Bit of a strange ask I know, but long story short, I’ve been dealing with what I believe to be potential UARS or some sort of micro arousals which are disrupting my sleep.

I have all the hallmark signs and symptoms: recessed jaw, reduced nasal airflow, narrow palate, along with chronic fatigue, headaches after waking up, anxiety, low mood, worsening ADHD symptoms, lack of energy and motivation, cognitive and memory issues.

I did a home sleep test a few days ago and it came back negative for sleep apnea. I took the test to a sleep doc who said he cannot diagnose UARS either as my RDI is normal. He suggested to do a PSG but it probably won’t be for another year.

I’m desperate to try CPAP in the meantime to see if I can get relief from my symptoms.

Would someone be kind enough to let me use their prescription or sleep test results to get a CPAP. I’ve heard you can buy them from the second hand market but I don’t want to risk getting a dodgy machine and losing my money.

You can blank out any personal details and I’ll add my name and details to make it look like it’s mine.

Thanks🤣

I've been using CPAP but haven't experienced much symptom relief, so I'm planning on trying BiPAP. It seems like a lot of the stories around treatment are partial — people feel a bit better, or 70% resolved. Are there people who have treated their UARS completely with PAP therapy?

I'd love to hear if so. Buying an expensive machine and going down the rabbit hole of dialing in the right settings to resolve flow limitation is daunting, and knowing others have successfully completed the journey would be a massive morale boost.

Also if you have moved from bipap to asv can u explain why and is there even any point in using bipap first - should I just move straight to asv ?

If we really say that sleep debt is real, it doesn't make sense how someone with severe sleep apnea( so tons of oxygen desaturations) after years of no treatment can feel perfect on one night. Yes it's relative but it's a huge difference.

Sure they could get the right settings and everyone else just be unlucky, but no way. I refuse to believe that's the only reason. There's gotta be some other stuff. Arousal threshold? Maybe.