How does sleep apnea affect body weight?Obesity is often associated with sleep apnoea, while not a cause it is often an underlying symptom. How is body weight affected by stopping breathing?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesSymptoms
Sleep study I was diagnosed about 20 years ago and have been using a cpap since then. Does anyone know if the cpap RX changes over time and a person should be...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Power Outage With A CPAPWhat do you do when the power goes out? Do you have a battery backup for your CPAP?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCPAP
Can somebody Plz Give me insight Ok I’m really confused and getting really frustrated. I’ve had sleep apnea for about 6 years. I’m currently a 33 year old bus driver. So here is my problem, when...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Sleep apnea without low oxygenHello all, My mom was diagnosed with OSA averaging 60 AHI per hour. But her average oxygen saturation was 90% which was pretty good. The doctors were surprised at that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Have you ever tried positional therapy?It’s estimated that more than half of all cases of OSA are “position dependent,” meaning the severity of apneas significantly changes depending upon sleeping position. Share your experience with sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSleep Position
anyone with experience with a dental appliance please let me know the pro and con of the dental appliance and read that medicare will pay for it...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Symptoms ever hit quickly or generally slow and gradual?Can symptoms appear quickly seemingly out of nowhere or are they typically gradual to surface?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Central Sleep ApneaDoes anyone here have central sleep apnea? What has been your experience with being diagnosed and treating CSA?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTreatmentCentral Sleep Apnea
Home sleep studyHas anyone here had a home sleep study? What was it like? Were you able to get a diagnosis just through that study?...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesDiagnosisSleep StudyNewly Diagnosed