"Look at the teeth. Can you find an OSA patient who has 32 straight, uncrowded teeth without having orthodontic treatment? He would be a rare patient." That would be me also. :) Never had braces, and I think my wisdom teeth only came out when I was much older and developed cavities. Or I think a cou...

"doctors who insist they just learn to sleep in a different position so their insurance won't have to pay out for a machine" "Maybe his AHI was 5.0 or less and the doctor knew insurance would not pay for CPAP?" Oh-oh, I'm glad I read that. I had a sleep test giving me an AHI in the mid 30s laying fl...

"It's not that the tongue is too large." In my case, I think that's all there is to it. I'm new to the stats, but per the article referenced at Wiki: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/29/7/903/2708391 The Mallampati score was an independent predictor of both the presence and severity of obstruc...

"Why in the world would you try to restrict somebody from some that assesses their health?"

This is a rhetorical question, right?

"We can't even get a damn mask without a prescription." You've been at this a lot longer than I have, but I sourced all the peripherals and thought I figured out that all you need a prescription for is the CPAP itself. Otherwise, I'd have thought that ebay and Amazon would have clamped down on their...

I know my own situation, but now I'm on a crusade.

I'm a selfless soul, you see, always thinking of others...

"What we/you do is download Oscar..." Thanks, I have an APAP, and know and use OSCAR already. But did you scroll through the link? The ApneaLink tells you much more that OSCAR can't, so I'm wondering if you can just buy these to begin with. "what good is knowing your AHI or anything else is up or do...

"Here you go. Only $120" Thanks, I hadn't seen that one before. But is its data comparable to that of the ResMed ApneaLink (which I should have mentioned by name originally - did you scroll through the link?) - and is the ApneaLink legally allowed to be sold to the public? I'm thinking it's not - an...

Home sleep study equipment is apparently not available to the general public. Or is there a way to buy it and also use the accompanying software? If not, is a CPAP then really the only way to at least get an AHI without getting a prescription for a home sleep study every single night? What if you ju...

It's still a valid question. Maybe someone else can learn from it.

" I have been reading that you don't have to use a cpap machine if your apnea is mild to moderate." "Please inform us of your itinerary." "If you can't abide by or follow the rules necessary to keep your CDL license...find another job." "Please train for another profession" "Since you have been diag...

I've only seen this one thread so far, but I can well understand the frustration of not being able to get to the bottom of an issue despite years of trying, and at the same time having it suggested to me that it's because I'm just not giving it enough attention. Even so much as a hint in that direct...