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I've used a CPAP for over a decade (most of which I weighed 275+) and it made all the difference in the world in how I slept and how I felt the next day.
After ballooning to 308 during covid (I'm 5'10") I lost 100 pounds over two years. Due to the weight loss, my doctor suggested I try to go without the machine for a week. It was the worst week I've had in recent memory. Even if I can do "better" without a CPAP now than when I was heavier, the difference when not wearing one is still stark.
Do I want to have a somewhat "normal" sleep or keep getting perfect sleep with a machine? The answer for me was easy and I will likely wear the mask until I die.
An added bonus is the impact on my insomnia. I get in bed and turn the machine on about an hour before I want to sleep. The white noise combined with reading an hour has trained my mind that it is time to sleep. Indeed, when I travel my wife misses the white noise, which has subconciously became part of her pre-sleep ritual as well!
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