> I only have mild sleep apnea Disclaimer: I don't want to rain on your parade, and I'm happy that you feel better. But for everyone who isn't you: the way I u

> I only have mild sleep apnea Disclaimer: I don't want to rain on your parade, and I'm happy that you feel better. But for everyone who isn't you: the way I understand it, there's no such thing as mild sleep apnea. I mean sure, everyone gets a couple of apneas every night, that's fine. But "mild" apnea is defined by 5-15 apnea/hypopnea events per hour. That's an average over the whole night. Usually apnea is worse during REM sleep. And each event comes with a (micro-)arousal. If you're waking up 5-15 times (or more) during REM sleep, you're not getting much actual REM sleep, and your sleep quality is destroyed anyway. Reglardless of the "mild" diagnosis. REM seems to be an important part of sleep. As an aside: I wish it were easier to get a deviated septum fixed. Seems like the Russians have a laser treatment which can (non-invasively) increase the plasticity of the cartilage so it can be straightened, but AFAIK it's only available in Russia.