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To: nickcarraway

I used CPAP for years. Then I lost a little weight and my snoring got somewhat better. Now I use a boil and bite mouth guard with good results. No more CPAP!


9 posted on 06/10/2026 1:18:54 PM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: bk1000

I had sleep apnea too, mine resolved completely when I lost 50 lbs. The weight loss also fixed my reflux and BP, but I still don’t eat past 7, and keep the head of my bed raised 6”.

None of this was mentioned when I was diagnosed

But CNS sleep apnea is a different animal.


12 posted on 06/10/2026 1:25:18 PM PDT by LilFarmer (Isaiah 54:17)
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To: bk1000

My wife used a CPAP machine for a while but hated it and quit using it at all. Eventually she lost quite a bit of weight and the sleep apnea went away almost entirely. Still snores a bit but nothing like before, and those long (or at least they seemed to last forever) pauses are gone.


14 posted on 06/10/2026 1:29:45 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: bk1000

Same. Use a mouth guard from a sporting goods store.


15 posted on 06/10/2026 1:33:46 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: bk1000

I don’t believe anything my doctor tell me now.

Well, I do trust, but verify.


20 posted on 06/10/2026 1:47:52 PM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: bk1000

I discovered completely by accident (literally - I dropped my bicycle and road rash required me to sleep on my left side) that all I needed was a wedge pillow. I had tried CPAP and 2 mouth guards with little success. Sleeping on my left side on the wedge completely cured my sleep apnea.


25 posted on 06/10/2026 2:20:18 PM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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To: bk1000

That’s awesome


37 posted on 06/10/2026 4:45:45 PM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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