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Originally posted by tatortodd:
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life is orders of magnitude better after diagnosis and getting a CPAP.

I’m glad that CPAP helped your terrible misery.
As for me, I feel great!

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I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea a few years ago. I had a sleep study done and my tongue collapses which blocks my airway. I tried CPAP for a year and could not tolerate it at all.

I chose to have the Inspire implant surgery done a couple of years ago. It’s been working well for me. It’s a big decision to make, is not for everyone, and takes some getting used to having your tongue zapped every time you take a breath.

“Scientists have identified an existing drug that could be the long-awaited cure for obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that afflicts 84 million Americans yet has no medication to treat it.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when the upper airway collapses during sleep, causing breathing to repeatedly stop and start. In the short term, this leads to excessive snoring and sleep deprivation that undermines focus, productivity and daily functioning.

In the long term, untreated OSA — which affects an estimated 30 million Americans who have the condition but are not receiving treatment —dramatically raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline, depression and fatal accidents.
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However, in a recent European trial of roughly 300 people, researchers discovered that sultiame, an already-existing epilepsy medication, cut nighttime breathing pauses by almost half. …”

DailyMail article:
https://mol.im/a/15643615

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
The part that I highlighted in red font is what jumped out at me. I'm at the top end of moderate sleep apnea per the American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines I posted earlier in thread and life is orders of magnitude better after diagnosis and getting a CPAP. I can't imagine relying on a 43% accurate tool to make a decision on something that has had such a positive impact on my life and health.

OTOH, someone that hasn't been diagnosed, and doesn't believe their sleeping partner, or sleeps alone, who gets a warning and is in that percent may actually take it seriously and ask their doctor, when without it, they would never ask....

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Did you read my new post?

I read the post extolling the benefits. What are the side effects? The article states it is a drug for epilepsy. Most all of the antieleptics have rather significant side efects including cognitive issues,drowsiness and the like.

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
The part that I highlighted in red font is what jumped out at me. I'm at the top end of moderate sleep apnea per the American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines I posted earlier in thread and life is orders of magnitude better after diagnosis and getting a CPAP. I can't imagine relying on a 43% accurate tool to make a decision on something that has had such a positive impact on my life and health.

OTOH, someone that hasn't been diagnosed, and doesn't believe their sleeping partner, or sleeps alone, who gets a warning and is in that percent may actually take it seriously and ask their doctor, when without it, they would never ask....

Agreed that it doesn't hurts to ask if the Apple watch flags it but when a device is less than coin toss accurate it hurts more to not know to ask.