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Anyone have mild sleep apnea?
I have posted here a few times and I am hoping someone can help me out there. I had a sleep study done and the results came back that I was a 2 and I needed to be a 3 for the insurance company to cover a CPAP machine. The tech who I talked to on the phone said I do quit breathing at night and I snore like a beast. I was glad to finally know that there is something wrong and I am not lazy, but this being tired all of the time is driving me nuts. If you have mild sleep apnea, did your dr. do anything for it? Thanks!
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Re: Anyone have mild sleep apnea?
It used to be bad, but mostly went away when I lost weight (lost over 100 lbs). Now it is rare & only happens when I am sleeping on my back. When I wake myself in the middle of a hugeass snore/gasp, I just turn over. Then it doesn't happen.
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I fully agree with this.
But to add to this,I work in the sleep industry, and I'm not familiar with someone being designated as a 2 or a 3. OSA requires having a min number of events (apnea or hyponea) referred to as AHI to qualify for insurance to label you has having OSA.
If you don't currently meet those quidelines, you can still work with a physician on your sleep issues. They can look at your study to tell you if your events were related to positional sleeping or not. For example if you have apneas on your back, but not on your side you can buy products that will help you only sleep on your side. I've known patients to sew tennis balls into the back of tshirts so they won't roll on their backs. This can be a relatively inexpensive fix.
You also have the option of looking to see if a physician will still prescribe cpap or a dental device for you without insurance covering the purchase. It would be a cash purchase, but there are many internet providers out there that can reduce cost, as well as many dme companies that can provide machines to patients who can prove hardship and cannot afford a machine. Plus, they have medications geared towards shift workers to help with wakefulness that you may qualify for already.Good luck!