If you’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea, could you please share something about the experience of determining a treatment plan? (DM is fine.) I’m struggling a bit and could use some perspective
@Satchelpooch In my case, it involved consulting with a sleep specialist and through them getting a CPAP and getting used to sleeping with it on, which took a few months. That was the only treatment needed, but my case is relatively uncomplicated.
@stephen_a_allen @Satchelpooch my experience is similar to Stephen's. Consulting a sleep doctor and having overnight sleep tests; getting and using a CPAP has improved my sleep a great deal.
@band @stephen_a_allen Thank you. How hard was it to find a CPAP that worked for you?
@Satchelpooch @band In my case, it was pretty easy. The air pressure the CPAP provides needs to be adjusted, and you will also need to figure out what sort of face mask you want. But the sleep specialist and the medical device company that provides you will the actual CPAP will help you with figuring that out.
@Satchelpooch @band I should also mention that I do see my sleep specialist yearly. My CPAP gathers data that they review, and they need to set up a prescription for parts every year, so it isn't a one-and-done thing.
@stephen_a_allen @Satchelpooch like Stephen, my sleep doctor was very helpful; the recommended CPAP supplier staff were very helpful as I tried out different masks; also support by phone is excellent. since i am sleeping better, so is my wife. so +100 all 'round.
@band @stephen_a_allen Thank you both very much! I think you both had advantages that I have not yet experienced: support from the sleep specialist and the CPAP vendor. I went directly from the sleep study to a “virtual fitting” online to a call from the vendor insisting that I set up autopay before they ship out the device. Um? Like I haven’t talked to anyone about any of this? I feel kind of bamboozled :/ You’ve validated my intuition that this is not sufficient, and I’m grateful