I feel like i can get 8-10 hours of sleep and still need a nap during the day.

I've also been told I snore like a freight train by many an ex..

I always thought I was too skinny/ in shape for sleep apnea, but we shall see.

Probably going to ask about a sleep study at my local health clinic

  • sewer_rat_420 [he/him, any]
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    4 months ago

    Always snored a lot. But my partner told me how I stopped breathing a lot. And also, just how loud and hard it was for her to sleep with all the ruckus going on.

    I was tired every day also, despite feeling like I always got a good amount of sleep like you said, 8-10 hours a day but still needing a nap and ungodly amounts of coffee.

    I had gained some weight at that time which I think made it worse, but I also think I always have had it. I tested at 66 AHI which is severe.

    If you can get a sleep study do it! Also, if you end up getting the diagnosis and you are in US, just a heads up that you don't need to use the DME provider that the clinic recommends. You can take the prescription elsewhere or just buy a CPAP out of pocket. My insurance was gonna make me pay $600 out of pocket to the DME, but I ended up buying my own CPAP for $800 and it was the exact model I wanted, brand new, and I never had to worry about compliance. A lot of the DME providers are garbage and the whole industry is partially a scam in the US

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      4 months ago

      Be sure to download OSCAR to check how your breathing is doing as well. Some vendors won’t even require prescriptions or overlook shoddy ones. You won’t get arrested so it’s not really a risk.

      • sewer_rat_420 [he/him, any]
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        4 months ago

        One of the reasons I went with my own was to make sure I could use OSCAR. They weren't even telling me what model I was going to get. I was able to get a brand new Airsense 10 that has worked like a charm. I haven't checked my stats in a while but in general I am getting 2-3 AHI and sleeping a solid 8 hrs