earthwormchuck163 comments on Open Thread March 31 - April 7 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: earthwormchuck163 03 April 2014 01:49:04AM 4 points [-]

I probably have obstructive sleep apnea. I exhibit a symptoms (ie feeling sleepy despite getting normal or above average amounts of sleep, dry mouth when I wake up) and also I just had a sleep specialist tell me that the geometry of my mouth and sinuses makes puts me at high risk. I got an appointment for a sleep study a month from now. Based on what I've read, this means that it will probably take at least two months or more before I can start using a CPAP machine if I go through the standard procedure. This seems like an insane amount of time to wait for something that probably has a good chance of significantly improving my quality of life immediately. Is there any good reason why I can't just buy a CPAP machine and start using it?

Comment author: drethelin 03 April 2014 05:39:45PM 0 points [-]

depends on what you mean by good reason. If you have plenty of money the cost isn't an issue, but if you've already got a sleep study schedules it's possible being on cpap before that will disrupt the study in some way, hiding a non sleep-apnea problem?