I completely agree with you Krelvin, but the OP is young and we don't know what his issues are. Is he overweight and hopes to lose a lot of weight? Is he on some med that is required now and not maybe in a year that is causing apnea? But, yes, I agree that chances are, a year from now, two years from now, 10 years from now, he will still have apnea. How often you see the doc depends. Many board members never see the doc again. I have a medical problem that will probably require me to see the sleep doc at least every other year since my main problem is not apneas.Krelvin wrote:What improves? OSA is controlled by treatment using CPAP, but doesn't improve itself.pettyfan45 wrote:Because I am 23 my doctor might just do it by a yearly basis for a while and see if it improves and if possible see about a multi year prescription if able.
A fair number of people under 30 getting gastric bypass, for instance, no longer need cpap after they've lost a bunch of weight. Of course, nowhere near 100%, but age has some to do with it. My sister had surgery for a deviated septum and she was one of those fortunate ones where it had a side effect of eliminating her apnea. She hasn't had need for a machine now for 10 years or so. So, live in hope, but don't get too excited.