Saved my life. Saved my marriage. I can’t live without it. Got on Monjourno and exercise and lost 40 lbs. Now I don’t really need it but still use it. I use the ne Phillips Respironics and AirSense 11. Nasal pillows Swift FX for the win. Doc has my Cpap turned down to lowest level since I lost weight. That’s the key.
THIS IS TRUE!
Good studies showing as little as a ten pound weight loss can affect airway patency/flow.
I’m about five pounds over my IBW but even when I was 20 lbs below that a few years back I STILL had OSA.
Sometimes weight isn’t a direct factor, but it can definitely help to lose a few pounds.
This might be unintentional and inevitable if the present WH regime steals the election next month…
“..Saved my life. Saved my marriage....”
+1
Almost the exact same situation here.
As far as the equipment goes, it’s a love/hate thing for me.
I’ve gotten use to using a mask rather than the nasal pillows...each his own.
Hate that hose at times though.
It’s literally a life saver for me and allows me to get a solid night’s rest so I love it from that aspect, but I’ve had to learn to tolerate the equipment. My first machine was quite noisy, but my new one is pretty much quiet. I had no problem sleeping with either one, but prefer the newer one because it’s a much smaller package making it easy to travel with, etc.
I also lost weight and so my machine is now turned down to a pretty low setting.