The good news...6 of them did the sleep study and now have saved their lifes by getting the equipment to do it with. All have related what an incredible difference it has made.
If you have this and it goes untreated you may have 7-10 years to live at best. You will experience a whole range of heart failures, strokes, pitting edema, memory failure, organ failure and the list goes on.
The best part is no longer falling asleep at inappropriate times, no longer waking up so tired you wish you were dead, no longer waking up 15-20 times a night and always thinking you have to pee, no longer having restless leg syndrome (The feeling of things crawling around under the skin in your legs goes away), no longer annoying your sleep partner and the neighborhood with your snoring, no longer falling asleep while driving and once again the list goes on.
I'm no expert on this but I know what it has done for me. There are many web sites that will tell you everything you need to know plus a long list of symtoms you may be experiencing that are caused by this ailment.
Our own Terry is the expert and I am sure is available to give guidance.
I'm happy for the 6 that told me they have their life back because of the CPAP therapy.
Anyway, Good night, I'm putting my mask on, turning on my APAP machine and going to lala land. I'll wake up feeling like a million dollars...WILL YOU???
Mark
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