 The ophthalmologist encouraged me to schedule an appointment with my primary care physician ASAP.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #001085;\">The Doctor Visit<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">My first doctor&#8217;s visit in years revealed blood pressure so dangerously high (212\/156) that I was immediately sent to the emergency room as &#8220;a walking stroke.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">Medication helped normalize my pressure, but one peculiar symptom persisted\u2014blurry vision after naps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">Despite improving eye health, this vision issue continued for months until a chance conversation with an ophthalmologist in my meditation group changed everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">His immediate question surprised me: &#8220;Have you ever been tested for sleep apnea?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">A simple overnight home test confirmed his suspicion\u2014I had severe sleep apnea with 33 breathing interruptions per hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #001085;\">The Statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #001085;\">The statistics are sobering. 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