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by cclark
Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How Fat Are You?
Replies: 294
Views: 83860

Hello, I started gaining about two pounds a month in the early 90's and went on every diet possible and no weight loss. I'm very active and even on very low calorie diets gained the weight still. I got up to 340 lbs! I was finally diagnosed with OSA, average apnea episodes of 119 per hour with 40 of...
by cclark
Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:52 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask comfort, REM sleep, TMJ, & sleep study questions
Replies: 15
Views: 5049

Hello, I'm new to this list and might be able to contribute useful info... I've been on CPAP for four years next month. My average apneas were 119 per hour with forty of them averaging 30 seconds, and had gone misdiagnosed for, most likely, 10 years or so. My doc told me that if I hadn't presented f...