can cpap be a detriment
I have had a few patients that were severely over-weight and loosing a signifigant amount of weight their apnea symptoms go away. ( Think 200 pounds overweight and loosing 150 - 200 pounds.) Most people do not get rid of apnea by loosing 30 pounds. It is not what people want to hear. Most people who said that loosing weight cured their apnea simply quit using their machines and were never re-tested. Their symptoms are not as severe and it can take a few years for the symptoms to come back.