Anyone cured and not using the CPAP anymore?

[SarcasticDave94]

I lost 100 pounds from a high of 300, dropped to 200 after bariatric surgery, still need therapy for Apnea. Before and after diagnostic were 78 AHI down to 39 AHI after the weight drop.

[Ratchick]

Dogdemon - ironically, sleep apnea itself can cause weight gain because your metabolism slows to reduce your oxygen need at night because your oxygen levels are reduced. Hence weight gain. So being on apnea can, in itself, sometimes help with weight loss (though not always).

mt17191 - I feel that your suggestion that there is a cure for EVERY case of sleep apnea is simply wrong. Lifestyle changes can definitely improve mild cases of obstructive sleep apnea, which is why they're often used in people with low AHIs and minimal symptoms. But there's also a reason why xPAP is so often prescribed, to manage (not cure) the issue. If it were as simple as that, nobody would need xPAP. Plus, not all sleep-disordered breathing will respond to simple measures. Like SarcasticDave, I have severe central sleep apnea and no amount of breathing through my nose will fix that.

Absolutely, some people can reduce their AHI to a "treated" level with certain lifestyle changes, especially if their OSA was mild or triggered by medication etc. That may make them effectively "cured". But in most cases, management is the more usual course.