Re:Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
by tptacek on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:33PM
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When you start using a PAP machine, only then you figure out, as the brain fog is suddenly lifted and you realize how much you have been handicapped.*
See, again, I am sold on the "you will be an atomic superman" argument! Give me the damn machine! :)
Re:Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
by outworlder on Friday November 16, 2018 @02:07PM
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On the cpap subreddit, they frequently mention the 'superman phase'. As with most things, you'll adapt and that will become your new 'normal'. But for a time the contrast is striking.
Dude. If you even have the suspicion of having sleep apnea, please get yourself tested. I do not care what your reasons are. There is no way your reasons are more important than the increased risk of stroke and heart attack, among other chronic conditions. If you do have sleep apnea, your brain (and in fact, the whole body) is getting chronically deprived of oxygen, with all the ill effects this causes.
Do the sleep study. Nowadays you can do it at home with a small device, in the comfort of your own bed. No medication is involved.
If you do not find indications of sleep apnea, congratulations. But this is not something you can usually figure out on your own, unless it is very severe. The cognitive decline is gradual, any chronic effects take a long time to get noticed.
When you start using a *PAP machine, only then you figure out, as the brain fog is suddenly lifted and you realize how much you have been handicapped.