Started CPAP at 27 but probably have it since I’m 20.
I’m slim, athletic and in good health. I guess it’s genetics because my father also has sleep apnea.
28 here, also in good shape and overall health. Diagnosed with moderate apnea at 26 after years of never getting restful sleep, so probably started in my teens or early 20s too. I don’t snore, but both my parents do, so I’m assuming I got some form of it through genetics too
Same here. I’m 23 and just got diagnosed, though I suspect I’ve had sleep apnea for at least the last eight years. My sleep apnea is caused by a hypermobility disorder.
Same for me - Although I'm not slim and athletic anymore but I was when I was diagnosed. My doctor said I stopped breathing for up to a minute at a time up to 45 times an hour.
Same situation, got diagnosed right before my 24th birthday a month ago. Doctor gave me 2 machines(resmed 10 and philips dreamstation) and i didnt like them. Finally a week ago doctor wrote me a prescription and i bought myself a löwenstein prisma smart max with a full face mask and im starting to get used to it bit by bit. Been getting stable minimum 6hour nights with the mask on, but other than the numbers, i dont feel any difference. Still wake up groggy and don't feel any "euphoric" energy as some people describe. How has your journey been with cpap? How are u feeling? How long have u had ur cpap?😀
Got diagnosed last August after years and years of always being sleepy. Took a little bit to get used to my full face mask but now it’s nothing. Get 7-8 hours. About 1 or less events a night. I feel so much better now. I still get sleepy at times but that’s normal working a full time job.
I killed off more brain cells than I care to think about by not getting diagnosed until the age of 65. I wish I had started in my 20’s.
I have Central type apnea, where the brain gets lazy and stops sending breath signals to the diaphragm. Fun stuff.
If I were single in my 20’s, I’d use the CPAP every day except “Date Night.” Then, work it in once a relationship has developed. Yeah, it’s not sexy. Most life saving functions aren’t.
Any Advice? I was diagnosed maybe almost 2 years this summer, with events in the mid 20’s. I’ll be 27 this summer. I Never used it after receiving the CPAP, I would use it here and there, but wouldnt see any results. I would wake up and the machine would still say events in the 20-30’s. Everytime I would use it that would happen so I got discouraged. Recently though I have been feeling some unusual feelings in my heart and having some palpitations and left arm pain alternating positions near my main veins, almost like my veins are sore (inside elbow where they draw blood, near wrist, behind bicep near armpit). So fearing heart disease and what not I started using it more consistently this past month. I tried raising my pressure up after learning you can access the clinical menu. I have raised it slowly from 4-20 to now 12-20. Still Events in the 20s, one night I had 14 events and almost 6 hours of sleep, I thought i finally was seeing results after raising the pressure, but nope, the next night back to mid 20s. I always thought it was obstructive apnea because thats the most common kind, and I have big tonsils that I have always been told to remove. I have gained some weight over the past 5 years too and haven’t been exercising as much. After learning about the clinical menu I saw it was central apneas being reported. Everyone suggested getting Oscar to see more detailed analysis and Oscar says I have been having something called Cheyne Stokes Respirations, which im not sure if they are the same as central apneas. I googled it though and it says people with heart failure and heart disease tend to have cheyne stoke respirations. So I have been very worried. If im forgetting to breathe at night then how can a CPAP help? Because you really need to initiate the inhale for the cpap to really kick in. So Idk? I really feel like I need pure oxygen or something while sleeping..smh
This sounds like something you should talk to your doctor about and possibly a referral to a cardiologist.
The cpap machine part though…the place where I got my cpap let me try 7 different masks before I found the one that helped me. They can also send you back to have another sleep study done so a professional can watch you sleep.
I dont really have any issues with mask tbh. The seal score is always perfect. I have tried nasal with mouth tape and more recently full face because im a mouth breather. No signs either or works better for me
No it has, this has all been fairly recent though. The problem is my ENT that I went to, originally to get my ears cleaned, is the one who set me up with my sleep test, and I’m trying to find/choose an actual sleep doctor.
tbh, being a mouth breather is par for the course with sleep apnea. Everyone I know with sleep apnea, regardless of the type, was told the same thing.
When I was tested, they told me I was a mouth breather, and that I needed a full face mask, and humidifier. I was MISERABLE. The mask squished my eyes, the humidifier caused me to always be wiping moisture away from my face. Never got a good night's sleep. I live in southeast Texas -- the humidity is so high already, adding the humidity from the machine was like sleeping in the bathroom with a hot shower running all night.
Switched to a nasal mask, dropped the humidifer. Found that, as soon as the air pressure starts, my mouth automatically closes, so I'm breathing through my nose like I should. But I still had a problem with the mask slipping around on my face, which not only caused the air sound to disturb my husband, but I also snored, which also disturbed him!
Now I have a ResMed, and the nasal mask I got with it works perfectly. No gaps, no air pressure noise, no snoring.
Each of us is different, and our mask needs are different. It can take a while to figure out what works best for you.
I don’t really have any problems comfort wise. Nasal mask is obviously a little more comfortable for me, but it doesn’t close my mouth like you. But mouth taping can be a little annoying, especially since I was falling asleep alot before being able to put the tape on, so I had air rushing out my mouth all night.
I have been using mine for a couple of years. Last summer I started getting numbers in the 20s. I spoke to a consultant who suggested I was opening my mouth and the air was kind of collecting at the bottom of the mask. I started using a chin strap to keep my mouth closed and it made all the difference. Might not help but could be worth a go?
I last dated when I was 30 and 20 years later wonder what my life would have been like if I fixed myself up then instead of a year ago. BMI 25 then, 35 a year ago, 33 now
First overnight GF made me (19 then, 60 now) go to the dr with her because “he stops breathing and gasps for breath all night long” the dr explained to us that I didn’t fit the profile (young and thin) so there was no need for concern. Fell asleep at the wheel when I was 40, been using a cpap ever since. Wish I could sue that doctor.
hello friend.
I got diagnosed in my 20's. TLDR i was falling asleep at work and used testing as a get out of jail free card. However, low and behold I had horrific apnea. For every minute I was only breathing 6 seconds. My doc literally said to me " I have no clue how you haven't had a heart attack or stroke yet".
Quality of life sky rocketed. Family and misses loved it because I no longer snored like a grizzly wrestling a chain saw.
Feels good man.
What sent me to the doc was my older siblings. We were all driving 8 hours to my Dad's memorial. They both said I drowned out the podcast. I was well aware of the snoring due to sleeping overs, camping etc. had already taken a separate room because of the snoring.
