I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2000. There isn’t the slightest question in my mind that I’d have been in my grave for a long time now if it hadn’t been diagnosed.
They put me on a CPAP. It was mildly annoying to get used to the first couple weeks. But it quickly grew to the point I couldn’t sleep without it. Because, literally, I could not sleep (in any meaningful sense of the word) without it.
My oldest brother was also diagnosed. He refused to use the CPAP they gave him. As a result (I believe), he developed Alzheimers. He is now basically a vegetable.
If you are excessively tired during the day, regularly doze off while driving, have gastric reflux, snore loudly, and/or just have a large neck, you should get checked for this condition.
When I was first diagnosed with sleep apnea and got my first machine 15 years ago,we went to Kansas City for a baseball tournament. I figured I didn’t need to haul it with me for the weekend.
On the drive back, I almost fell asleep a 1/2 dozen times. I don’t go anywhere without it now.
Been using cpap for around 13 yrs. I’d probably be dead without it. If you snore you probably have sleep apnea...get a sleep study and find out.
Same for me. I feel so much better after doing the at home sleep study and getting the CPAP. Before, my breathing stopped virtually every minute. Now, twice an hour. Under 5 an hour is okay.