Anyone have remission of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with weight loss???

I agree it is not only weight related. When first diagnosed I was overweight and 26. I figured it out myself and pushed for a study. Doctors initially doubted it because I was not heavy or old enough. The numbers are fuzzy now but it was severe enough that I saw an ENT. I had a badly deviated septum and oversized uvula. After surgery to fix both my AHI dropped a lot. Then poor weight control made it bad again. My current body fat estimate is 26% from BIA. I have never been thin but I hope another 30 lbs down to around 15% body fat will put the OSA into remission. I have considered the dental device before and might look at it again. Another surgery idea does not appeal.

The prior UPPP and septum work explains why your pressure fell so much with the weight drop. My nose has problems but no deviated septum; scans showed only swelling from allergies. Nasal rinses, a steroid spray, and a strip let me use nasal masks. They started me on full face and I disliked it. Going from 26% to 15% body fat should help airway openness. A new sleep study once you level off would be useful. I have been considering one myself because my reports show treated AHI averaging 0.41 lately and 0.32 over the past three months. My weight has been steady in the 220-230 range at 15-18% body fat. I have not tried the mask you mention. The pillow style that sits in the nose did not work for me. The one I have now seals comfortably.

I have tried more than a dozen masks and agree this one works well. I swap the back strap for one from another line because it sits lower on the head.

Others have said they like that strap better too. The original one suits me. I tried this mask after seeing a TikTok user who reviews masks for sleep apnea; he rates this one highest and he was correct.

An average treated AHI of 0.41 or 0.32 is far better than my 1.3. I wonder what your untreated number would be now. I use auto settings so my pressure stays low. The mask interests me because the hose exits at the top and the seal is around the nose. My hose gets in the way when I turn and my beard bothers the seal under the nose.

That is great news. Congratulations on the remission.

My diagnostic study showed 14 AHI, right at the mild-moderate border. Before weight loss and on auto with full face my treated AHI was about 1.25. I stopped seeing the sleep doctor and set the machine myself after reading up. I run 8-15 pressure with EPR at 3 and it works better than auto for me; average pressure is 9. This is not advice but it suits me. The mask is excellent. I route the hose through an arm above the bed so it stays clear when I move. The cradle sits at the nose base with no beard trouble and does not bother the mustache.

I went from six hours a night down to about fifteen minutes. Some nights none at all. It started declining once I reached around 4 mg on Reta.

Same here. My wife used to complain about snoring. No snoring for about three months now. Lost a lot on Reta plus a CJC-1295/Ipamorelin blend. Found out last year a slight deviated septum can cause apnea. ENT confirmed it plus nasal polyps and extra bone growth on one side from the body trying to fix it. Still need that fixed but weight loss got me off cpap and stopped the snoring.

I have completely stopped snoring and my partner says it is a big change. Another 30 lbs to goal but I have already dropped about 85 in the past 19 months.

I had mild apnea when 150 lbs overweight. Lost 125 and it is gone. No snoring, no apnea, no cpap, sleep like a baby. Wife used to snore loudly too; now she almost never does after similar percentage loss.

This is the answer you are looking for. A sleep study only captures one night under specific conditions. It works for clear moderate-severe cases but is weaker for borderline ones where many variables affect airways and results can differ between lab, home, or travel. Your own ring lets you test side versus back sleeping and whether you can manage without the machine. If mild OSA remains a dental appliance could be enough. Minor jaw side effects are possible but it is portable for trips while keeping cpap at home. Some people have

That is wild after ten years you probably assumed it was permanent. Nice.

The sleeping position detail is interesting. I developed a face-down left-side slightly propped position with five pillows over years to avoid waking with a sore dry throat from snoring. The idea was to keep the jaw forward. It matches what you describe and I never thought to research if others do it. Makes it more likely I had apnea but now no snoring and watch shows none so probably no need to check unless weight returns. Still sleep that way mostly from habit.

That is exactly the idea. I could not locate the post I mentioned so I asked an AI to find it and it did. I did not test the position myself but your reasoning matches theirs. Apnea is relative. Just as a snorer learns a position from a partner a mild OSA person finds a position that helps and it becomes habit. I used to need side sleeping before cpap and was glad to return to back sleeping which feels better but can worsen airways. OSA is often overlooked in our group. We focus on calories but that is hard if severe untreated apnea keeps spiking cortisol every night.

So many of us on this same path it is good to see. Cheers to health and progress.

This may not help now but cpap does not have to cost much if you research and learn yourself. Refurb units can be found for under 400 shipped. Headgear around 100-150. Programming takes some effort but is doable with online resources. Not as critical as a pacemaker so mistakes are usually not dangerous for typical cases. Parts do not always need quarterly replacement; cushions can last 2-3 years with cleaning. At 30-50 to replace it is cheaper to keep spares than swap often.

I use that one too but with the nose cushions.

My doctor would not assess until I lost weight. Now that I have, my girlfriend says I no longer stop breathing and snore less, so the doctor was probably right.

This makes me laugh. Weight loss by any method can lessen or remove OSA. It is not unique to any one medication. I do not want to argue with a journal but weight-loss surgery fixed my OSA long before any medication.

Reta already targets visceral fat well. If your main goal is fat loss and you are already on it then adding Tesamorelin is like bringing a small tool when you already have a big one. For myself I had moderate OSA at 22 AHI when around 250 lbs, now down to 195 heading for 175-180. Planning a retest and feeling cautiously optimistic. The few times I fell asleep without the mask or it came off I did not wake feeling terrible like before.