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you could hook that nasal pillow up to the wifes as and vag, crank up the air, and rock and roll. Sayin.....
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Well yeah... that was the joke. I thought that to be too obvious. Never mind....
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nasal pillows.
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Thanks for ideas.
This: [QUOTEI dealt with sleep apnea for a long time. Then I quit smoking, lost some weight, and quit drinking like an alcoholic every night, and I don't have problems with it anymore.][/QUOTE] That has been my goal. Not achieved yet. Not liking the idea of being hooked up to a machine will sleeping. I also heard that if you don't keep it clean, it will make you sick. That happened to my dad. Are any of these things covered by insurance? It sounds like they aren't. |
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when I was reading and doing sleep studies, it was 5% Dental issues, 10% anatomy issues you were born with, 20% you are to damn fat and 65% were central apnea issues.
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The sleep study, CPAP machine and various masks and hoses are all covered by my insurance. I just have to stick to the above schedule. I also went through a month at the beginning where I had to prove I was on the machine 70% of the night before the insurance company would pay for the machine. |
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I was an RT before then. Dealt with life and death every day. Worked at the level 1 Truman ER and ICU downtown in KC. You can't unsee some things. Started bringing the work home with me. Went into the more mudane sleep studies part of RT.
Hospital switched over to computer records from paper. Found out I had a talent for I.T. Was able to get into it on the ground floor. Sold out and left the field for more money in I.T.
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The being fat and apnea thing form a stupid Catch-22 situation. The apnea comes (partly) because you are too fat and it's extremely hard to lose weight because you are too damn tired from the apnea.
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Mine only replaced any of it every 9 months. I just clean everything once a week with a 3:1 water:vinegar solution. |
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After undergoing various tests, I was told that I was misdiagnosed as a child and had asthma. I was only using 38% of my lung capacity and the doctor felt that this was the root of my problem. He also performed rhinoscopy, in which I found out I had acid reflux that had burned my esophagus (and I about jumped out of the chair when he touched it). So, after 8 months of treatment, I was still snoring. The allergist sent me to a different Head & Neck specialist and I did a sleep study in which they found that I stopped breathing a ridiculous number of times per hour (like 52 or something). He recommended surgery over a CPAP, so I had my tonsils and adenoids removed along with excess tissue folded over. It was a disaster. My throat was inflamed for weeks on end and the swelling was inducing my gag reflex 3-4 times a day. I went in for a followup and told him about it, so he cut out my uvula in his office (and forgot to give me a numbing shot!. Good times!). Still, the swelling was awful and I've been dealing with it since 2008. Fast forward to 2015 and I finally visit a doctor again since 2009. He immediately said "I can tell you have sleep apnea, just by looking at you", so he ordered a sleep study. It was awful. I had to be there at 9pm, couldn't fall asleep and tossed and turned all night, so they couldn't get a reading. I had to go back about a month later but this time, I had a few cocktails before and Uber'd over to the study. It was fine and they knew where to set my CPAP levels. I finally received the machine in October (Phillips) and while it took about a month and 5 different masks before I got comfortable, I haven't had any issues since with sleeping or snoring. I can get 7 hours a sleep and feel great the next day, with no periods of sleepiness or tiredness. It's really amazing. Bottom line: Avoid surgery at all costs. The CPAP is far less expensive and way more effective. |
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Same thing happened to a friend of mine Dane. What a goat rope.
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