Sleep apnea and c-pap machines--experiences?
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So a few months ago I complained to my doctor about chronic exhaustion, brain fog, inability to focus, and my Garmin watch never being happy about my sleep quality.
She ordered a lot of tests, then decided, almost as an afterthought, to send me to the hospital for a sleep study. Turns out I have sleep apnea (I have since learned how dangerous this is), and now I am in my first few days of trying out a c-pap machine at home.
So far, I find it interferes with my sleep, though it is giving me increasingly better and better sleep scores. But sometimes I feel like it is suffocating me, and every night I discover I have pulled it off and thrown it aside.
Every single time I have mentioned getting a c-pap machine to someone, it turns out that they or their partner also use one! Who knew this was so common?
So anyone else here using a c-pap? Care to share your experience?
I am seriously banking on this being life changing for me. Was it for you?