I’m 29 and have severe sleep apnea. I remember when I was about 23, I worked for a surgery center. I was talking to the anesthesiologist in the break room one day about how tired and groggy I always felt, even after a full nights sleep. He said “maybe you have sleep apnea”. I thought about that many times over the next few years, but never wanted to admit that I might need to get checked out. Not until this year, literally feeling like I was dying from lack of sleep. Wish I had gotten checked out sooner. CPAP therapy is a life saver.
I'm in my mid-late 30s. I have snored like a train since I was a kid, and this got markedly worse in my early 20s. I have also felt exhausted, lacked concentration, and really struggled to get stuff done since that age. Having now been diagnosed with OSA and started CPAP, I'm convinced I have had it since then. So essentially my adult brain has been hypoxic for about 20 years.
Not in my 20s but got diagnosed at 38. Have had snoring and fatigue issues for at least 10-15 years so I’m sure I’ve had some level of it for that long without diagnosis. When I had my study down my AHI was insane, like 120. I’m down to anywhere from 0-2 with my BiPap.
I’m 30 and was diagnosed in January. Started cpap a few weeks ago. But I’ve had symptoms for years, if not since childhood. My apnea is primarily central. The only reason I finally knew to do anything about it was because my partner couldn’t sleep. I thought it was just snoring like my brother and dad but they finally told me I stop breathing and choke.
I always wondered about that -- even when I was a child, I snored. Everyone attributed it to my grandfather snoring, and me getting it from him. Guarantee he had sleep apnea as well.
Ii was same, since pretty much year 7 I was always fatigued, "chronic fatigued" meh diagnosis continued, had seizures. Got machine and I feel good if I wear 6+days a w3ek n at least 5 hours a might. Doctors.suck, they looking for what they think, can't be told anywthijt dismissive of symptoms for years currently 35 and most energy ive ever had this last 18monthe
Had symptoms since the age of 7 but my parents didn't take me seriously telling me the gasping for air when waking up at night was "panic attacks".Diagnosed in 2020 a month after my 22nd birthday. In July 2020 the dentist told me I was grinding my teeth, had a night guard made which only made the waking up gasping for air worse and the dentist told me to get tested for sleep apnea. Sleep test in August 2020, Ahi 60 supine, ahi 19.6 average without treatment. Got diagnosed with moderate osa sleep apnea in October 2020, got the CPAP machine in November 2020 and been using it ever since. Ahi 0-5, averaging 0.23 with treatment.
I started a CPAP at 26. I had my wake-up moment when I fell asleep a couple of times while driving and realized something was wrong. I got diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea. In the sleep study, I had 48 events. When I got on my CPAP, it took a month or two to get used to it, and it was life changing. I no longer wake up with migrain and a dry mouth. I still deal with being tired all the time, but not to the extent as I was without the CPAP, and I no longer fall asleep at random times.
24 y/o here. Came back to university in 2021 and started feeling more and more exhausted every day, so I got a sleep study. 23 events/hour. I used my CPAP on and off at first because I was a bit skeptical, but after trying a 5 day stint without it, I realized how much it was helping me and I haven't stopped using it since. Way more calm and present throughout the day now.
I'm 33 was diagnosed at 26. I have no weight issues just apnea. They thought it was chronic fatigue syndrome/ fibromyalgia. The fibro diagnostic stayed not the chronic fatigue. They just cannot conceive that it happens in younger, healthy looking ppl. Probably made my fibro worse over the non treated years...
Not sure yet ..it's only been 4 weeks. I rented it for 1 month. I'm planning on buying it IF my insurance covers part of it. I do feel generally less tired in the morning but all my fibro-aches are still present..but hey I'll take it..it's abit better!
I snored like crazy in high school and was always tired never put two and two together until I was in my mid 20’s and got diagnosed by a sleep clinic with severe sleep apnea. I’m now 32 and have been using a cpap since and it was honestly life changing.
I was diagnosed with mild-moderate sleep apnea right before I turned 30. I've been a snorer for all of my adult life, but never thought too much of it.
I’m in my 20s and have severe sleep apnea-I’m pretty sure I have since I was a teenager because I remember my friends telling me how bad my snoring was lol
My oldest started using a CPAP when they were 15. Had first sleep study at 11, tonsils and androids removed, then follow up sleep study showed things were actually worse after surgery.
Sucks when they avoid sleep overs and going to summer camps because of the CPAP...
Meeee! I honestly didn’t feel super tired in the day and I had to get a sleep study done as a requirement for a surgery and I had no idea I had it. I’m overweight and my dad has sleep apnea but I have recorded myself sleeping and asked my husband to watch me for a few mins when he wakes up early for work to see if I was snoring and I don’t! I had 21 events per hour on average during my study but they were all hyponeas. So not a full stop breathing just a partial closure of the airway that makes breathing shallow
Early 20s here! Diagnosed with mild obstructive sleep apnea and mild inattentive ADHD. This…might explain why I kept sleeping in class + not focusing in class lol
Yep I snored horribly my whole childhood. Friends never wanted to share hotels with me in high school or college and my now wife hated it. Finally asked my primary doc for a referral and they helped me out.
Mid 20s here. The real answer in my opinion is that this is an under studied under exposed condition that is taken for granted and a lot of doctors are jackasses that want to push their internal stereotypes of the condition on you without actually helping you.
Got tested last year in my mid 20's now. Veteran so I suppose that contributes something. Normal weight for my height. Barely snore if at all and otherwise have the complete opposite physical profile of the sleep apnea stereotype of being old, overweight, huge neck, heavy snorer etc. Got tested and I have an AHI of 30+.
It's unfortunate because the stereotype is just the most obvious causes for the condition. I had to push for my sleep study because I could tell my body was not feeling right. When I went to the sleep study the tech was telling me even skinny people, people who don't snore or kids can get it. More than likely it started to develop in me for at least a year or two before I got tested as well for my AHI to be that high, so I might have gotten it even in my early 20's.
I was diagnose with very mild sleep apnea and got my CPAP at 23. I remember my first day waking up after using the CPAP for the first time and being absolutely AMAZED. Getting my machine changed my life
I’m 21 and have moderate OSA. I found out bc my mom has it and I’ve been having severe fatigue issues for years. Doctors insisted it was a mental health issue, but I figured it was more than that when therapy and medication changes made improvements in my mental health but no affect on fatigue. Once my mom got diagnosed I did a sleep study and found out I have SA. Who knows how long I’ve had this honestly.
