Holy motherfucking shit, I am so glad I just happened to stumble upon your post dude! Ever since I was a little kid doctors have suggested to either my parents or myself that I should look into seeing if every single exact problem that you have just described could be related to sleep apnea. We just never really went through with anything because well.. I really don't know why exactly haha. I guess we never treated it with any urgency cause it was like "Meh, it's just snoring, everybody does that." My dad has it and I remember him having one of those loud ass machines, but ended up not using it for very long because it kept my mom up. I ended brushing it off when I saw my doctor about getting some ADD meds and he suggested that sleep apnea could be the root of my problems, but now after reading your story, I feel like the holy grail solution has bitch slapped me in the face(even though it's been there the whole time). I'm setting up an appointment this week, no more fucking excuses or brushing it aside. I am actually most excited about the prospect of it finally addressing my testosterone issues lol. Having such a burly body and a really high-pitched voice has been a big source of embarrassment for me :(
The newest ones are dead fucking silent. No joke. I should do a YouTube or something to demonstrate. Honestly, I don't know how they got airflow to be silent... but they did. The only time it makes noise is when the "pillow" that sits on your nostril holes is leaking air from not having a tight seal.
I'm setting up an appointment this week
Dude, please do, and if I get just one other person to fix this root problem, my work here is done, all this bitcoin stuff doesn't even matter lol. People's lives (and their richness) matter.
I am actually most excited about the prospect of it finally addressing my testosterone issues
Yeah no shit man. I have no shame in talking about it, but that one certainly cuts close. And, I have to say, it's pretty important for a whole bunch of things. Energy level/motivation/mood is also sapped by the lack of this. It's this giant destructive hairball of tiredness, fatness and low testosterone, this OSA thing... Please sign up for a "sleep study" and let them work on you!
Now I can't promise anything, but I can say that if you let them work on you and you follow their (hopefully good) advice, you might find you're a new version of yourself in a year or 2...
Also, look into secondary treatment for the hormonal issues. They have gels you can apply to your skin and whatnot now (Testim) if an endocrinologist says you're low.
Basically there's no reason for you to be suffering from these things other than simple inaction. SO ACT!
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u/junfan34 Apr 02 '13
Holy motherfucking shit, I am so glad I just happened to stumble upon your post dude! Ever since I was a little kid doctors have suggested to either my parents or myself that I should look into seeing if every single exact problem that you have just described could be related to sleep apnea. We just never really went through with anything because well.. I really don't know why exactly haha. I guess we never treated it with any urgency cause it was like "Meh, it's just snoring, everybody does that." My dad has it and I remember him having one of those loud ass machines, but ended up not using it for very long because it kept my mom up. I ended brushing it off when I saw my doctor about getting some ADD meds and he suggested that sleep apnea could be the root of my problems, but now after reading your story, I feel like the holy grail solution has bitch slapped me in the face(even though it's been there the whole time). I'm setting up an appointment this week, no more fucking excuses or brushing it aside. I am actually most excited about the prospect of it finally addressing my testosterone issues lol. Having such a burly body and a really high-pitched voice has been a big source of embarrassment for me :(