Q: I have Sleep Apnea, but cannot afford to buy a CPAP machine. Is there anything else to help Sleep Apnea?
A: Sometimes not sleeping on your back will help. People have come up with clever ways to keep from rolling over onto their backs such as sewing tennis balls onto the back of their pajamas. If you are overweight, losing weight will help. You also might want to consider wearing an oral appliance. Depending on the type you need, this solution may be less expensive than a CPAP machine. Most health insurance plans cover CPAP machines provided they are felt to be medically necessary. For more information about sleep apnea and treatment options click here.
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You could try a vocal training, you can get CD’s which help improve the strength of various, muscles in the throat, with could as a bi product aid sleep apnea. Also if you can minimise any or all allergens you may be allergic to from the room where you sleep, change your sheets frequently, vacuum your mattress, dust with a damp cloth daily, use unscented laundry soap and fabric softener. avoid any foods you may be allergic too even if the allergy is milk all of these things can cause swelling which may be minimal an not affect you during the day but make a major difference at night, If you are carrying a few extra pounds try to work them off, carrying even a few extra pounds can cause or affect sleep apnea. If all these things don’t help sometimes a sleep appliance can help. Ask your doc to send you for a sleep study, these can be done with a home and cost between up to 150.oo or so dollars, and you may be able to get a reconditioned CPAP machine through a supplier once you have a doctors precription for CPAP treatment. Good luck you will feel so much better once you have treatment.