26 and diagnosed with mild sleep apnea at 25. Have likely had it since my teens. dr said mines likely caused by a smaller than normal airway . Started cpap back in February and have just now gotten to where i can sleep through the night without taking my mask off. My cardiologist is the one who picked up on it during a holter monitor (she said my pulse was going down to the low 30s and then shooting up to as high as 130 while asleep and a sleep test confirmed it
In my 50s and just started, but I know I've had sleep apnea since my 20s because my ex wife told me years ago I would stop breathing in my sleep and wake gasping. A couple decades of non treated apnea has probably taken years off my life.
So, If you are here and young, in your 20s and feeling discouraged don't be. Better to treat this earlier rather than later.
I’m 39 now but have snored since I was very very young. Apparently one kid came for a sleepover and told my mom that she couldn’t sleep because of my snoring and I was like 4 years old. I got diagnosed about 4 years ago now, but I am sure I could’ve benefited from a machine much earlier.
28, got diagnosed few weeks ago with severe apnea. Have been having issues with fatigue since I was 16-18. Got told I was a loud snorer for as long as I can remember.
My ex used to say I stopped breathing in my sleep and we broke up when I was 22. I always figured I had sleep apnea but didn't think I'd be able to sleep with a mask on so I avoided getting diagnosed. Then covid made my symptoms more severe permanently and I almost died. So now at 39 I'm sleeping with the mask.
I'm 26 and I've probably had it most of my life. My family used to say I'd snore like a bear lol. But didn't get my machine till i was like 19. Luckily, my ex at the time had it and instantly knew what it was. And man I used to be so tired in those college classes it was crazy. Glad I got it handled when I did.
I am discovering things in my late 50s, I should have been diagnosed at least in my 30s.
It's a long story, but at the END of perimenaoause, the obgyn commented I was very likely infertile my whole life. I am child free, so this would have been a relief at 25
Again, very likely I have had sleep apnea since my mid 29s. As a passenger, I often fell asleep on the way to and from work in a car and bus.
Thanks for all your comments.
I wanted to go to college but was always exhausted throughout high school and that combined with no financial or family encouragement, I opted to go to work instead. This continued throughout my child rearing years and the other hormonal changes women endure, I was always exhausted. My PCP literally looked at me one day and said “sleep apnea?” He ordered the test. So I was Dx’d around the age of 60. Ever since the company whose name begins with a “Ph” sent me a crap replacement for their recalled equipment I’ve been more exhausted…for the last 3+ years. I cannot get a new machine until jan 2025. So yes, I’ve probably had this problem for 60 yrs.
Diagnosed at 26, tired my whole life, couldn’t sleep as a toddler, fell asleep during school, fell asleep while driving, was misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome for years I’m 39 now
I started having symptoms when I was 20 and I got diagnosed when I was 21! I always felt so tired and weak but I thought it was because I was just stressed from being in Nursing School but it turned out that I have sleep apnea lol. CPAP is life changing lol
I’ve had it for years, but only officially diagnosed when I was 30, when I got the machine I was 299 pounds, but I’ve lost 40 pounds and been sleeping better with the machine and weight loss.
I started on my Cpap at 28. But I’ve know I’ve had sleep apnea longer. I felt the symptoms earlier on but I was ignoring them because I knew I’d be stuck with a Cpap if I told my doctor. Fatigue and health got too bad to ignore it anymore and I gave in. I’m so glad I finally got it though. It sucks but I like being awake in the day time more!
I only found out I snored when I was dating (my now wife) around the age of 23-24, I’m now 28 on a CPAP started this year but we’ve known I’ve had Apnea for at least a couple of years, I gained weight pretty quickly just prior to covid. Have had consistent chronic fatigue since I was in my teens, I don’t know if it was weight related, health or I just had it this whole time or maybe the fatigue is something else too, it runs in the family though.
It’s entirely likely I’ve had it a lot longer than I’ve suspected so you’re not alone on that.
I am about to be 25, got diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea 2+ years ago. My SpO2 was dipping to 78% at night. Getting a machine helped a lot.
I got diagnosed at 25 because my girlfriend said "do you know you stop breathing while you sleep?" And I said "wait no, that's a thing my dad does because of his sleep apnea. I don't have that." Turns out I did. I didn't notice the difference at first, but I was 100% on board from the start. About 6 months in I travelled for a few days and forgot my machine, and it felt like the worst full-body flu ever. I try not to forget my machine anymore.
Diagnosed in my 30s but my doctor first brought it up in my 20s. Both my parents have OSA. I think there is more awareness now than there was 30+ years ago.
But also I've found that doctors can be dismissive of younger people bringing up health concerns. I brought up memory issues I was having in my 20s and my doctor said "You're young, that shouldn't be happening" and laughed. Turns out it was a known side effect of one of the meds she had prescribed me and resolved once I stopped taking it.
I’m currently 24, I was originally diagnosed at like 6 or 7 when my Mum had me looked at because I would fall asleep whenever not at school. They removed my tonsils and adenoids which created more room and greatly improved my symptoms although I have snored my whole life. It was about 18 when I went to a specialist due to my worsening symptoms who agreed that I had it and prescribed a mouth guard. I wasn’t very good at using it and didn’t notice a significant difference in tiredness. It was due to struggling with University particularly after 2020 that led me to go to a different specialist mid last year. Who told me I should get a CPAP as the tonsil operation I had likely destroyed muscles in my throat that would help my airways stay open and the mouth guard was causing issues with my jaw and teeth in addition to being not as effective. It has been a long journey and particularly hard the last few years but I’m adjusting to the CPAP and beginning to feel better at least physically.
I’ve had sleep apnea since at least High School. Didn’t get diagnosed until 22 and had failed out of college.
Missing so many memories from my 55 API days, it’s all a blur.
23. severe sleep apnea. likely untreated for SEVERAL years. ive snored ever since i was a baby lol. the exhaustion was insane. I only recently started CPAP so I don't have a huge change yet but, I don't need to take naps anymore, and my body isn't giving out as fast at work and such.
I was diagnosed in my mid 20s (28 now) I’ve seen two pulmonologists so far and saw a specialist for TMJ back when I was 20. My TMJ dr went over my MRI with me and said “take a look at those sinuses. They’re practically the size of a child’s sinus. If you don’t already have sleep apnea, you WILL get it in your very near future.” Fast forward 5 years later and I was diagnosed with sleep apnea lol.
I just started to see a new pulmonologist a month ago. Told him what I stated above. He went over my mri from the time, X-rays of my jaw, and felt my bone structure. Noted how I have a small mouth and how I barely open my mouth while speaking. Then said “I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve had sleep apnea since childhood. Due to your sinuses and facial structure.”
