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[–] 10 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I use a CPAP and it is wonderful!!!! I don’t snore anymore and she very rarely does.

I ignored using it for years until my state mandated that if you don’t use it you will loos your driver’s license so I started using it.

I felt like an idiot for not using it sooner. It was insane how much I was not sleeping.

I wasn’t snoring I was suffocating myself.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I want to know how your sleeping conditions are connected to your state's DMV.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It's a matter of public safety. Driving while sleep deprived significantly increases the odds of crashing your car, and sleep apnea can in some cases deprive you a lot. A colleague of mine fell asleep behind the wheel on his morning drive to work, totalled his car. Turned out he had sleep apnea.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    different personal experience here. CPAP works, I don't snore, my wife is happier. A year in, I HATE it. no matter what mask I try, how I sleep, I fucking hate it. Now I'm miserable and waking up all night because I feel like the damn thing is smothering me. And she wonders why I'd rather sleep down stairs.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    You mention trying different masks, and none working. Have you asked about reducing the pressure? Or maybe switching to a BiPAP that reduces pressure for exhale? Nothing is guaranteed to help, but if you haven't explored those options, might be worth asking.

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