Thanks for all the replies.

I'm not going to stop using, even though I have no idea of what is going on while I'm sleeping. I'll do whatever my doctor says so I can be around for as long as I can.

Routine bloodwork indicated an elevated red blood cell count in my system. My doctor told me, "let's eliminate sleep apnea." Well, after my insurance first denying the in house study, then approving a home study (which I did and thought I totally screwed up on, but the results came back 'abnormal'),...