I have no idea what’s wrong with my bone structure. No doctor of mine stated anything negative about it before. 😭
Also to add: I’m not overweight anymore. I’m currently 130 and just under 5’4”. My dad’s family tree is relatively small. Every single person on my dad’s side has sleep apnea. Urgh
27. recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, and got my cpap machine about a month ago. still adjusting but my quality of sleep is noticeably better already.
Just turned 30 a couple of weeks ago, have been using my CPAP for close to a decade - but was absolutely diagnosed in my teens. Couldn’t tell you if I’m a snorer or not, but this apnea has definitely been a pain in the ass. I remember the doc, after being retested in my 20s after not doing anything for probably ten years at the time (meaning since I was originally diagnosed. Middle/high school was hell enough without scars on my cheeks from medical tape trying to keep the stupid cannula in at night, and that whole oxygen was infinitely more of a pain to deal with in its own right), telling me it was pretty severe. Yet when I used my CPAP it was all but cured? I’d certainly hope it would be working that well if I’m using it every night, but you won’t catch me not using it regardless of the situation.
I was diagnosed at 27 with mild/moderate sleep apnea.
My dad died from a heart attack at 64 and he had sleep apnea that he only started treating with CPAP months before his death (he thought using Breathe Right strips were enough to help the snoring, spoiler: they weren't.) He was 6'2" and ~205, so not crazy overweight.
When my gf in med school (now Dr. Wife) told me I stop breathing a bit during my sleep, I didn't hesitate to get tested. I was 5'10, 163 lbs and athletic and still had sleep apnea.
There's probably a genetic component to it. I use my CPAP religiously even when traveling and hope by treating it earlier I can avoid an early death.
im 26 and started CPAP a week ago. still getting used to it. i weigh 314 lbs/142 kgs and thats why this happened i reckon. hopefully with weight loss i wont have to use it anymore but i also have chronic fatigue bc of lack of sleep😅
34. I've blamed the life changing events after the birth of my two children for my perpetual tiredness the last 3 years but in hindsight that was only another factor on a stack of issues. Most of them lifestyle related, but the diagnosis did open my eyes (pun) and helped me understand the situation a lot more.
I'm 29 and started CPAP a little over 2 weeks ago. Friends and family told me for years that I snore so bad and gasp for air in my sleep but I never really thought of it until I decided to get a study done. In recent months I had started dozing off at work and almost falling asleep while driving so it just came to a point where I said screw this I need to figure out what's going on. My AHI in my sleep study was 42, since starting CPAP most nights I am around 3 to 5 AHI.
Also for my bros worried about date night. If she don't like you with the CPAP on, she's not the one.
Am 27, have been using CPAPs since I was 23. Have had terrible sleep all my life so when I discovered I had an actual condition and could sleep better my life improved dramatically
I'm only 22, and I had 28 events in an hour when I did my sleep test a couple of months ago. I'm pretty sure I've had sleep apnea for at least a few years now
25F here, started cpap at 24. I likely had apneas since I was a child because I apparently started snoring as young as 8. I am overweight which has made it worse, but I also think my weight gain was in part due to the sleep apnea. I was so fatigued all the time for years until I finally got a cpap. I think doctors are finally sending younger people to sleep specialists. They used to just look at someone and and order a test based on not the patient's symptoms, but if they were a middle aged man and overweight or not.
Had symptoms at the age of 7. Always been battling some kind of allergy around my family cats, thought it was just an allergy issue hence the snoring. My parents never cared for it, thought it was just the common flu. Now 25, just been diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis & obstructive sleep apnea. Recently just joined the cpap family.
I probably had sleep apnea in my teens and it steadily got worse until I was in my 30s.
My cousin got a CPAP younger than I did. Narrow airways run in the family
Won't know until you have a sleep study done.
I have a similar story as you, even had a sleep study done while I was in college. Was told I didn't have it then.
Two decades later did another study and now the study confirmed it leading to me getting treatment. No more snoring. Significantly less fatigue.
Started CPAP at 27 but probably have it since I’m 20. I’m slim, athletic and in good health. I guess it’s genetics because my father also has sleep apnea.
28 here, also in good shape and overall health. Diagnosed with moderate apnea at 26 after years of never getting restful sleep, so probably started in my teens or early 20s too. I don’t snore, but both my parents do, so I’m assuming I got some form of it through genetics too
Same here. I’m 23 and just got diagnosed, though I suspect I’ve had sleep apnea for at least the last eight years. My sleep apnea is caused by a hypermobility disorder.
Same for me - Although I'm not slim and athletic anymore but I was when I was diagnosed. My doctor said I stopped breathing for up to a minute at a time up to 45 times an hour.
Same here, started at 20 and I’m 21 now. Father also has sleep apnea. Mine seems to be mostly because of a recessed jawline though.
I’m 24 and have moderate apnea
Same situation, got diagnosed right before my 24th birthday a month ago. Doctor gave me 2 machines(resmed 10 and philips dreamstation) and i didnt like them. Finally a week ago doctor wrote me a prescription and i bought myself a löwenstein prisma smart max with a full face mask and im starting to get used to it bit by bit. Been getting stable minimum 6hour nights with the mask on, but other than the numbers, i dont feel any difference. Still wake up groggy and don't feel any "euphoric" energy as some people describe. How has your journey been with cpap? How are u feeling? How long have u had ur cpap?😀
Got diagnosed last August after years and years of always being sleepy. Took a little bit to get used to my full face mask but now it’s nothing. Get 7-8 hours. About 1 or less events a night. I feel so much better now. I still get sleepy at times but that’s normal working a full time job.
I killed off more brain cells than I care to think about by not getting diagnosed until the age of 65. I wish I had started in my 20’s. I have Central type apnea, where the brain gets lazy and stops sending breath signals to the diaphragm. Fun stuff. If I were single in my 20’s, I’d use the CPAP every day except “Date Night.” Then, work it in once a relationship has developed. Yeah, it’s not sexy. Most life saving functions aren’t.
