There is something heartening about this health problem getting out into popular culture - well done, Muppets for raising awareness....
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Kermit has SA
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Kermit has SA
In the latest episode of the new television series The Muppets, a modernised take on the adventure of Kermit, Piggy, et al from The Muppet Show fame, Kermit the Frog tells a guest star that he is using a CPAP. I guess all that croaking made his throat lax....
There is something heartening about this health problem getting out into popular culture - well done, Muppets for raising awareness....
11-11-2015, 06:05 PM
RE: Kermit has SA
Thanks for paving the way for me, Doc! Sleep Apnea is no laughing matter and I'm glad my writers have decided to raise sleep apnea awareness for our viewers.
For me personally, it's not easy, being green and all. People don't take me seriously. What's more-- Miss Piggy probably has OSA too but as usual, she doesn't believe me when I tell her she snores like a pig. Anyway, I'd like you all to know that Apnea Board is my favorite sleep apnea forum!
11-11-2015, 06:07 PM
RE: Kermit has SA
hi-ho there kermit
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Tongue Suck Technique for prevention of mouth breathing:
Practising during the day can help you to keep it at night هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه هههههه
11-11-2015, 06:25 PM
RE: Kermit has SA
Hey Kermit, thanks for joining this elite group! Miss Piggy will be jealous.
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11-11-2015, 07:50 PM
RE: Kermit has SA
Sleep apnea in humans is largely an effect of our as yet incomplete evolution from quadruped to biped. The right angle bend in the airway caused by rotating the head forward in order to stand upright messes the airway up. The jaw sliding back blocks the airway in a way it doesn't with a quadruped.
Kermit, you need to get back down on all fours and quit standing up and pretending to be a human. I've been developing a new apnea therapy called QPAP (Quadropedal Positional Apnea Prevention) for humans. There are two versions. Human forearms are too short for effective quadrupedal locomotion, so version one, QPAP-P (Prosthetic) involves arm prosthesis so humans can more comfortably walk in a natural position with the spine horizontal and the head tilted backup to it's normal position, straightening the airway. The problem is not actually the quadrupedal position, but bending the head forward 90 degrees to see forward. The second version QPAP-E (extension) involves bending the head back to keep the airway straight. Since you would be looking up into the sky this way, QPQP-E involves a pair of periscope type devices fitted over the eyes, so that you see properly despite your eyes pointing at the ceiling.
Get the free OSCAR CPAP software here.
Useful links. Click here for information on the main alternative to CPAP. If it's midnight and a DME tells you it's dark outside, go and check it yourself.
RE: Kermit has SA
(11-11-2015, 07:50 PM)archangle Wrote: Kermit, you need to get back down on all fours and quit standing up and pretending to be a human. Yeah we don't want you to croak on us
Using FlashAir W-03 SD card in machine. You can download your data through wifi with FlashPAP or Sleep Master utilities.
I wanted to learn Binary so I enrolled in Binary 101. I seemed to have missed the first four courses. Stick it to the man, Download OSCAR and take back control of your data! Thanks Ian. Like I didn't have enough Honey-Do projects to tackle.
11-11-2015, 09:42 PM
RE: Kermit has SA
Glad to be of help, Main Frog. I am glad, too, that your writers feel the importance of this. Keep up the good work, your contribution to this world is greatly appreciated.
By the way, I figured Piggy for an apnoeac back in the first season of the Muppet Show, along with Link and doctor Strangepork. W. (11-11-2015, 06:05 PM)Kermit-the-Frog Wrote: Thanks for paving the way for me, Doc! Sleep Apnea is no laughing matter and I'm glad my writers have decided to raise sleep apnea awareness for our viewers.
11-11-2015, 11:25 PM
RE: Kermit has SA
11-12-2015, 02:11 AM
RE: Kermit has SA
(11-11-2015, 07:50 PM)archangle Wrote: Sleep apnea in humans is largely an effect of our as yet incomplete evolution from quadruped to biped. The right angle bend in the airway caused by rotating the head forward in order to stand upright messes the airway up. The jaw sliding back blocks the airway in a way it doesn't with a quadruped. Was wondering if perhaps it was due to us sleeping with our head propped up? Do other primates do that?
11-12-2015, 08:02 AM
RE: Kermit has SA
(11-12-2015, 02:11 AM)Weird Tolkienish Figure Wrote: Was wondering if perhaps it was due to us sleeping with our head propped up? Do other primates do that? Yes, they do, as do other mammals, cats, for instance, often prop their heads on their paws. Chimps are known to use rocks, logs and grasses to prop their heads, gorillas are often observed propping their heads with their arms. They also snore. So do cats. Snoring is not just a human thing. It is possible, although it has not been tested, that apnoea is also not just a human thing, although it would be most prevalent and dangerous in humans, and the mechanisms for OSA might be different than in other animals. |
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