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- Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4281
Re: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
I've had a number of stress tests, and always pass, no damage. PVCs seem to run in my family, thought I'm starting to wonder if sleep apnea does too. Sometimes at night, the PVCs would occur ever third, or every other beat, and felt annoying. After a few weeks on apap, it occurred to me I had not h...
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4281
Re: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
I wake up better, more alert, no snoring, and have had beneficial side effects, like no acid reflux at night, and vastly reduced PVCs. Jim How do you know there PVC's, do you have verification by EKG? We need to talk. talk? I've have PVCs for several decades, and had extensive cardiac tests last ye...
- Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4281
Re: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
I wake up better, more alert, no snoring, and have had beneficial side effects, like no acid reflux at night, and vastly reduced PVCs. Jim How do you know there PVC's, do you have verification by EKG? We need to talk. talk? I've have PVCs for several decades, and had extensive cardiac tests last ye...
- Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:46 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4281
Re: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
I fully intend to continue treatment that's not the question.as to getting the equipment, it's not hard to get good quality machines, even new. The grey market s 9 I bought was brand new, and new masks are available without prescription from some websites.I am currently using the AutoSet ResMed s9. ...
- Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4281
Disadvantages to being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea?
I have two sons with sleep apnea. For complex reasons, we ended up buying an S9 on the "grey" market for my second son as the doctors battled the insurance company. He was finally sent to a DME and also got an S9, so we have a spare. I am overweight, over 60, snore, etc. my wife egged me into trying...