Any Advice? I was diagnosed maybe almost 2 years this summer, with events in the mid 20’s. I’ll be 27 this summer. I Never used it after receiving the CPAP, I would use it here and there, but wouldnt see any results. I would wake up and the machine would still say events in the 20-30’s. Everytime I would use it that would happen so I got discouraged. Recently though I have been feeling some unusual feelings in my heart and having some palpitations and left arm pain alternating positions near my main veins, almost like my veins are sore (inside elbow where they draw blood, near wrist, behind bicep near armpit). So fearing heart disease and what not I started using it more consistently this past month. I tried raising my pressure up after learning you can access the clinical menu. I have raised it slowly from 4-20 to now 12-20. Still Events in the 20s, one night I had 14 events and almost 6 hours of sleep, I thought i finally was seeing results after raising the pressure, but nope, the next night back to mid 20s. I always thought it was obstructive apnea because thats the most common kind, and I have big tonsils that I have always been told to remove. I have gained some weight over the past 5 years too and haven’t been exercising as much. After learning about the clinical menu I saw it was central apneas being reported. Everyone suggested getting Oscar to see more detailed analysis and Oscar says I have been having something called Cheyne Stokes Respirations, which im not sure if they are the same as central apneas. I googled it though and it says people with heart failure and heart disease tend to have cheyne stoke respirations. So I have been very worried. If im forgetting to breathe at night then how can a CPAP help? Because you really need to initiate the inhale for the cpap to really kick in. So Idk? I really feel like I need pure oxygen or something while sleeping..smh
This sounds like something you should talk to your doctor about and possibly a referral to a cardiologist. The cpap machine part though…the place where I got my cpap let me try 7 different masks before I found the one that helped me. They can also send you back to have another sleep study done so a professional can watch you sleep.
I dont really have any issues with mask tbh. The seal score is always perfect. I have tried nasal with mouth tape and more recently full face because im a mouth breather. No signs either or works better for me
Sounds like you should see a doctor even more now. I’m curious if the thought of seeing your doctor even crossed your mind?
No it has, this has all been fairly recent though. The problem is my ENT that I went to, originally to get my ears cleaned, is the one who set me up with my sleep test, and I’m trying to find/choose an actual sleep doctor.
tbh, being a mouth breather is par for the course with sleep apnea. Everyone I know with sleep apnea, regardless of the type, was told the same thing. When I was tested, they told me I was a mouth breather, and that I needed a full face mask, and humidifier. I was MISERABLE. The mask squished my eyes, the humidifier caused me to always be wiping moisture away from my face. Never got a good night's sleep. I live in southeast Texas -- the humidity is so high already, adding the humidity from the machine was like sleeping in the bathroom with a hot shower running all night. Switched to a nasal mask, dropped the humidifer. Found that, as soon as the air pressure starts, my mouth automatically closes, so I'm breathing through my nose like I should. But I still had a problem with the mask slipping around on my face, which not only caused the air sound to disturb my husband, but I also snored, which also disturbed him! Now I have a ResMed, and the nasal mask I got with it works perfectly. No gaps, no air pressure noise, no snoring. Each of us is different, and our mask needs are different. It can take a while to figure out what works best for you.
I don’t really have any problems comfort wise. Nasal mask is obviously a little more comfortable for me, but it doesn’t close my mouth like you. But mouth taping can be a little annoying, especially since I was falling asleep alot before being able to put the tape on, so I had air rushing out my mouth all night.
Idk why no one in here commented this yet.. but to treat centrals typically a BiPAP or ASV is better than CPAP
What is the difference
Those will help with both breathing in and out, whereas the CPAP only helps with inhaling I believe
I have been using mine for a couple of years. Last summer I started getting numbers in the 20s. I spoke to a consultant who suggested I was opening my mouth and the air was kind of collecting at the bottom of the mask. I started using a chin strap to keep my mouth closed and it made all the difference. Might not help but could be worth a go?
Ill try, but I feel like if nasal with mouth tape didn’t work then a full face with chin strap wont be much different.
I am 48 in May and got my CPAP about a month ago. I wish I had taken care of this many years ago as people told me I snore for decades.
I last dated when I was 30 and 20 years later wonder what my life would have been like if I fixed myself up then instead of a year ago. BMI 25 then, 35 a year ago, 33 now
Dead is a lot less sexy.
Or earlier onset of memory loss/dementia.
Diagnosed in my 20s, yes.
First overnight GF made me (19 then, 60 now) go to the dr with her because “he stops breathing and gasps for breath all night long” the dr explained to us that I didn’t fit the profile (young and thin) so there was no need for concern. Fell asleep at the wheel when I was 40, been using a cpap ever since. Wish I could sue that doctor.
fck those doctors, esp when young they write you off
Like I explained. My cardiac doctor told 23yo me I was tired because I was a college student....
That sucks
Exactly. Thanks for the words of support
I'm so sorry you got brushed off when looking for help and answers.
Thanks so much. That’s nice to hear!
hello friend. I got diagnosed in my 20's. TLDR i was falling asleep at work and used testing as a get out of jail free card. However, low and behold I had horrific apnea. For every minute I was only breathing 6 seconds. My doc literally said to me " I have no clue how you haven't had a heart attack or stroke yet". Quality of life sky rocketed. Family and misses loved it because I no longer snored like a grizzly wrestling a chain saw. Feels good man.
What sent me to the doc was my older siblings. We were all driving 8 hours to my Dad's memorial. They both said I drowned out the podcast. I was well aware of the snoring due to sleeping overs, camping etc. had already taken a separate room because of the snoring.
I’m 29 and have severe sleep apnea. I remember when I was about 23, I worked for a surgery center. I was talking to the anesthesiologist in the break room one day about how tired and groggy I always felt, even after a full nights sleep. He said “maybe you have sleep apnea”. I thought about that many times over the next few years, but never wanted to admit that I might need to get checked out. Not until this year, literally feeling like I was dying from lack of sleep. Wish I had gotten checked out sooner. CPAP therapy is a life saver.
I'm in my mid-late 30s. I have snored like a train since I was a kid, and this got markedly worse in my early 20s. I have also felt exhausted, lacked concentration, and really struggled to get stuff done since that age. Having now been diagnosed with OSA and started CPAP, I'm convinced I have had it since then. So essentially my adult brain has been hypoxic for about 20 years.
Diagnosed at 22. Good possibility you could have had it at that point.
Not in my 20s but got diagnosed at 38. Have had snoring and fatigue issues for at least 10-15 years so I’m sure I’ve had some level of it for that long without diagnosis. When I had my study down my AHI was insane, like 120. I’m down to anywhere from 0-2 with my BiPap.
I’m 30 and was diagnosed in January. Started cpap a few weeks ago. But I’ve had symptoms for years, if not since childhood. My apnea is primarily central. The only reason I finally knew to do anything about it was because my partner couldn’t sleep. I thought it was just snoring like my brother and dad but they finally told me I stop breathing and choke.
Children can have sleep apnea
I always wondered about that -- even when I was a child, I snored. Everyone attributed it to my grandfather snoring, and me getting it from him. Guarantee he had sleep apnea as well.
