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Newbie w/questions

Posted by chazbaz on December 06, 2007 at 13:25:45:

I was just diagnosed today with moderate to severe OSA. My CPAP machine hasn't arrived yet, but I'm looking forward to better sleep. Oh - my pressure is 12, if that means anything.

I have two main questions that are plaguing me, that I can't find answers to with my searches all day (another wasted day, but at least I wasn't sleeping!).

1) I am overweight, but since I was first diagnosed I have lost 40 pounds. I have another 30 to go. What are the chances that losing that weight will reverse the OSA? Did I "cause" the OSA with the extra weight, and now I have it forever? Does the extra weight cause the OSA, and it goes away when the weight does? Or are the two related but not causual? Is there *any* chance of OSA going away on its own? If so, what lifestyle changes should one make for that to happen?

2) I would like to get a portable oximeter that can measure my oxygen while I am sleeping. The first test I had showed me at 85 for 20 minutes, and scared me half to death. Does anyone have suggestions for which one to buy? The cheaper ones seems like they don't record the information, but just display it. I found one that prints the info every interval - not terribly expensive. But then the really expensive ones ($400+) seem to do what I want. Am I missing something, or do I really need to spend that much to measure my oxygen at night?

Thanks to everyone. This is scary stuff, but reading your responses has made me realize this is a manageable problem.

chas

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