the still an unknown reason why this happens.
cause Sleep Apnea happens on a normal person, children or anymore.
Obese people have a higher chance to have it, as the fat at the neck will effectively help to block the airway.
no permanent cure yet now.

CPAP machine can help it effectively.

sleep study/polysomnography
you sleep with leads attached and they graph a bunch of things

Apnea related to breathing problems can occur both day and night. Insomnia is sleeping problem could be less melatonin produce by body occur when you want to sleep but cannot .Insomnia symptoms like daytime sleepiness, tiredness, loss concentration to work

Where is the sleep study be conducted? At home or hospital? Need to sleep for how long?

sleep study is expensive.

The machine is expensive, if import from USA, machine alone cost around USD1000 and warranty only cover in USA.
in singapore, the machine cause SGD2000 with 2 years warranty.


this i no idea,.

need to do a nose scope to check any blockage during awake.
then sleep test to check the AHI and O2 level. <-- overnight sleep test in hospital single room while like been an experiment by a mad scientist in the movie. full of wire around you,.

after that, rent the machine to try 2 weeks to see i able to accept the machine or not before go buy the machine.

i did the sleep scope test also to check where really blocking the airway.

mine done in Hospital (must be single room to prevent any noise to the data).

at least 6 hours of data are required, so best to take a sleeping pill prescribed by the doctor.

A friend also got diagnosed recently.

Had to try with the machine or wear an oral appliance.

what is you question is?
the sleep test or CPAP machine for prevent sleep apnea?

you need to see an ENT specialist, i think in my theyre the only subspecialties certified for this. us uses a different system

its notoriously hard to get, OSA is very common so the queue is long

if you suspect you have OSA, this is a good time to invest in a spo2 monitor with a logging app like apple watch. also, audio record yourself sleeping.

if your monitor shows drop in spo2 >4 during your snoring bout, thats suspicious.

normal weight guy can have it too?

Thanks for sharing your experience.

1) The reason i asked is because occasionally i will wake up from sleep gasping for air. Maybe once a month. Do you experienced this as well prior to your diagnosis?

2) overnight at hospital for the test how much is the total cost?

3) how much is the cpap machine?

Thanks!

nope

Sleep study is not that expensive call up the local private hospital or you can arrange one at home should cost around RM 300 to RM 500.

The machine is expensive but it's around RM 3.5K

yes, even children.

anyone can get it.
is about the muscle relax and block the airway.

also can be tonsil blocks the airway.

i think need an ENT specialist for the sleep test.


mine has been done in Singapore hospital.

the sleep test cost me SGD4500. but covered by insurance.

the scope cost SGD450 during the first consultation.

check with the insurance agent to ensure is it covered.

yes they can

quick google shows mostly happen to obese people

but sometime i get the choke especially during nap

Ya I'm not obese. I was told by ENT once i have long tonsil

1. no, i feel tired during the day and snoring.

2. i did the test in Singapore hospital, which cost SGD4500 for the test.

3. i pay SGD2000 for the machine with 2 years warranty. i have option to buy grey unit aka import from USA (without warranty or need to send back to USA for warranty) with price of SGD1500.
i using Resmed airsense 10 autoset,.

my friend which is not obese having severe sleep apnea also.

is the muscle relax cause the blockage, obese just make it even worst only.