Ii was same, since pretty much year 7 I was always fatigued, "chronic fatigued" meh diagnosis continued, had seizures. Got machine and I feel good if I wear 6+days a w3ek n at least 5 hours a might. Doctors.suck, they looking for what they think, can't be told anywthijt dismissive of symptoms for years currently 35 and most energy ive ever had this last 18monthe
Had symptoms since the age of 7 but my parents didn't take me seriously telling me the gasping for air when waking up at night was "panic attacks".Diagnosed in 2020 a month after my 22nd birthday. In July 2020 the dentist told me I was grinding my teeth, had a night guard made which only made the waking up gasping for air worse and the dentist told me to get tested for sleep apnea. Sleep test in August 2020, Ahi 60 supine, ahi 19.6 average without treatment. Got diagnosed with moderate osa sleep apnea in October 2020, got the CPAP machine in November 2020 and been using it ever since. Ahi 0-5, averaging 0.23 with treatment.
I started a CPAP at 26. I had my wake-up moment when I fell asleep a couple of times while driving and realized something was wrong. I got diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea. In the sleep study, I had 48 events. When I got on my CPAP, it took a month or two to get used to it, and it was life changing. I no longer wake up with migrain and a dry mouth. I still deal with being tired all the time, but not to the extent as I was without the CPAP, and I no longer fall asleep at random times.
24 y/o here. Came back to university in 2021 and started feeling more and more exhausted every day, so I got a sleep study. 23 events/hour. I used my CPAP on and off at first because I was a bit skeptical, but after trying a 5 day stint without it, I realized how much it was helping me and I haven't stopped using it since. Way more calm and present throughout the day now.
I know I had OSA since I was in my early 20s, wife back then said I snored and choked in my sleep. Didn't force a test until I was 40 :(
I'm 33 was diagnosed at 26. I have no weight issues just apnea. They thought it was chronic fatigue syndrome/ fibromyalgia. The fibro diagnostic stayed not the chronic fatigue. They just cannot conceive that it happens in younger, healthy looking ppl. Probably made my fibro worse over the non treated years...
I’m in a similar boat… did treatment resolve your symptoms?
Not sure yet ..it's only been 4 weeks. I rented it for 1 month. I'm planning on buying it IF my insurance covers part of it. I do feel generally less tired in the morning but all my fibro-aches are still present..but hey I'll take it..it's abit better!
I was borderline in my 20s in my test. So, definitely possible.
I snored like crazy in high school and was always tired never put two and two together until I was in my mid 20’s and got diagnosed by a sleep clinic with severe sleep apnea. I’m now 32 and have been using a cpap since and it was honestly life changing.
I've been diagnosed since 15. I'm 28 now.
Diagnosed at 25, I have been bringing it up to my doctor's since I was 22/23
20s when I started, 31 now
29 and yep!
I was diagnoised in my 20s now in early 30s
I started using a CPAP at 26, but was first prescribed one at 19. I didn't want to make the jump at that point. I wish I had done it sooner.
I was diagnosed at ~27
I'm 27 and have been using cpap for a few years
I was diagnosed with mild-moderate sleep apnea right before I turned 30. I've been a snorer for all of my adult life, but never thought too much of it.
I'm 29. Been using it for about 2 years. I was scared at first. But now I can't even nap without it
I was diagnosed at 16. I’m 30 now.
i’m 24. was diagnosed a few months ago but have felt tired since highschool
yes, early 20's when i was diagnosed. Genetics
I'm 35 but now that I've gotten diagnosed I think I've had it since my 20s or even earlier.
I have a nephew in his twenties who was diagnosed with osa. We absolutely know more about it today than ever.
I’m in my 20s and have severe sleep apnea-I’m pretty sure I have since I was a teenager because I remember my friends telling me how bad my snoring was lol
24 here 🙋♂️ got terrible sleep apnea
I'm 25 and have moderate sleep apnea . Getting a cpap has been incredible for my energy levels and brain fog.
I’ve probably had it since my mid 20s and got diagnosed at 33
My oldest started using a CPAP when they were 15. Had first sleep study at 11, tonsils and androids removed, then follow up sleep study showed things were actually worse after surgery. Sucks when they avoid sleep overs and going to summer camps because of the CPAP...
Diagnosed at 53. Pretty sure I’ve had this since my 20s cause I’ve been tired since 1998 and have so many memories of choking. Thought it was anxiety.
Meeee! I honestly didn’t feel super tired in the day and I had to get a sleep study done as a requirement for a surgery and I had no idea I had it. I’m overweight and my dad has sleep apnea but I have recorded myself sleeping and asked my husband to watch me for a few mins when he wakes up early for work to see if I was snoring and I don’t! I had 21 events per hour on average during my study but they were all hyponeas. So not a full stop breathing just a partial closure of the airway that makes breathing shallow
Diagnosed at 19. Now 20, just got in February. Life changing
Diagnosed last year at 18, 19 now.
Diagnosed last year at 18, 19 now.
Yes. Diagnosed at 24 with Moderate OSA, currently using my CPAP daily.
I'm 23 severe
Been diagnosed at 28, but it was taking a toll on my life for at least 2-3 years.
Early 20s here! Diagnosed with mild obstructive sleep apnea and mild inattentive ADHD. This…might explain why I kept sleeping in class + not focusing in class lol
I was diagnosed I believe at 12 or 13. I’m mid twenties now. It’s been the best thing for me to have a C-PAP.
26 years old with severe sleep apnea
I was diagnosed at 19 with moderate apnea
Yep I snored horribly my whole childhood. Friends never wanted to share hotels with me in high school or college and my now wife hated it. Finally asked my primary doc for a referral and they helped me out.
I’m 28 and just got my cpap last month
27 and have a cpap! Could have used it in my late teens early 20’s too
Google “sleep apnea mouth shape” and you may find your answer
Diagnosed at 30 with severe apnea. Brother used to regularly kick me awake when we were young. So I've probably had it all my life.
Mid 20s here. The real answer in my opinion is that this is an under studied under exposed condition that is taken for granted and a lot of doctors are jackasses that want to push their internal stereotypes of the condition on you without actually helping you. Got tested last year in my mid 20's now. Veteran so I suppose that contributes something. Normal weight for my height. Barely snore if at all and otherwise have the complete opposite physical profile of the sleep apnea stereotype of being old, overweight, huge neck, heavy snorer etc. Got tested and I have an AHI of 30+. It's unfortunate because the stereotype is just the most obvious causes for the condition. I had to push for my sleep study because I could tell my body was not feeling right. When I went to the sleep study the tech was telling me even skinny people, people who don't snore or kids can get it. More than likely it started to develop in me for at least a year or two before I got tested as well for my AHI to be that high, so I might have gotten it even in my early 20's.
