I've been over on PubMed trying to find studies before commenting on all this. You're right Julie, I have not perceived you as one to just accept anything willy-nilly, and honestly, I was a bit taken aback by your blanket statements in this and another thread proclaiming WLS as a cure for OSA. Can ...

Anything under 5 is considered normal enough not to be on cpap. In fact, insurance companies will not pay for a cpap if a sleep study indicates less than 5. (At least that's what I've read and been told.) I feel mine is weight-induced because I had a sleep study when I was not overweight (due to sl...

Good for you Resmed user! We are happy for your success. No one wanted to give you a hard time, but only wanted to be sure you were protecting your health! So often it is tempting to say, "I feel better," but fail to take the steps necessary to make sure treatment is no longer needed. This applies ...

I can tell you right now that even though I am quite large, WLS would not cure my sleep apnea. Not a chance. Why? Because I've been snoring and choking in my sleep since I was an (underweight) infant. My sleep doctor in fact suspects that that is the majority of the reason I became this overweight ...

In 2007 I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, and was prescribed a CPAP which I used for about a little less than year. After much research and deliberation I decided to have bariatric surgery. Four months after surgery I found I no longer needed my CPAP. I have a RES MED Escape II with humidifi...

To cut to the chase, I think that everyone is concerned that Resmed might assume that because s/he has lost the weight and is no longer snoring, the SA is gone. That may very well be the case, but it is the assumption that is worrisome. Only a new sleep study can tell for sure. If, in fact, your SA...

The medical studies I've read on this issue (not some news journalist's take on the articles, but the actual scientific articles themselves) have generally shown that losing a significant amount of weight leads to a reduction in AHI that in some cases is so dramatic the OSA is effectively cured. It...

I would like to recoup a little of it, and make it easier for someone else who was diagnosed as I was and can't afford a "new" one Im sure there are many folks who get diagnosed who cant afford a new machine. Congratulations on losing the cpap, you must be very happy about your new found health.. G...

In 2007 I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, and was prescribed a CPAP which I used for about a little less than year. After much research and deliberation I decided to have bariatric surgery. Four months after surgery I found I no longer needed my CPAP. I have a RES MED Escape II with humidifi...

I did have a follow up sleep study and its was considered "mild." ENT wants to follow up in 6 months.

In 2007 I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, and was prescribed a CPAP which I used for about a little less than year. After much research and deliberation I decided to have bariatric surgery. Four months after surgery I found I no longer needed my CPAP. I have a RES MED Escape II with humidifie...