My husband was diagnosed 7 years ago. As a nurse, I am very interested in an observation I made since his diagnosis. He used to snore....literally shake the house! As his disease has progressed does not snore anymore. Anyone else experience this?
Thanks...hugs to you all, you are unbelieveable caregivers!
I wish! We have to have separate rooms because of the snoring. We have tried nasal strips with no result. I think it's because my husband likes to sleep on his back with arms folded across his chest and legs out in a jumping jack position. I have heard this is a typical AD pose, anyone?
Jim used to snore so badly I would have to leave the room to sleep. Now he never snores and sleeps mostly on his side. Before the disease I could never get him off his back when sleeping. It has been a drastic change.
My husband also used to snore, a lot. He never snores now ... he's so quiet, I get panicky that there's something wrong. His AD has been progressing relatively slowly, I think. Diagnosed in 2005, although I first noticed weird behavior in late 2002. He is stage five.
I don't have any idea how many hours he sleeps, though. I think he's asleep and sneak out of bed to make coffee, and he promptly gets up because he was just keeping quiet so I could sleep.
It's interesting that the snoring let up since the diagnosis. My DH used to twitch really bad at night. He called it jimmies and thought of it as a restless leg syndrome kind of thing, but at times, his whole body would jerk, even his head. Now, he doesn't twitch any more. I guess AD somehow affects the brain in a way that suppresses these things. But sometimes I wonder if the twitching was an early sign of AD coming on, that something was going on with his brain even then. All these questions!
i was just told by neuro that the twitching is called myclonic episodes associated with dementia..in laymens term means brain spasms. maybe the AD causes this due to loss of brain cells and function or meltdown of brain impulses. who knows. mine doesnt snore as much either but has started the take a breath and doesnt breath again for long time. i have to poke him sometimes and he lets it out..sleep apnea maybe its called? yep the disease can cause all sorts of wierd things when the brain doesnt connect the dots anymore. divvi