I am hoping to find an acceptable alternative to CPAP for my so called OSA. Having spent 3 years now trying to get my drivers license back in BC Canada without success. I've tried all the CPAP masks, machines, settings adjustments, and the simple fact is I get less sleep, am more exhausted and deeply frustrated by the whole experience. This is not helped by the Salesman who deflect all input and seemed over focused on one objective, to make me buy the device, even if it doesn't help me. The Sleep Specialist seems of the same mindset, almost as if their interests were coordinated. In my case, I drifted off after closing my eyes briefly while stopped in traffic, the day after having undergone Dental Surgery, with some post surgery Tylenol 3 and antibiotics in my system. Concurrently I have high Iron Levels, and until recently stage 3 HepC, both of which have now been successfully treated. All of which may have previously impacted my hemoglobin O2 uptake Levels, as well as generate depression and fatigue. But none of this matters to the Sleep Specialist who continues to dig in with, "Either I buy and use this machine for the rest of my life, or he wont sign off on you getting my license back. And there is NO Appeal process or even a face to face Meeting process with the BC Drivers Licensing Agency. It take 3 months to submit even a request or letter, and another 2 months for them to reply. They have refused to consider all the letters submitted on my behalf by the dentist, my doctors and even our Local BC Member of Parliament. Something is very wrong with this whole process. By the way, my first test 3 years ago indicated a low to moderate level of Sleep Apnea. Then a follow up overnight Hospital Test suddenly and surprisingly insisted I in fact now had SEVERE Sleep Apnea! And ever since that test, they promoters of the CPAP Machines have Owned Me. So my next hope is perhaps an Oxygen Therapy at night, combined with a daytime medication like Modafinil and Armodafinil might satisfy the powers that be and get my license reinstated. I have a meeting Nov. 30th with the Sleep Specialist again, (which took 6 months to get) and I want to present a request fro some alternative solutions. Meanwhile I am fit, active and alert during the day. Although at 63 less maybe so then I used to be, but certainly not in danger of falling asleep or being unable to operate Machinery etc. I Don't smoke, drink, or Use drugs of any kind or rarely even stay up late. If the CPAP machine had somehow improved my life or rest I would be all for it. But the fact is it made it worse, much worse, and I have learned to resent the whole "System" that seems programmed just to sell more machines, even if they don't help. so ~ PLEASE HELP!!
