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a kennedy

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11. I'm a stomach and right side sleeper.........damn.

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 20, 2023, 05:08 PM

Jun 2023

I’m going on this for my hemoglobin……it’s high, and this sleep apnea business is the first of possibly many tests to start out to find out why. My medical history is such that they think sleep apnea is the cause. I’m hoping it is…..scared to find out what else I have to do if it isn’t.

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Sleep apnea.....can you ever get off the cpap mask?? Or once diagnosed always on it. [View all] a kennedy Jun 2023 OP

There is a medication for sleep apnea CountAllVotes Jun 2023 #1

It's Nuvigil, but thanks! nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #20

A friend did DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2023 #2

Great, all I could see was hundreds a year for all the supplies. a kennedy Jun 2023 #3

You can usually find individual parts on Amazon AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #4

Thanks......will keep this in mind. a kennedy Jun 2023 #5

If you use the cpap be sure to be extremely rigorous about keeping it fierywoman Jun 2023 #6

I love my sleep machine WhiteTara Jun 2023 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Wifes husband Jun 2023 #8

There's other therapies nilram Jun 2023 #9

I had a CPAP for about a year CanonRay Jun 2023 #10

I'm a stomach and right side sleeper.........damn. a kennedy Jun 2023 #11

Donating blood might help with high hemoglobin. n/t brewens Jun 2023 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Wifes husband Jun 2023 #14

Try an oral appliance which pulls the lower jaw forward while asleep. rickford66 Jun 2023 #13

I don't use one, but my husband does. phylny Jun 2023 #15

Good for you.........my husband should get a cpap too, he quits breathing and then after a kennedy Jun 2023 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Wifes husband Jun 2023 #17

My son actually convinced me that I snored by vanlassie Jun 2023 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2023 #19