thank you Chicory, MaryC and Carolyn for responding.
I posted the question of the connection between PD and sleep apnea on the Ask t he Doctor forum at the NPF site (
www.parkinson.org ) and Dr. Michael Okun (whom I highly respect) had this to reply:
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Dear Peggy,
Sleep apnea is common in PD and often treatable by a CPAP breathing machine.
We do not know the details yet on how it impacts disease risk or progression.
Thanks for the question.
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Michael S. Okun, M.D.
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So the jury's still out.
Peg
PS - Carolyn - that was interesting about TAP (mouthpiece type device for breathing difficulties) I had never heard of it. I may see about trying that (I have trouble finding a comfortable mask with the CPAP)