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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
So I've been diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. Apparently I average 34 breathing interruptions/hr and they are telling me I need to use a CPAP machine for the rest of my life likely. This is depressing as I check online at these machines and the pictures are all of old people with these masks on their faces. I am going in for a consultation but on the phone they didn't say I had any other options.
Anyone else suffer from this? I realize that things could be a lot worse as I could have been diagnosed with cancer or something but I hated just one night of wearing the test gear and the thought of wearing one of these things every night is kind of bumming me out.
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As a pharmacist, when I discuss this problem with people almost every single one of them felt it was life changing after getting used to the mask. Many people can reduce the severity by losing weight, if that helps.