re: Any cpap machine users here?

How has it helped you sleep? Much better than before

Do you feel better the next day after using it? Absolutely. I had no idea how fricked up my sleep was until after I started using the machine.

What led you to getting one? I've always been a snorer and I started feeling more and more run down. Got a sleep study done and I quit breathing over 100 times an hour. It would cause me to wake up just enough to resume breathing which kept me from ever getting any real sleep... I wasn't recharging the batteries. It also caused my body to think it was being oxygen starved bc when I slept my oxygen saturation took a nose dive due to the constant lack of breathing.

Apparently sleep apnea is a big problem in the submarine community. I've talked to a lot of vets that all ended up on CPAP. It has been suggested that it could have something to due with the atmosphere on subs. A lot of times we end up with low levels of oxygen (around 15-16%) plus all the other shite in the air.

Before CPAP I felt tired and worn out throughout the day. I didn't even realize how bad it had gotten until the first night I used the machine and woke up feeling refreshed. Now I don't go a night w/o using it. The last time I did was when I went camping and didn't use it for 2 days. I had a severe headache for the next couple of days and felt like crap.