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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by from-nibly on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @12:16PM (#41182827)
Don't forget about humidification, If you wake up with dry mouth, a CPAP machine can also help with that. Having a dry mouth causes all sorts of other crap as well. It makes it easier to get sick, and can cause issues with your teeth as well.
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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by j45 on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @12:33PM (#41182975)
Humidifier and air filter is huge for sleep.

So is dropping your bedroom temperature.

Our bodies drop temperature before sleep to signal sleep as well, and the timing of that seems to be important to consider when sleeping.

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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by colechristensen on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @12:44PM (#41183078)
>Our bodies drop temperature before sleep to signal sleep as well, and the timing of that seems to be important to consider when sleeping.

I find this so annoying because I notice. Oh shit I'm cold, it's that time of night my body temperature is dropping and I'm definitely not going to be in bed in the next 15 minutes. And then I'm awake for the next 5 hours and have terrible sleep because I missed my window.

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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by fouc on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @01:16PM (#41183366)
Waking up with a dry mouth in the morning can happen from drinking too much water per day without sufficient electrolytes (i.e. more than 5 liters of water a day)
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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by nixnixers on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @01:39PM (#41183574)
After the recent CPAP recall, and keeping in mind that many problems don't result in a proper recall, I would suggest avoiding a CPAP if your reasons are trivial.
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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by bhhaskin on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @01:44PM (#41183609)
You can't get a CPAP without a prescription (at least in the US).
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Re:I Got a Sleep Study in My 30s. It Probably Saved My Life by nixnixers on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @01:47PM (#41183623)
You can get over-medicated by shopping around for a bad doctor, and with kick backs, you often don't have to shop very hard.
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