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by salring
Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Allergies and Mucous - side sleeper
Replies: 4
Views: 972

Allergies and Mucous - side sleeper

I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea and have fairly good luck with a mouth appliance. Sometimes I have occasional allergies though which will clog a nostril based on the side I am sleeping. That will cause problems some nights. Sometimes it is hard to tell before bed that it will be an "allerg...
by salring
Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep study and CPAP coercion
Replies: 17
Views: 3432

Re: Sleep study and CPAP coercion

Thank you all for your replies! I definitely think it would be a good idea to have a sleep study with the mouthpiece in as many of you have suggested. My wife has indicated that my breathing is not interrupted like it was before using the appliance and I do feel substantially more rested in the morn...
by salring
Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep study and CPAP coercion
Replies: 17
Views: 3432

Sleep study and CPAP coercion

I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea. When I underwent the sleep study here in Tennessee, I felt like the whole sleep study was geared toward fitting (selling) CPAP machines, rather than simply assess my sleeping. I was told the only real method for treatment was CPAP and really feel like the m...