John had been waiting for last night for a long time. He had to arrive at the sleep clinic at 8pm and get all those fancy wires hooked up to his head. They showed him to his hotel-like room where he got to watch TV until they told him he could go to sleep. He slept for about three hours until they woke him up to confirm that he indeed has sleep apnea. Since sleep apnea is hereditary and a significant portion of the people on his Dad's side have it, John wasn't surprised with the diagnosis. John had been waking up over 40 times an hour. After they had him try sleeping with several different CPAPs, John was actually able to get into a REM cycle!
The clinic sent John home with his CPAP of choice - one without a mask, just straps to his head with oxygen tubes to sit in his nostrils. He said it is pretty quiet and maybe this will help his snoring too.
I am so happy for John that he might finally get some good nights of sleep. I know the aparatus in itself will not be cheap, but for him to finally feel rested is priceless.
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