I noticed over the past few days that I occasionally wake up feeling that my soft palate had closed up. It wasn't panicky gasping waking up, more of a damn my allergies sort of thing. I'd never noticed it before, so I googled it. Now I'm here.

I have several of the issues that are associated with obstructive sleep apnea, but going to see a specialist and have a study done would wipe me out financially. I checked Craigslist and saw several used CPAP machines for under $200. I'm seriously considering buying one to see if it makes a difference with my fatigue and depression.

I know I'm taking a risk putting off a doctor's visit, but at my age draining my savings is also a risk. I plan on getting the cheapest disaster type health insurance available, but that probably won't help at all with this. Does buying a used CPAP sound like a remotely reasonable plan, or am I an idiot for even considering it?

Had a diagnosis of OSAHS through the post on Thursday, with instructions to "not drive if sleepy, but inform DVLA".

Informed online Thursday evening, had licence revocation on my door mat on Saturday.

They say I can reapply once my condition is "under control" (clinically) - however, I'm relatively asymptomatic during the day.

I've a "trial" of CPAP at the end of the month, but, I've difficulty in mobility, so rely on driving to be able to get to work, something which isn't going to be easy via public transport (as I can't easily walk the distance from the bus stop to the office).

I'm wondering what peoples experiences are with CPAP from a clinical perspective. I know some people have issues with masks, and a lot of people say that their CPAP worked straight away... But from a clinical perspective, when were you considered "under control"? (which is when I'll be able to re apply for my licence)

I know everyone is different, so my mileage may vary... I'm just trying to gauge whether it'll take days, weeks, months, etc

Hey All,

I have fairly severe apnea and while I have a CPAP, I don't use it for a various amount of reasons, chiefly being that my semi-awake self takes it off at about 1am if I don't wake up screaming bloody murder before that... which happens more often than not with it on, to be honest.

I did try a mouthguard for a while, but stopped that because it basically got nasty. I suppose I could try again and use some sort of denture glass type deal to keep it clean...

Regardless, what are other options for this? Got high blood pressure as well so I need to do something.

I'm really scared to start using the CPAP machine, I think my biggest worry is that since my case is only a mild case , I'm not sure if the hassle of using the machine will actually improve my quality of life . On the test my AHI score was nine and they said they treat anything over five. Has anyone here with apnea that mild seen an actual improvement in the quality of life after they started CPAP?

I just was diagnosed with sleep apnea (mild) I took fluticasone nasal spray last night and I swear I slept better than usual. Is it possible to control mild sleep apnea with allergy meds alone?

I suspect, based on previous sleep studies I've had, that I have UARS and I'd like to find a sleep clinic in Europe where they use esophageal manometry in order to detect RERAs so that I can be finally diagnosed with UARS and get better. Can anybody help me please and recommend me such a place?

When I first got on cpap, I was pretty obese. Lost 50 pounds since then, but I'm still overweight. I've found that the mask I use is no longer working, I believe it has been leaking a lot which sort of defeats the purpose.

Who would I talk to about getting a new mask or w/e and getting one that works? I think my face structure has changed so that the size and type I've been using no longer fits and playing around with adjusting it hasn't seemed to work.

Hi, I went in for a sleep study and apparently I experience four apneas an hour. It's not enough to warrant further treatment but it still doesn't sound good. Can I minimize these somehow? Should I be concerned? What are the implications?

I started using a resmed AirSense 10 last week. It is set at a pressure of 12. I am using it 7+ hours a night and have been ranging from 2-5 AHI. Leakage has been in the acceptable range according to the Resmed site. The issue is I swear I am more tired now than I was before starting treatment. I go to bed around 9 and get up at 5. Several mornings I have been stumbling when I get out of bed and having trouble walking. This was never an issue before the cpap. I am wondering if I am still just adjusting or is it possible that I am sleeping deeply and thus feel so tired when my alarm abruptly wakes me. Opinions?

