- Good day guys.
Homer on our Facebook group, CPAP reviews.
He's put up a post about Shaquille O'Neal
and I thought I'd share it with you.
Let's have a listen to what Shaq has to say.
- One day I'm on my Instagram.
And some little guy sent me a real brash message.
"Do you want to die?"
I'm like, "What?"
So you know me, I thought the guy was threatening me
or something.
"So what?
"What you talking about??"
Dr. Greenberg, and he says "You have sleep apnea."
I was like, "How do you know that?"
He's like, "I can tell."
So we started talking and went to his office
and again, he reiterated (slaps) heart attack,
high blood pressure, hypertension, all that good stuff.
And he said, I have a device to help you
because I have all the, I have all the toys, CPAP machine,
but I don't use it all the time.
(chuckling)
- Let's pause it right there.
All right, there we have Shaq,
scrolling through Instagram, doing his thing.
Someone shoots him a message,
"Do you wanna die?"
(laughs)
Poor old Shaq, shoots himself,
thinks someone's gonna pop a cap in his ass,
but no, it's Dr. Greenberg
and Dr. Greenberg says, "You've got sleep apnea.
"I can tell."
Now, Dr. Greenberg must have the same psychic abilities
that I have because I can look at someone these days,
and I can just tell straight away
that they have sleep apnea.
It's not to do with their weight, the size of their neck.
It's right here.
It's in the eyes, my friends.
I can look at someone's eyes,
they've either just given birth
or they've got a baby or they have sleep apnea.
They have these just tired, soulless, lifeless eyes
that are just craving out for a good night's sleep.
So that's where I can see it.
I saw it on New Year's Eve, just gone.
I was sitting around the fire, talking to this guy.
I had just met him.
Didn't know anything about him
and I could just see it in his face.
And so I just politely asked the question,
"Hey mate, how are you sleeping?"
(chuckling)
That's the only,
that's the only way I know how to ask the question.
How are you sleeping?
And generally, if you ask someone that has sleep apnea
how they're sleeping, a lot of the time they'll bring up,
"Oh no, you know, the wife says I stop breathing,"
or "I'm you know, I'm a bit of a snorer,"
or, "Nah I sleep on the couch out in the lounge room
"or in the spare bedroom."
But yeah, look, I can just tell.
So Dr. Greenberg's got Shaq in the office
and then he's just hit him with the old one, two,
which is what they all do,
scare the living shit outta you.
"You stop breathing.
"You're gonna die.
"Oh, but I've got a device for that."
Let's read on.
All right, there he is.
So here's Shaq here and yeah,
look, you can just tell, looking at that image
he has sleep apnea.
He's a big boy, a big unit.
He's got a great big neck on him.
You can see it right there.
And that's why they measure your neck circumference
when you're going for a sleep study
because the bigger the neck, the more weight you're carrying
in that neck, the more muscle, the more factors you
and the more stress it's gonna put
on your upper airway when you're lying there
in those deep stages of sleep.
And that's why, you know
Pacific Islanders, Tongans, Samoans,
they have a high prevalence of sleep apnea as well
'cause they're just naturally big necked people.
They just have these great big necks.
It's just part of their anatomy, part of their makeup.
And so they do suffer from a lot of sleep apnea,
not the only cause obviously
but just one of the contributing factors.
All right, so let's scroll down and here,
and read what Shaq has to say.
They give you those certain words,
"Hey man, you got sleep apnea."
"Sleep apnea can cause hypertension or strokes.
"You could die."
"I said, "What? I could die?
"So now I've got a sleep with a sleep machine.
"I had to really get checked out.
"When they hit you with that three litter word that starts
"with D and ends with E, it changes stuff."
It certainly does,
which is why every sleep doctor
always uses that term, "die."
There's something about the word die or death.
I mean, it really cuts to your core
because we all wanna live, right?
And the truth is if they didn't hit you with shock
when you went in for your sleep test results,
a lot of you probably wouldn't go and get a CPAP machine
because let's be honest, who wants to sleep
with a mask of a nighttime?
No one does.
So the sleep and respiratory physicians,
the sleep doctors really need to hit you hard
when you go in there for your sleep test results
so that you do something about it.
Because especially us men,
we are terrible at looking after our health
especially in being proactive with our health.
So yeah, they hit you hard
so that at least then you take it seriously.
And if you say to someone,
"Man, do you know you stopped breathing 40 times an hour.
"You could die."
Well, yeah, you're gonna take it serious, aren't you?
The truth is you don't stop breathing 40 times an hour.
It's very rare
that someone's having complete obstructive events
where there is absolutely no air getting into their lungs.
Most of the time, guys, it's a restriction in your airway.
There is still air getting into your lungs, all right?
Yes, your oxygen levels might be dropping,
but most of the time there is still some air
getting into your lungs.
You do not completely stop breathing.
They just, they wanna scare the shit out of you.
And it works.
All right.
I guess what I'm saying here is don't feel
like when the doctor tells you this, that, that very day,
I need to do something about it right now.
That's not how it is, all right?
Just chill out.
You've probably had sleep happen here for 20 years now,
right?
And you're still here.
You're still watching this video.
So if you're watching this video now,
you've just got your sleep test results, chill out.
You're going to be fine.
You're not stopping breathing 40 times an hour.
You're not gonna die tonight, all right?
You made it through last night,
you'll make it through tonight.
So you'll be fine.
But just know that it is something that you need to do.
Something about being diagnosed
with sleep apnea is a blessing.
It is an absolute blessing for you.
It's a blessing for your body, mind, and spirit
and especially for your relationships as well.
Relationship with your partners,
your friends, your kids, everyone.
Because when you start getting a good night's sleep,
it's gonna completely change who you are in every aspect.
Like I said, your body, your mind, your spirit.
You're just gonna be so much better off in the long run,
and it will add years to your life.
I don't know how many lives have been cut short
from sleep apnea, but it is a tremendous stress
on the body when your body is trying to rest
and recover from all the stresses of the day.
That's why every organism in the universe sleeps
and for a large portion of their life
to recharge the batteries.
And when you have sleep apnea
you're not recharging your batteries, guys.
Your body's under more stress
of a night than it is during the day.
Trust me.
Heart's going pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.
No oxygen in your blood.
You're running on empty.
Alright, so get it sorted
but just know that it needs to be done
but doesn't need to be done right this second.
All right?
You've got some time.
And that's it guys.
I wish you all the best on your sleep apnea journey.
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Have a great day.
Bye.