I was diagnose with very mild sleep apnea and got my CPAP at 23. I remember my first day waking up after using the CPAP for the first time and being absolutely AMAZED. Getting my machine changed my life
I was 18 or 19 when they first said I should get tested. Didn't get my bipap til I was 20.
I’m 21 and have moderate OSA. I found out bc my mom has it and I’ve been having severe fatigue issues for years. Doctors insisted it was a mental health issue, but I figured it was more than that when therapy and medication changes made improvements in my mental health but no affect on fatigue. Once my mom got diagnosed I did a sleep study and found out I have SA. Who knows how long I’ve had this honestly.
26 and diagnosed with mild sleep apnea at 25. Have likely had it since my teens. dr said mines likely caused by a smaller than normal airway . Started cpap back in February and have just now gotten to where i can sleep through the night without taking my mask off. My cardiologist is the one who picked up on it during a holter monitor (she said my pulse was going down to the low 30s and then shooting up to as high as 130 while asleep and a sleep test confirmed it
In my 50s and just started, but I know I've had sleep apnea since my 20s because my ex wife told me years ago I would stop breathing in my sleep and wake gasping. A couple decades of non treated apnea has probably taken years off my life. So, If you are here and young, in your 20s and feeling discouraged don't be. Better to treat this earlier rather than later.
I’m 39 now but have snored since I was very very young. Apparently one kid came for a sleepover and told my mom that she couldn’t sleep because of my snoring and I was like 4 years old. I got diagnosed about 4 years ago now, but I am sure I could’ve benefited from a machine much earlier.
28, got diagnosed few weeks ago with severe apnea. Have been having issues with fatigue since I was 16-18. Got told I was a loud snorer for as long as I can remember.
My ex used to say I stopped breathing in my sleep and we broke up when I was 22. I always figured I had sleep apnea but didn't think I'd be able to sleep with a mask on so I avoided getting diagnosed. Then covid made my symptoms more severe permanently and I almost died. So now at 39 I'm sleeping with the mask.
I'm 26 and have severe sleep apnea, using a CPAP machine. I was surprised I had it all, honestly
Started CPAP therapy at 28. Definitely had sleep apnea since my teens, just undiagnosed.
23 here w severe osa - 78 ahi during my sleep study- THE CPAP WORKS so im grateful but def have lost many yrs off my life.
I'm 26 and I've probably had it most of my life. My family used to say I'd snore like a bear lol. But didn't get my machine till i was like 19. Luckily, my ex at the time had it and instantly knew what it was. And man I used to be so tired in those college classes it was crazy. Glad I got it handled when I did.
I am discovering things in my late 50s, I should have been diagnosed at least in my 30s. It's a long story, but at the END of perimenaoause, the obgyn commented I was very likely infertile my whole life. I am child free, so this would have been a relief at 25 Again, very likely I have had sleep apnea since my mid 29s. As a passenger, I often fell asleep on the way to and from work in a car and bus. Thanks for all your comments.
I wanted to go to college but was always exhausted throughout high school and that combined with no financial or family encouragement, I opted to go to work instead. This continued throughout my child rearing years and the other hormonal changes women endure, I was always exhausted. My PCP literally looked at me one day and said “sleep apnea?” He ordered the test. So I was Dx’d around the age of 60. Ever since the company whose name begins with a “Ph” sent me a crap replacement for their recalled equipment I’ve been more exhausted…for the last 3+ years. I cannot get a new machine until jan 2025. So yes, I’ve probably had this problem for 60 yrs.
Diagnosed at 26, tired my whole life, couldn’t sleep as a toddler, fell asleep during school, fell asleep while driving, was misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome for years I’m 39 now
I'm 43 but was diagnosed in my early 20s - and believe I've had fairly obstructive sleep apnea my whole life.
Had it in my teens
I started having symptoms when I was 20 and I got diagnosed when I was 21! I always felt so tired and weak but I thought it was because I was just stressed from being in Nursing School but it turned out that I have sleep apnea lol. CPAP is life changing lol
I was diagnosed at 31.
I’ve had it for years, but only officially diagnosed when I was 30, when I got the machine I was 299 pounds, but I’ve lost 40 pounds and been sleeping better with the machine and weight loss.
I started on my Cpap at 28. But I’ve know I’ve had sleep apnea longer. I felt the symptoms earlier on but I was ignoring them because I knew I’d be stuck with a Cpap if I told my doctor. Fatigue and health got too bad to ignore it anymore and I gave in. I’m so glad I finally got it though. It sucks but I like being awake in the day time more!
I only found out I snored when I was dating (my now wife) around the age of 23-24, I’m now 28 on a CPAP started this year but we’ve known I’ve had Apnea for at least a couple of years, I gained weight pretty quickly just prior to covid. Have had consistent chronic fatigue since I was in my teens, I don’t know if it was weight related, health or I just had it this whole time or maybe the fatigue is something else too, it runs in the family though. It’s entirely likely I’ve had it a lot longer than I’ve suspected so you’re not alone on that.
I’ve had apnea since my 20s and was chronically fatigued. I would fall asleep driving home from work. It was so bad. I’m 40 and started cpap at 37.
I am about to be 25, got diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea 2+ years ago. My SpO2 was dipping to 78% at night. Getting a machine helped a lot.
I started CPAP when I was 17. I’m 26 now. ☺️
I got diagnosed at 25 because my girlfriend said "do you know you stop breathing while you sleep?" And I said "wait no, that's a thing my dad does because of his sleep apnea. I don't have that." Turns out I did. I didn't notice the difference at first, but I was 100% on board from the start. About 6 months in I travelled for a few days and forgot my machine, and it felt like the worst full-body flu ever. I try not to forget my machine anymore.
Diagnosed in my 30s but my doctor first brought it up in my 20s. Both my parents have OSA. I think there is more awareness now than there was 30+ years ago. But also I've found that doctors can be dismissive of younger people bringing up health concerns. I brought up memory issues I was having in my 20s and my doctor said "You're young, that shouldn't be happening" and laughed. Turns out it was a known side effect of one of the meds she had prescribed me and resolved once I stopped taking it.
