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re: Cpap-sleep apnea technology has a huge tech cheaper change
Posted on 8/26/23 at 9:28 am to LoneStar23
Posted on 8/26/23 at 9:28 am to LoneStar23
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Can't you just lose weight? Like I've never heard of a skinny or fit person having to connect themselves to oxygen to sleep.
It’s far less common but it does occur.
One of my kids is 6 foot 2 and only weighs 180 lbs and he has sleep apnea. Tonsils are out already and his snoring was awful from childhood. He was requiring 10-12 hours nightly to be able to wake up rested.
He got a sleep study and wears a CPAP. He can sleep 7 hours and feels great. Came off his ADHD medication as well.
It’s not just fat people.
Posted on 8/26/23 at 11:08 am to SECdragonmaster
I was diagnosed with Central Sleep Apnea a year ago and my journey to fix it has been extremely frustrating.
First I did a home sleep study where it was determined I had CSA.
Rx’s an APAP with a variable range. Didn’t work, actually slept worse.
Next they tried various constant pressures. All the while I’m getting worse sleep.
They have me do an in-lab sleep study. Worse sleep I’ve ever gotten and I’m sure the only viable info one could get from it was this guy is now out $750.
All the research I see seems to say I need an ASV since I have Central Apnea and not obstructive, yet my Respiratory Therapist says I can’t get one through insurance unless I go through all these steps.
Currently in limbo because I can’t bring myself to use the APAP that I know isn’t working and I physically dread putting it on as I feel like it is suffocating me.
Any idea if it’s possible to bypass insurance and buy an ASV machine? And if using one without monitoring by a professional is potentially dangerous?
First I did a home sleep study where it was determined I had CSA.
Rx’s an APAP with a variable range. Didn’t work, actually slept worse.
Next they tried various constant pressures. All the while I’m getting worse sleep.
They have me do an in-lab sleep study. Worse sleep I’ve ever gotten and I’m sure the only viable info one could get from it was this guy is now out $750.
All the research I see seems to say I need an ASV since I have Central Apnea and not obstructive, yet my Respiratory Therapist says I can’t get one through insurance unless I go through all these steps.
Currently in limbo because I can’t bring myself to use the APAP that I know isn’t working and I physically dread putting it on as I feel like it is suffocating me.
Any idea if it’s possible to bypass insurance and buy an ASV machine? And if using one without monitoring by a professional is potentially dangerous?
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