diagnosed with sleep apnea, need some advice

[ChicagoGranny]

My thanks to the rest of you for offering your thoughts. Oh, one thing @janknitz: you might want to be more careful with your assumptions. I'm a him, not a her. Always have been.

I don't think that was being assumed, she was simply speaking from her personal experience, from her point-of-view.

He might be referring to JanKnitz's

Put on your big girl's panties.

comment.

Where has he been not to know that men often say this to other men?

And does he expect us to be careful to make everything gender-neutral when the gender is unknown?

[Curious_Steve]

In the U.S., you have a legal right to see your sleep study. Ask the clinic for a copy asap.

This is useful information; and I'll put it to use this afternoon. Thanks.

What are you doing to address the chronic congestion?

At the moment, I live with it. At its worst it's like a bad cold -- not a problem except when I'm lying down and the drainage goes into my throat. I have had a sinus MRI that found nothing; without a course of extremely expensive allergenic tests, the best any doctor can tell me is that I am sensitive to multiple allergens. Anything from pollen to extremely dry air can start my sinuses going. I can't use most over-the-counter decongestants; they're all contra-indicated for someone with a history of a-fib. When it gets bad I use a plain-saline nasal spray that was recommended by my cardiologist. Sometimes it helps, sometimes not.

My thanks to the rest of you for offering your thoughts. Oh, one thing @janknitz: you might want to be more careful with your assumptions. I'm a him, not a her. Always have been.

"Big Girl Panties" is a turn of phrase.... aka be mature about the situation.

Navage is a huge help for washing out the allergens. So is running a good air filter on your air conditioner, and/or getting one of those air cleaners that are sized to handle your room. Get dust mite covers for your pillows and mattress. Wash your sheets every 1-2 weeks.

If you have carpet, vacuum it weekly.

Also, consider that it could be something you're eating. Sugary foods snot me up like a hagfish, so does milk.

[loggerhead12]

Being on CPAP is not as bad as it seems up front.

There are way worse treatments for way worse conditions. All we have to do is slip on a damn mask at bedtime for a great night's sleep.

[chunkyfrog]

Being on CPAP is not as bad as it seems up front.

There are way worse treatments for way worse conditions. All we have to do is slip on a damn mask at bedtime for a great night's sleep.

Considering the bullfrog's warped sense of humor,
I am grateful that cpap renders me almost completely immune to a Dutch oven.
Even the self-generated ones.

[Curious_Steve]

Being on CPAP is not as bad as it seems up front.

There are way worse treatments for way worse conditions. All we have to do is slip on a damn mask at bedtime for a great night's sleep.

Considering the bullfrog's warped sense of humor,
I am grateful that cpap renders me almost completely immune to a Dutch oven.
Even the self-generated ones.

[Janknitz]

"My thanks to the rest of you for offering your thoughts. Oh, one thing @janknitz: you might want to be more careful with your assumptions. I'm a him, not a her. Always have been."

I consider "big girl panties" to apply equally to both sexes.