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I asked my doctor if I should have a sleep study done because I snore.

She said, “I can tell you right now that it’ll say you have sleep apnea; that’s all they ever say.”

Yes, I found a new doctor but with so many people being diagnosed with it, I do sometimes wonder.

Yes the sleep study people are the same people selling CPAP machines. So, yet it feels a bit like a scam “hey, what do you know, you need to buy our products!” But, most of the people I know who have used CPAP machines are very happy with the improvement in rest. So, it seems beneficial even the results seem biased in favor of the merchants. Maybe it’s just a big problem.

While that is definitely possible, the ENT who conducted my study was eager to tell me that I _didn't_ have it. He only recommended the procedure I'm getting after I mentioned using Breathe Right strips.

I feel like maybe one of the causes of apparently such widespread sleep apnea is how most people, as far as I gather, sleep with their windows closed. This is deeply unnatural—we evolved to sleep more or less outside, or at least in a shelter with a steady airflow—so of COURSE sleeping in an unventilated box with stale, stagnant air is going to result in not getting enough air while sleeping. A CPAP machine is basically doing the same thing. This is pure speculation, so I’m curious if anyone else has any perspective on this.

Sleep apnea and its treatment has nothing to do with whatever work of fiction you’ve invented here.

Hmm no the oxygen level is definitely not a problem in most cases, especially considering a sleeping person uses even less of it.

Also a CPAP doesn't increase the amount of oxygen. It just increases the air pressure a bit to keep the airways from collapsing.

This is indeed pure speculation and not how a CPAP works or even sound in thesis.

There is not an oxygen supply problem in a room even if it isn’t actively being ventilated. If there was, you’d have bigger problems. Also plenty of people do have some form of ventilation or air circulation in their homes.

Unless you’re sleeping in a tiny cramped space that is almost fully sealed, this is not an issue.

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