I've been using a CPAP for about 15 years, and I was wondering how people have dealt with sleep apnea and CPAP's as weight loss occurs. Did you just decrease the pressure? Go for a new sleep study? Did the apnea go away?

I have never breathed particularly well, so I may always have issues, even after I lose weight.

I think after using my cpap for years now I won't know how to sleep without it. I may be too scared to sleep without. I'm convinced it saves my life every night. Plus I have an inset jaw and very narrow airways that contribute to the apnea, not just the obesity.

I got a BIPAP just before surgery. My apnea was severe. I never did use the thing. My sleep apnea disappeared after about a month. I don't even snore' date=' let alone gasp for air. Thank goodness! I never could get used to pressurized air blowing straight into my face.

I think you have to go in for another sleep study, but I think my pulmonologist (sp?) just wrote me off as cured because I told her flat out that I wasn't coming in for the sleep study. I sent the machine back the next day.

Bad patient, I know, but that was the most miserable experience EVER. I would rather go through surgery again.[/quote']

Yeah I hated my sleep study too

I got my CPAP a year ago as part of surgery prep. It totally saved my marriage as Hubbs was tired of my sawing logs so we were sleeping apart. I am 6 weeks post surgery and 30 lbs lost. I had to see the sleep doc because the pressure on my CPAP started blowing my mouth open. I was waking up with cotton mouth and the racket was, you guessed it, waking up Hubbs. Doc turned down the pressure on the CPAP and says if I keep losing and getting healthy, I will probably be CPAP free at goal. This is very motivating!