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\\nWhether you want it or not, Richard Jones is going to give you a wake-up call because a wake-up call is what saved his life.
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\\nRichard recounts a tale that is full of anything but fables. It\\u2019s his real tussle with sleep apnea that could have cost him his life. With goose-bump raising clarity, Richard gives you reason to pause before laughing at your loud-snoring family member and realize there may be a bigger underlying problem: sleep apnea.
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\\nKnow the signs of sleep apnea. Know it\\u2019s a real problem. And know that there are solutions that will give you not only better-quality sleep but a better quality of life.
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\\nTypically, sleep apnea is one and done: wear the CPAP, and you\\u2019re good to go! But what happens when the CPAP doesn\\u2019t work?
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\\nLean in and listen in to Richard\\u2019s scary tale that we\\u2019re glad he lived to tell.
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\\n* \\u201cYou\\u2019re not breathing. I\\u2019m scared. You\\u2019re not breathing! I\\u2019m having to wake you up just to make sure you\\u2019re taking a breath.\\u201d* \\u201cMaybe twice or three times during the workweek, I\\u2019d stop. I\\u2019m buckled up in my seatbelt and sitting straight up, and I\\u2019d take a nap. Now, I\\u2019m only seven miles from home. But I\\u2019d have to stop and take a nap.\\u201d* \\u201cThey stopped the sleep test, and they put a CPAP on me because my numbers were so bad\\u2026 I was having an apnea episode every three minutes, and up to one minute long I was not breathing.\\u201d* \\u201cYeah, it\\u2019s irritating on your head a little, and you\\u2019ve got to get used to it. But once you learn how good your body feels \\u2013 oh my gosh \\u2013 you do it! It is for your sleep; it\\u2019s for your health; it\\u2019s for your family.\\u201d* \\u201cDo it for your family. You\\u2019ve got to do something. Don\\u2019t just let it go.\\u201d* \\u201cTrying to live life with a trach tube \\u2013 it sucked. But it allowed me to breathe.\\u201d* \\u201cThey take the upper and lower jaw, break it, move it forward, and bolt it back together.\\u201d
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\\n* Mayo Clinic \\u2013 Sleep Apnea
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