Silly/surprising side-benefits of sleeping with a CPAP:
* can pull covers over head and still breathe
* no more waking up dry+thirsty (humidified air, nose instead of mouth)
* reduced stuffiness from allergies (air filtered right before inhalation)
* elephant cosplay
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On a more serious note, I've wondered a few times how much global productivity could be unlocked if everyone with unexplained daytime drowsiness got polysomnography to check for mild apnea. $10^11/yr wouldn't surprise me. I was drowsy during the day for *years* before realizing.
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(Related: how much life span could be unlocked! Untreated apnea causes vascular problems…)
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At-home polysomnography for all! I've talked to people who *realize* that apnea may be their problem, but they don't want to deal with going into a sleep center etc—and they don't realize they don't even have to do that anymore!
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I worked on a CPAP device with A Very Large CPAP Company and one of their engineers told me in passing that there was evidence of apnea causing emotional regulation and anger issues, so it may chill the whole world out too
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It's something your primary care doc has to prescribe, unfortunately.
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Oof. My wife has been pushing me for a long time (coming on more than a year now) to get going with this. I think it's time to stop procrastinating.
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