(08-24-2021, 07:17 AM)PhyllisK Wrote: I am a 72 year old female, widowed, and have been on CPAP for several years. I stopped sleeping well about 20 years ago when my doctor took me off hormones. Had several sleep studies and finally took it all seriously when  my sleep doctor at the time told me I have probably lost brain cells because my oxygen would go down to as low as 63 on some occasions. I expected my sleep to improve with the CPAP but it has not.  I had heard several people say that they have never slept so well when they started on treatment. Unfortunately, that was not the case with me. Some nights I would only get two hours. I changed sleep doctors and I am now on temazepam and they have helped but not all that well. I had several consultations with a sleep interventionist. She had very good intentions and wanted me to sleep better but I felt so pressured that it was not helpful at all. 

 I’m wondering if others in this forum have experienced this. Like I told my doctor, the CPAP is not helping me sleep, but it’s keeping me alive. The hoses and paraphernalia are not to blame. They do not bother me. 

I am considering the Inspire. I want to start traveling and don’t want to have to drag the CPAP around. Even though the hose is not an issue, if all I’m looking for is to stay healthy and I can get by with limited sleep, I might as well make life easier. My insurance does cover all but $350 and I am willing to risk that.  Thoughts, please. Thank you.