And as the above post says, untreated Sleep apnoea is dangerous. Besides the car accidents etc and other accidents through exhaustion, you are at higher risk of stroke, brain damage etc because constantly putting your body under pressure like that every night for years and years is dangerous.
But more importantly, my DH changed from being a walking zombie to being a lot happier and alive basically!
The sleep studies were good in that we had some good data about how strong the apnoeas were, how frequent, 0s stats etc. I recommend getting a proper one before and after the CPAP to see how it is all going.
Cabrini Brighton does them, and their waiting list isn't too long.
The splints work by pulling your bottom jaw forward. Try it now, stick you bottom jaw out as far as it goes so you have an underbite. It holds it in that position all night. Some people can't have them because you have severe TMJ pain, (the joint just near your ear where your jaw joins your skull) fromt holing their jaw in that position for so long.
TBH the splint was a bigger turn off. If i wanted to kiss and snuggle, it was like him having to take out false teeth, and then he would have the go and brush his teeth becasuse he would have bad breath from having a mouthguard in.. And it makes your drool.
Google cpap machines and have a look at the different masks.
definitely no splint then. That hurt you know. How could you sleep like that?
I will google CPAP. I just get images in my head of having this huge oxygen mask on and being connected to a machine which goes "beep, beep,beep" like at a hossie.
Can your DH turn at night with the mask on? Can he sleep on his tummy? I am a tummy sleeper. Getting to sleep on my tummy these big boobs was trouble enough!
Scared is good Home studies are good too, you'll probably have 2, one to collect the data and then another one to try out whatever style of mask/nasal you choose. I used to work at Monash, it's really really sneaky but if you go to one of their CPAP clinics, then you can get masks and bits and pieces for free, ask if they have any old equipment, they update pretty frequently and they may give you tubing and bits. Plus extra info can be good too. Good luck with everything, all my clients found it pretty darn life changing Quite a lot of ppl also found weight came off just with actually being able to sleep properly, cos sleep also affects metabolism, hooray for no dieting!
FWIW it doesn't beep beep beep it just whirs all inght - you can hear the blooming thing blowing air.
My DF has had his for 2.5 years and used it once. It seems they didn't adjust his to what it was supposed to be and we can't afford to go back for another sleep study. His is a resmed. And yeah it's a turn off, but what can you do when it's your life we're talking about.
it costs about $110 booking fee and the rest is bulk billed for the home study. Google sleep services in hawthorn, that is where i'm getting done, but there are centres all over Australia according to their form. You just need a GPs referral. I got mine from the ENT surgeon.
I will not be fobbed off by this guy to use a CPAP machine, which i know i will end up not using 2-3 months down the track. I'm getting a second if not third opinion.
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Home studies are good too, you'll probably have 2, one to collect the data and then another one to try out whatever style of mask/nasal you choose. I used to work at Monash, it's really really sneaky but if you go to one of their CPAP clinics, then you can get masks and bits and pieces for free, ask if they have any old equipment, they update pretty frequently and they may give you tubing and bits. Plus extra info can be good too. Good luck with everything, all my clients found it pretty darn life changing 
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