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Originally Posted by tatorhog
Does anybody have this? My doc is telling me I have it, and I need to go get a sleep study done. Apparently my spo2 number takes a LOT of dips with some pretty severe ones mixed in. So I thought I would ask here to see if anybody has this and if they have any advice or insight. He told me to anticipate a CPAP after I see the pulmonologist, but that's still a ways off before I can get in there.
I tried antifreeze, but that just turned my tongue a greenish color.
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Get a sleep study. If they recommend a CPAP, do it.
20 years ago I did a sleep study because my wife complained that I snored. During the sleep study they put a CPAP on me, and I didn't like it. After an hour or so I walked out and said "Nope, don't want it, not gonna do it".
The problem is that sleep apnea causes lots of health problems. I've had a couple of fairly serious health problems that I might have completely avoided if I had started using a CPAP 20 years ago. Three years ago I decided I was more strongly motivated to wear a CPAP. It took me a couple of days to get used to it, and then it was fine.
The idea of wearing a CPAP is kind of intimidating. The reality is that it's no big deal.