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Originally Posted by Mutt
i hear ads on radio all the time about sleep apnea and these sleep clinics that want business - to me it sounds like a scam, for most people, who they will surely tell them they have sleep apnea and need to buy a machine and then keep coming back for more tests.
BUT it sounds like a couple of you guys really might have it so you should get it checked out.
being overweight i know is one of the main causes.
i had headaches for years and went to about every type of doctor and pseudo-doctor there is - every one of them told me i had this or that. chiropractor, food allergist, shrink, biofeedback psych, TMJ dentist specialist - medicine is a business.
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You really only need the test done once. The testing might be expensive, but once it's done, it's done. BiPAPs aren't all that expensive either. Anywhere from $800 to $5000, but the lower end models do just fine. Life expectancy is around five years but they will go longer than that if necessary.
Some of the "death scares" you hear about are probably just over exaggerations, but they can definitely make a change in a person's life. BiPAPs really aren't that big of a deal and if a person has issues, they should definitely look into it because their quality of life will certainly change.
One can go from a zombie to refreshed and energetic. Not looking into it is just laziness.