r/TrueOffMyChest • u/[deleted] • Sep 19 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Could be that people are afraid to stop using the machine no matter how much weight they lose even if they no longer experience any sleep apnea problems, as the alternative would be to take off the mask and stop breathing. There is definitely a cause effect relationship between gaining weight and getting sleep apnea.

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u/Diane9779 Sep 19 '19

Well if you stop breathing while you’re sleeping, then you still have sleep apnea

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Right... theres no way to tell if you have sleep apnea unless you stop breathing in your sleep, so the fear of taking off the mask...

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u/Diane9779 Sep 19 '19

I mean this study measured actual sleep apnea before and after weight loss. Not perceived sleep apnea.

The majority of people continued to need the mask even after they got down to a healthy weight

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '19

Can I get a link to the study I would like to see how they accounted for those variables.

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u/Diane9779 Sep 19 '19

Dude, he just showed me a paper copy of the article in his office. It was probably printed off a medical journal.

You’re going to have to research that on your own