Is it very common in Asia? Does anyone have it also here can share the experience also?

i have been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea.
now I need to sleep with a pressure machine maybe for my whole life.

Sleep Apnea can lead to:-
1. Obesity
2. Heart attack
3. Diabetes
4. acid influx
5. and many more serious sickness

My info:
173 CM
95KG
BMI - Obese

CPAP machine i currently using:

Resmed AirSense 10 Autoset, cost SGD2000
if import from USA, cost USD 1k exclude shipment. <-- required ENT prescription before can buy it.

currently using Resmed P30i nasal pillow mask and Philips DreamWisp on nasal mask.

Philips DreamWisp on nasal mask = i get <1 AHI average per night
Resmed P30i nasal pillow mask = i get 2 to 8 AHI average per night


Some useful link:
The same test done during my visit ENT. i get score 10.
http://www.apneaboard.com/sleep-apnea-info...sleepiness-test


Share by some bro here.
https://www.mdcalc.com/stop-bang-score-obst...ive-sleep-apnea


What is Sleep Apnea? watch below video


Sleep test
Full Sleep test i have done, the picture is the example.


Partial sleep test Share by PeinEVO


China Sleep Apnea device for a self home test.
https://www.contecmed.com/productinfo/602689.html

attached is an example of my report on the CPAP machine.

This post has been edited by angelgemini: Aug 15 2021, 03:42 PM


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yes

and the ENT specialist says,
Obese can cause sleep apnea -> sleep apnea cause obese worst cause metabolism go down, -> which cause sleep apnea more serious.
the cycle keep repeat, treatment is to stop sleep apnea problem first and losing fat, but no cure as, obese is not the main cause but do cause it more serious.

1. Snoring
2. feel tired during the day. when you sit there doing nothing, u feel like wanna sleep.
3. watch a movie, can lead you to sleep also.
4. getting more and more fat/obese

during Work from home time.
when trap in house and working daily.

feel something not right, then go check and detected this issue.

the ENT specialist says it will help reduce the severity but no cure.

Operation UPPP = 85% successful rate.
CPAP = 95% successful rate

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 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.

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

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.

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.

Sleep apnea cause people become obese cause of metabolism reduce when lack of O2, and obese will cause sleep apnea even more worst,.

yes, All Philips CPAP machine has been recalled, cause got a form that reduces the machine noise deform and cause cancer to the patient.

the deform form has all been inhaled into the lung of the user over time..

use CPAP machine only,

to prevent it happen, no cure.

if you can't trust scientific study results, no point explain to you.

yes, but a normal BMI person gets sleep apnea issue but never detected it then the person becomes obese over time cause metabolism go down.

at the end, when the person is already obese then only detected sleep apnea and blame obesity for it.

any person including healthy children can get sleep apnea.

is the tonsil and/or tongue muscle relax and collapse that blocks the airway.
no matter thin or obese, you have that muscle as well.

many obese people don't have sleep apnea also,

This post has been edited by angelgemini: Aug 15 2021, 12:37 PM

173cm
95KG

This is what ENT specialist told me,
Research papers say the same also. (if die die can't accept this, nothing can say or discuss already)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5181619/

but obese do bring a much higher risk to have sleep apnea.

the ENT specialist calculated,
Current has 62 AHI,
even my weight drop to 70kg, i will still have 32 AHI which i will still have Sleep Apnea problem.


some ENTs specialists on youtube share that tongue and tonsil exercise could help relieve sleep apnea problems.

This post has been edited by angelgemini: Aug 15 2021, 01:35 PM