[usconservative]

I have severe sleep apnea. The initial sleep study found that I stopped breathing, on average, every two minutes, during obstruction episodes. My blood/oxygen would fall as low as 84% in that time.

My initial sleep study showed I stopped breathing 83 times per hour. I'd stop breathing once every 45'ish seconds.

The only reason I did a sleep study was I ended up in the hospital with a mild heart attack first. Cardiologist came in the room, asked me to open my mouth and he looked down my throat. Asked if I ever had a sleep study right there and then.

Then he turned to my (now) ex-wife and asked her if I stopped breathing or sounded like I was choking while sleeping. Her answer: Yes. I did it "all the time".

Got the sleep study, got the cpap, started sleeping better immediately. Came to my senses after being able to think clearly again and we divorced.

She was literally waiting for me to die. As uncaring of a woman I've not since met in my life.

[ducttape45]

I've had a CPAP since 2016, but I never really used it regularly until after I was hospitalized with Covid and pneumonia back in early 2022.

Since then I've it used it more regularly, but I really ramped up usage December of last year, and I've finally gotten used to wearing a mask. It definitely helps me sleep better.

I'm trying to upgrade my old equipment but the VA is chronically slow, but in the meantime I still have my older machine, which runs fine. I have to purchase my own supplies on a regular basis but hopefully that will change once the VA comes through with a new machine for me.

[Mean Daddy]

Got my CPAP years ago & left it at home when my son had an out of town baseball tournament. Driving home, I almost fell asleep a dozen times. Now I won’t go overnight without it.

Couple months ago, threw a headpiece away on trash day only to find out I didn’t have a spare. Called my CPAP supply company next day and they said it would be a week before it got delivered so I drove across the river to Omaha that day and picked it up.