CPAP machine and batteries

Reddog1 wrote:

tonymull wrote:
IF you have severe apnea, then no, going without is hardly an option. You may not die, but you'll get little sleep, dreaming of drowning, suffocating, etc and waking up every few minutes gasping for breath....so put that one aside. ...

My Apnea is not at all as severe as this. I sure hope it never is. I often question I even need the machine, but my doctor says I do not have to use it, that there are worse ways to die than in your sleep. He says testing showed I stop breathing often when I sleep. He also says it is very unlikely I would die if I occasionally did not use the machine.

I had a tough time getting a nose mask that worked for me. It appears I move all over when I sleep. I also have aligeries that frequently cause sinus issues.



What I am not clear on is does the machine have a healing effect, or just temporary relief?

As I understand, this is not an age issue.I personally knoe two people between 45 and 50 that have Apnea.

Wayne

I Canada you are required to use it if you want to keep driving not using it they can take your drivers license away and being a commercial driver it is not an option for me DOT in Canada make us commercial drivers jump through hoops to keep our license but as I can see my batteries will be suffice to do the job, that's what I needed to know and as it seems everyone with the machine does not run out of battery power, I can also get a 12v adapter for my machine for free, our Government also pays 75% of the cost of the machine so all is good. Could also add 2 more AGM's to the battery bank if needed but seems I will not need to do that. Wayne as for the healing effect it will keep you from a possible heart attack and if you have diabetes it will help regulate blood sugars my oxygen was down to 62% at night now with the machine I am up to 96%, got to help but only been on the machine for 3 weeks, I have a loaner from the cpap company for 1 month before I have to purchase one so my Dr. can make sure it's the machine I need.

Thanks for all the info

David