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obstructive sleep aponea

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david_warman
david_warman

when i fist learned that i had osa it totaly changed my life i am on a cpap machine and when first put on it the machine recorded that i had stoped breathing 25 times in one night and when the hospital told me the reading of the cpap machine it really freaked me out

i have been on the machine 1 year now and the readings are down to 1 every 3 nights now.

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  • maxheadroom
    maxheadroom

    Posted

    Can you tell me if you had any trouble keeping your driving licence, e.g. did you lose it for a while and get it back later when they believed the sleep apnoea was under control?
  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    i was told by my doctor not to drive so i never took any drving lessons and yes i am still on my cpap machine
  • JoanneP
    JoanneP

    Posted

    I'm the same - my average for stopping breathing was 31 times an hour. CPAP has changed my life. I sleep like a baby and now I've got my driving licence back, things are great. I've got so much more energy too.
  • JoanneP
    JoanneP

    Posted

    PS I surrendered my driving licence the day I got the diagnosis at the Sleep Clinic. When I'd been on the CPAP for 6 weeks, I had a follow-up appointment and applied for my licence back then.
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