It is very likely that I have that. I don't think I have the money to purchase a machine for that.
I've continuously had health insurance over this time and I haven't paid (except deductibles and co-pays) a nickel for the four different CPAP machines I've had.
If you really do have OSA, not treating it because "I don't think I have the money" is a poster boy for "penny-wise and pound-foolish."
If I hadn't treated my OSA, I would never have been able to maintain my (relatively) highly-paid career and would most certainly not have been able to live a decent life.
Again, you may not have OSA, but if you do, I don't see how rejecting an effective treatment is a good economic choice.
If you had a brain tumor or a heart valve issue, would you reject treatment because it was too expensive? If the answer is "no," then why reject this (much less expensive) treatment?
If the answer is "yes," then good luck. You're gonna need it.
Edit: Fixed typo.
It sounds silly because it is siily
OSA generally manifests itself in the throat/trachea and (shocking, I know) all respiration, whether through the nose or mouth must pass through that area. If that area is obstructed, then it doesn't matter whether you breathe through your nose or mouth (in fact, CPAP masks come in a variety of flavors -- nose only, mouth only and mouth/nose).
I'm not trying to be dismissive here, but given the way OSA causes problems in breathing, your "advice" is worse than useless.
I'm not your "mate." And I'm not really all that exercised over the ridiculous "information" you provided. But "duty calls"[0].
>I'm just taking this from a book I read called "breath".
The earth is flat. Ivermectin cures COVID. There's a global conspiracy of members of the US Democratic Party that kills babies to extract their tasty, tasty adrenochrome. Direct sunlight kills vampires. Vampires exist.
I read all of the above, but I don't repeat such pernicious nonsense as fact. And if I did, you'd likely call me out on it. And well you should.
>Also, for what it's worth, I tape my mouth if I have a cold/hay fever and it stops me snoring if my nose isn't too inflamed.
Good. I'm glad that works for you. However while snoring might be a symptom of OSA, taping your mouth as a "cure" for OSA makes no sense at all.
Honestly, I don't really care what you do (although you might try taping your fingers together to avoid interactions like this -- yeah, that's the ticket!) or say, but you made statements that are unsupported by any facts.
Heck, you even said that it "sounds silly." And it is. Under most circumstances, I love silly. In this case, however, you're just ignorantly spouting off.
But don't change anything you do, say or think because of me. You go, girl!