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It is very likely that I have that. I don't think I have the money to purchase a machine for that.

rojeee 4y ago
It sounds silly but try sleeping with tape over your mouth to encourage nose breathing. If you do have sleep apnea, while not as effective as a CPAP machine, it might help. Good luck!
- nobody9999 4y ago
  > It sounds silly but try sleeping with tape over your mouth to encourage nose breathing. If you do have sleep apnea, while not as effective as a CPAP machine, it might help. Good luck! It sounds silly because it is siily OSA generally manifests itself in the throat/trachea and (shocking, I know) all respiration, whether through the nose or mouth must pass through that area. If that area is obstructed, then it doesn't matter whether you breathe through your nose or mouth (in fact, CPAP masks come in a variety of flavors -- nose only, mouth only and mouth/nose). I'm not trying to be dismissive here, but given the way OSA causes problems in breathing, your "advice" is worse than useless.
  - rojeee 4y ago
    Alright, chill out mate! I'm just taking this from a book I read called "breath". The author did this and suggested it fixed his sleep apnea. Also, for what it's worth, I tape my mouth if I have a cold/hay fever and it stops me snoring if my nose isn't too inflamed.
    - nobody9999 4y ago
      >Alright, chill out mate! I'm not your "mate." And I'm not really all that exercised over the ridiculous "information" you provided. But "duty calls"[0]. >I'm just taking this from a book I read called "breath". The earth is flat. Ivermectin cures COVID. There's a global conspiracy of members of the US Democratic Party that kills babies to extract their tasty, tasty adrenochrome. Direct sunlight kills vampires. Vampires exist. I read all of the above, but I don't repeat such pernicious nonsense as fact. And if I did, you'd likely call me out on it. And well you should. >Also, for what it's worth, I tape my mouth if I have a cold/hay fever and it stops me snoring if my nose isn't too inflamed. Good. I'm glad that works for you. However while snoring might be a symptom of OSA, taping your mouth as a "cure" for OSA makes no sense at all. Honestly, I don't really care what you do (although you might try taping your fingers together to avoid interactions like this -- yeah, that's the ticket!) or say, but you made statements that are unsupported by any facts. Heck, you even said that it "sounds silly." And it is. Under most circumstances, I love silly. In this case, however, you're just ignorantly spouting off. But don't change anything you do, say or think because of me. You go, girl! [0] https://xkcd.com/386/ https://xkcd.com/386/
nobody9999 4y ago
>It is very likely that I have that. I don't think I have the money to purchase a machine for that. I've continuously had health insurance over this time and I haven't paid (except deductibles and co-pays) a nickel for the four different CPAP machines I've had. If you really do have OSA, not treating it because "I don't think I have the money" is a poster boy for "penny-wise and pound-foolish." If I hadn't treated my OSA, I would never have been able to maintain my (relatively) highly-paid career and would most certainly not have been able to live a decent life. Again, you may not have OSA, but if you do, I don't see how rejecting an effective treatment is a good economic choice. If you had a brain tumor or a heart valve issue, would you reject treatment because it was too expensive? If the answer is "no," then why reject this (much less expensive) treatment? If the answer is "yes," then good luck. You're gonna need it. Edit: Fixed typo.
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bg4 4y ago
I've been treated for it for over 10 years and can't tolerate the mask anymore. I hate it. I've found some relief with a large sleep wedge, you might try that as low cost temporary alternative. In addition, weight loss if that's also a factor (definitely was for me). I'll try to use mask once a week but I usually tear it off in my sleep.
- PartiallyTyped 4y ago
  I have tried all sorts of stuff during sleep, from NCA headphones, to sleeping masks, everything, and I end up removing it all.
  - bg4 4y ago
    The point of the wedge is to discourage your airway from being blocked. Fwiw, it was recommended to me by my sleep doctor until I was able to complete the process of sleep test and receive/fitted for machine and mask. If you don't have insurance which would cover all of that you should consider it.

It sounds silly but try sleeping with tape over your mouth to encourage nose breathing. If you do have sleep apnea, while not as effective as a CPAP machine, it might help. Good luck!

nobody9999 4y ago
> It sounds silly but try sleeping with tape over your mouth to encourage nose breathing. If you do have sleep apnea, while not as effective as a CPAP machine, it might help. Good luck! It sounds silly because it is siily OSA generally manifests itself in the throat/trachea and (shocking, I know) all respiration, whether through the nose or mouth must pass through that area. If that area is obstructed, then it doesn't matter whether you breathe through your nose or mouth (in fact, CPAP masks come in a variety of flavors -- nose only, mouth only and mouth/nose). I'm not trying to be dismissive here, but given the way OSA causes problems in breathing, your "advice" is worse than useless.
- rojeee 4y ago
  Alright, chill out mate! I'm just taking this from a book I read called "breath". The author did this and suggested it fixed his sleep apnea. Also, for what it's worth, I tape my mouth if I have a cold/hay fever and it stops me snoring if my nose isn't too inflamed.
  - nobody9999 4y ago
    >Alright, chill out mate! I'm not your "mate." And I'm not really all that exercised over the ridiculous "information" you provided. But "duty calls"[0]. >I'm just taking this from a book I read called "breath". The earth is flat. Ivermectin cures COVID. There's a global conspiracy of members of the US Democratic Party that kills babies to extract their tasty, tasty adrenochrome. Direct sunlight kills vampires. Vampires exist. I read all of the above, but I don't repeat such pernicious nonsense as fact. And if I did, you'd likely call me out on it. And well you should. >Also, for what it's worth, I tape my mouth if I have a cold/hay fever and it stops me snoring if my nose isn't too inflamed. Good. I'm glad that works for you. However while snoring might be a symptom of OSA, taping your mouth as a "cure" for OSA makes no sense at all. Honestly, I don't really care what you do (although you might try taping your fingers together to avoid interactions like this -- yeah, that's the ticket!) or say, but you made statements that are unsupported by any facts. Heck, you even said that it "sounds silly." And it is. Under most circumstances, I love silly. In this case, however, you're just ignorantly spouting off. But don't change anything you do, say or think because of me. You go, girl! [0] https://xkcd.com/386/ https://xkcd.com/386/

nobody9999 4y ago

>It is very likely that I have that. I don't think I have the money to purchase a machine for that. I've continuously had health insurance over this time and I haven't paid (except deductibles and co-pays) a nickel for the four different CPAP machines I've had. If you really do have OSA, not treating it because "I don't think I have the money" is a poster boy for "penny-wise and pound-foolish." If I hadn't treated my OSA, I would never have been able to maintain my (relatively) highly-paid career and would most certainly not have been able to live a decent life. Again, you may not have OSA, but if you do, I don't see how rejecting an effective treatment is a good economic choice. If you had a brain tumor or a heart valve issue, would you reject treatment because it was too expensive? If the answer is "no," then why reject this (much less expensive) treatment? If the answer is "yes," then good luck. You're gonna need it. Edit: Fixed typo.

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bg4 4y ago

I've been treated for it for over 10 years and can't tolerate the mask anymore. I hate it. I've found some relief with a large sleep wedge, you might try that as low cost temporary alternative. In addition, weight loss if that's also a factor (definitely was for me). I'll try to use mask once a week but I usually tear it off in my sleep.

PartiallyTyped 4y ago
I have tried all sorts of stuff during sleep, from NCA headphones, to sleeping masks, everything, and I end up removing it all.
- bg4 4y ago
  The point of the wedge is to discourage your airway from being blocked. Fwiw, it was recommended to me by my sleep doctor until I was able to complete the process of sleep test and receive/fitted for machine and mask. If you don't have insurance which would cover all of that you should consider it.