Sorry, just saw this thread.... I'm a HUGE supporter of the c-pap machine. My husband finally went in for a sleep study about 6 months ago and the results were amazing. He averaged over 60 episodes (of where he'd stop breathing) an hour! After the first hour, they woke him up and put him on the machine because there was no doubt he was a great candidate for it. He's always been a loud snorer but it was the time where he actually jumped out of bed gasping for air and couldn't catch his breath for a good 2 or 3 minutes that finally convinced him to go in for the study. His only problem with it is that he still only has the partial face mask (that just covers the nose) and with his allergies, if he's real stuffed up, he can't use it. To fix that problem, he just needs to go in for a check-up and get the dr. to prescribe the full face mask for him to use during those times. Just haven't done that yet.
It's really incredible the quality of sleep he gets now. And if you're a light sleeper in bed with a loud snorer, you know that it takes a toll on your nights also. I personally sleep like a log and almost nothing short of actually shaking me will wake me up so his snoring didn't really bother me.
My dad is also wanting to do a sleep study and I know he would qualify for the c-pap but his insurance doesn't cover it. Around here, it costs about $1100 for the sleep study and then the cost of the machine. Luckily, our insurance covered it for my husband so the cost is minimal (rental of machine).
Good luck and let us know how it works out!
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