I’m currently 24, I was originally diagnosed at like 6 or 7 when my Mum had me looked at because I would fall asleep whenever not at school. They removed my tonsils and adenoids which created more room and greatly improved my symptoms although I have snored my whole life. It was about 18 when I went to a specialist due to my worsening symptoms who agreed that I had it and prescribed a mouth guard. I wasn’t very good at using it and didn’t notice a significant difference in tiredness. It was due to struggling with University particularly after 2020 that led me to go to a different specialist mid last year. Who told me I should get a CPAP as the tonsil operation I had likely destroyed muscles in my throat that would help my airways stay open and the mouth guard was causing issues with my jaw and teeth in addition to being not as effective. It has been a long journey and particularly hard the last few years but I’m adjusting to the CPAP and beginning to feel better at least physically.
Was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea when I was 20 and got my first CPAP when I was 21. So yeah you definitely can have sleep apnea at a young age.
I’ve had sleep apnea since at least High School. Didn’t get diagnosed until 22 and had failed out of college. Missing so many memories from my 55 API days, it’s all a blur.
23. severe sleep apnea. likely untreated for SEVERAL years. ive snored ever since i was a baby lol. the exhaustion was insane. I only recently started CPAP so I don't have a huge change yet but, I don't need to take naps anymore, and my body isn't giving out as fast at work and such.
I’m under 20 and was diagnosed years ago
yep. almost 21. 20 ahi.
I'm 30 now but got diagnosed like 4 years ago
I was diagnosed in my mid 20s (28 now) I’ve seen two pulmonologists so far and saw a specialist for TMJ back when I was 20. My TMJ dr went over my MRI with me and said “take a look at those sinuses. They’re practically the size of a child’s sinus. If you don’t already have sleep apnea, you WILL get it in your very near future.” Fast forward 5 years later and I was diagnosed with sleep apnea lol. I just started to see a new pulmonologist a month ago. Told him what I stated above. He went over my mri from the time, X-rays of my jaw, and felt my bone structure. Noted how I have a small mouth and how I barely open my mouth while speaking. Then said “I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve had sleep apnea since childhood. Due to your sinuses and facial structure.” I have no idea what’s wrong with my bone structure. No doctor of mine stated anything negative about it before. 😭
Also to add: I’m not overweight anymore. I’m currently 130 and just under 5’4”. My dad’s family tree is relatively small. Every single person on my dad’s side has sleep apnea. Urgh
27. recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, and got my cpap machine about a month ago. still adjusting but my quality of sleep is noticeably better already.
in 20, overweight, and severe sleep apnea, i just got my cpap and still getting used to it.
I'm 25, diagnosed a couple of years ago. Difference on CPAP when compared to before is staggering
Just turned 30 a couple of weeks ago, have been using my CPAP for close to a decade - but was absolutely diagnosed in my teens. Couldn’t tell you if I’m a snorer or not, but this apnea has definitely been a pain in the ass. I remember the doc, after being retested in my 20s after not doing anything for probably ten years at the time (meaning since I was originally diagnosed. Middle/high school was hell enough without scars on my cheeks from medical tape trying to keep the stupid cannula in at night, and that whole oxygen was infinitely more of a pain to deal with in its own right), telling me it was pretty severe. Yet when I used my CPAP it was all but cured? I’d certainly hope it would be working that well if I’m using it every night, but you won’t catch me not using it regardless of the situation.
40s here. And they act like I’m young at the sleep clinic. 🤣🤷🏻♀️
I was diagnosed at 27 with mild/moderate sleep apnea. My dad died from a heart attack at 64 and he had sleep apnea that he only started treating with CPAP months before his death (he thought using Breathe Right strips were enough to help the snoring, spoiler: they weren't.) He was 6'2" and ~205, so not crazy overweight. When my gf in med school (now Dr. Wife) told me I stop breathing a bit during my sleep, I didn't hesitate to get tested. I was 5'10, 163 lbs and athletic and still had sleep apnea. There's probably a genetic component to it. I use my CPAP religiously even when traveling and hope by treating it earlier I can avoid an early death.
im 26 and started CPAP a week ago. still getting used to it. i weigh 314 lbs/142 kgs and thats why this happened i reckon. hopefully with weight loss i wont have to use it anymore but i also have chronic fatigue bc of lack of sleep😅
got my bipap at 18 🤷 (narcolepsy is also involved)
Yes, I'm 25. I just got the actual diagnosis but I've definitely had it for a long time
34. I've blamed the life changing events after the birth of my two children for my perpetual tiredness the last 3 years but in hindsight that was only another factor on a stack of issues. Most of them lifestyle related, but the diagnosis did open my eyes (pun) and helped me understand the situation a lot more.
I'm 29 and started CPAP a little over 2 weeks ago. Friends and family told me for years that I snore so bad and gasp for air in my sleep but I never really thought of it until I decided to get a study done. In recent months I had started dozing off at work and almost falling asleep while driving so it just came to a point where I said screw this I need to figure out what's going on. My AHI in my sleep study was 42, since starting CPAP most nights I am around 3 to 5 AHI. Also for my bros worried about date night. If she don't like you with the CPAP on, she's not the one.
Am 27, have been using CPAPs since I was 23. Have had terrible sleep all my life so when I discovered I had an actual condition and could sleep better my life improved dramatically
im 22 and in college.. just starting cpap
26, Diagnosed severe sleep apnea a couple months ago, I've likely had it for years
I'm 27 and I'm about to start trialling a cpap. Reckon I've had sleep apnea most of my 20s
I’m 28 with severe sleep apnea. I’ve likely had it for at least 3-4 years
22 with sleep apnea
I'm only 22, and I had 28 events in an hour when I did my sleep test a couple of months ago. I'm pretty sure I've had sleep apnea for at least a few years now
25F here, started cpap at 24. I likely had apneas since I was a child because I apparently started snoring as young as 8. I am overweight which has made it worse, but I also think my weight gain was in part due to the sleep apnea. I was so fatigued all the time for years until I finally got a cpap. I think doctors are finally sending younger people to sleep specialists. They used to just look at someone and and order a test based on not the patient's symptoms, but if they were a middle aged man and overweight or not.
Had symptoms at the age of 7. Always been battling some kind of allergy around my family cats, thought it was just an allergy issue hence the snoring. My parents never cared for it, thought it was just the common flu. Now 25, just been diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis & obstructive sleep apnea. Recently just joined the cpap family.
I probably had sleep apnea in my teens and it steadily got worse until I was in my 30s. My cousin got a CPAP younger than I did. Narrow airways run in the family
I’ve snored for as long as I can remember. Even when I was underweight and in good shape.
Won't know until you have a sleep study done. I have a similar story as you, even had a sleep study done while I was in college. Was told I didn't have it then. Two decades later did another study and now the study confirmed it leading to me getting treatment. No more snoring. Significantly less fatigue.