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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CPAP made a huge impact on the quality of my life. I still remember the best sleep of my life the day after using a CPAP for the first time
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what caused you to finally see a doctor to get diagnosed? I know a lot of people who never take the action to make an appointment
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I had to get the friction sufficiently low: got a concierge medical membership (OneMedical) so that scheduling appointments was convenient instead of infuriating (as is the norm for everything in the health care world).