Sure enough, they diagnosed SA (I was truly shocked) and sold me a CPAP.
I was faithfully compliant for over a year, but can honestly say I didn’t wake up feeling refreshed, more energetic, etc. as you might expect from using this device.
After about a year, the machine turned on me, hitting me every few minutes or less with weird shots of air as I was drifting off, with the result being near tortuous sleep deprivation.
I finally ripped the thing off, stuck it in the closet, and went back to my snoreless sleep cycle.
I realize my experience is anecdotal, and that no doubt many have benefited from it, but CPAP isn’t for everybody.
I had the same experience. Exactly. I tried hard...just didn’t do it for me.