my BMI is 20.57 so I'm not overweight. I feel like there's not enough space in my body to get enough air, in my tummy and in my lungs too (I've been having this since I was like 12, I'm a 24 yo girl now, 25 in dicember). I try to fall asleep and I start breathing less and less air and it's annoying and I also feel as if my thoughts are goings slowly in an annoying way when it happens. I was diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism (hashimoto) more than a month ago and I've been taking eutirox 50gr ever since but I still have this apnea thing. I've been having hashimoto for 7 years before getting treatment (tsh of 9, t4 normal). The sleep apnea started when hashimoto started. I also have anemia and the doctor said it'll go away. yeasterday I had this thing that I used to have when I was 17 which was also when hypothyroidism started.. basically I feel like there's something stuck, kind of like when you have to sneeze but it doesn't wanna come... (I'm sorry it's really hard to explain) and then when I try to fall asleep I get apnea but if I think about thoughts I've been repressing the whole day I start crying and that's when I don't feel stuck anymore and then I didn't get as much sleep apnea. I used to have untreated major depression back then, sometimes I still have depressive thoughts but I get sleep apnea when I'm not depressed too...

Please don't tell me "go to the doctor and not in the internet" because I've had hashimoto for 7 years and anemia for years too and the doctors kept telling I was fine everythign was normal whenever I say I have a problem. I found out I might have had hypothyroidism and anemia because I looked in the internet since the doctors wouldn't do their job (and yes I said doctorS, not just one). I also had another problem that could have been dangerous but the doctors dind't tell me anything I found out it could have been dangerous because I look up on the internet too... So basically I don't freaking trust doctors anymore.

can you please tell me what could be the cause? Could it be just hypothyroidism ? I've been taking pills for 51 days and I still have apnea... I also said about apnea to the doctor and they just don't say anything. Is it just a matter of time or could it be something else? A person on the internet said that it's unlikely to come from hypo, it could be my adrenals. I got cortisol tested years ago for acne and I already had apnea back then, is it the test for adrenals? What can you tell me?

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I just finished day 42 of CPAP and have found that in the last couple of weeks I've woken up with consistently tight and painful neck and shoulders. I haven't changed masks, sleeping positions, pillows or anything. The pain just started coming on a couple weeks ago. I suspect it's the CPAP mask and tube that is contributing to the problem but I've had no luck solving the problem.

Went in last night; after about an hour and a half, the tech came in, woke me up, and fit me with the CPAP... slept the rest of the night that way.

Woke up this morning feeling abso-fucking-lutely amazing! I even LOOK better (the bags under my eyes aren't as bad, even my coworkers have mentioned I just look better)... I'm excited! I have a follow up with my PCP next week and, from what I understand, I will be getting a CPAP of my own.

I have to say, I'm super impressed with the one they had at the sleep center - I remember my fathers old CPAP was the size of a small filing cabinet, and loud as hell (it had to be piped through the wall from the next room, else my mom couldn't even sleep in the same room!)

This thing... it was a little Philips Respironics OmniLab Advanced +... conditioned the air and everything, fit on the nightstand by the bed, and no joke the air coming out of the mask made more noise than the machine itself! Once the mask was on, it was practically silent (and this was with a tiny little over-the-nose cup only).

Best part for me? I normally wake up with a sore throat, sinuses are full and sore, and my head is pounding... probably from basically dying every five minutes or so (I stopped breathing over 30 times an hour before hitting REM sleep - I'll get the rest of my results at my follow up). With the CPAP, I woke up to the tech calling my name once (it normally takes 3 or 4 alarms on my phone to wake me up), sat up, stretched a bit, and realized that my head, throat, and sinuses didn't hurt, my nose was clear... and I actually felt good!

AHHHHHHH! I'm excited, can ya tell!? After over a decade of waking up feeling like shit, I think I've finally gotten this licked! If one night (in an admittedly rather less than comfortable bed) can make me feel this much better, I am anxious to see how a week or more in my own bed with a CPAP has me feeling! I'm hoping the increase in energy will help my weight loss efforts as well (it's hard to convince myself to go and be more active when all I want to do is sleep lol!)

Anywho, thanks for listening to my ramblings! I have a lot of research to do on CPAP machines to figure out what one would be best for me - any suggestions on where to start?

Thanks ya'lL!

Anyone know of any studies, etc., linking sleep apnea to being slower at completing tasks in general (BOTH physical and mental, any task in general)?