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09-18-2025, 08:09 AM
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hold on, there's an arrow range at brentwood?
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09-18-2025, 06:24 PM
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#52 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by blkgsr  hold on, there's an arrow range at brentwood? | Rec Room put one in I believe.
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09-18-2025, 06:38 PM
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#53 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Was it a deviated septum? | Kinda, more like an underdeveloped version of it. Deviated septum is when it's not straight. Mine was a more complicated version and basically born like that on one side. So bad that even a bit of nasal fluid or particles can get semi-permanently stuck in there causing inflammation.
Ended up getting a nose job to cut some portion of my bony vault (the upper 1/3 of the nose), remove the part that's fucked up and straighten (more precisely, IIRC, was to create enough space/clearance so that nothing stuck in there) to fix it. No more things stuck there, no more inflammation, and no more snoring.
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09-18-2025, 07:54 PM
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#54 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Hehe Kinda, more like an underdeveloped version of it. Deviated septum is when it's not straight. Mine was a more complicated version and basically born like that on one side. So bad that even a bit of nasal fluid or particles can get semi-permanently stuck in there causing inflammation.
Ended up getting a nose job to cut some portion of my bony vault (the upper 1/3 of the nose), remove the part that's fucked up and straighten (more precisely, IIRC, was to create enough space/clearance so that nothing stuck in there) to fix it. No more things stuck there, no more inflammation, and no more snoring. | I wonder if I have something similar being that I have a hard time getting my sinus to drain.
I went to see a ENT but all he said was I have snot. Wasn't helpful at all.
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09-18-2025, 08:08 PM
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Perhaps worth a second opinion.
I know someone (who is on RS) who got his deviated septum corrected and he said it was life changing. And yes, he got super rich and owns multiple properties and has multiple Beetles. This literally happened after he got his surgery.
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09-18-2025, 08:14 PM
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Weird way to tell us that you had a deviated septum dukes
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09-18-2025, 08:18 PM
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09-18-2025, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes Perhaps worth a second opinion.
I know someone (who is on RS) who got his deviated septum corrected and he said it was life changing. And yes, he got super rich and owns multiple properties and has multiple Beetles. This literally happened after he got his surgery. | He haw ?!
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09-18-2025, 08:51 PM
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Twenty years ago my girlfriend at the time was constantly pounding my chest to wake me up while napping cause she would notice I stopped breathing. She pretty much diagnosed me with sleep apnea before any doctor did.
Visits to a pulmonologist confirmed it too - Obstuctive Sleep Apnea.
SFU put students on mandatory health benefit programs during my last year of undergrad. Used those benefits to buy my first CPAP machine, and never looked back.
With the CPAP I get great sleep.
If I don't use it one night, then I'll still be fine as long as I still sleep for at least 6 hours. I'll definitely start feeling tired if I go two nights without my CPAP.
I'm now on my third CPAP machine, and I also have an Airsense Mini that I never travel without.
I've heard of surgeries that can remove the flap in my airway that's causing the obstruction, but it sounds painful and invasive. And not guaranteed to solve the problem.
I just wish I started using distilled water from the beginning. It leaves so much less buildup in the tank.
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09-19-2025, 07:21 AM
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got the ent referral, 12-18 months out for the appointment, nice.
I've noticed with the nasal spray i think i'm getting better sleeps. i can for sure feel the difference in breathing through my nose when i take it right before going to bed
if i have a late hockey game i've been using it before as it obviously helps my breath a lot better
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09-19-2025, 11:25 PM
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#61 | | Throw yo paws in da air!
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back in 2019 after my car accident, i wasnt sleeping well (also could have been concussion based due to the accident) and i noticed i wasn't recovering well and got sent to a sleep clinic by my doc. Turned out i had severe sleep apnea (i stopped breathing 32 times in 1hr lol)
Got that settled and havent looked back. Im still a big boy (for those who remember me) so the weight probably isnt helping , but i can't go one night without it. I get destroyed the following day if i forget it lol plus my gf hits me a bunch at night to try to wake me up when i stop breathing haha 
Im hoping with my new outlook at my weight loss journey , maybe when im back in the 250s it might go away one day? Would be kinda nice to not have this thing on forever...
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09-20-2025, 01:23 AM
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for those who got tested, what was your AHI level at?
recently got tested and looks like I get a 2 month trial with a machine to see how it is.
I toss and turn hella though. so gonna be hard to find something that stays on all night.
Heard good things about the resmed AirFit N30i. https://www.resmed.com/en-us/product...s/airfit-n30i/ | |
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09-20-2025, 11:46 AM
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^I mean you do smoke weed like a chimney though.. 
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09-20-2025, 11:08 PM
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Van's avatar would look much better with a CPAP machine on
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09-21-2025, 01:46 PM
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#65 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by 68style Van's avatar would look much better with a CPAP machine on | Nah, you can't possibly make that avatar better no matter what you put on.
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09-21-2025, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Vansterdam for those who got tested, what was your AHI level at?
recently got tested and looks like I get a 2 month trial with a machine to see how it is.
I toss and turn hella though. so gonna be hard to find something that stays on all night.
Heard good things about the resmed AirFit N30i. https://www.resmed.com/en-us/product...s/airfit-n30i/ | Airfit N30i or P30i is are pretty good for tossing and turning. The hose connection at the top allows for a movement while not torqueing your nostrils like those that have the hose at nasal level.
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09-21-2025, 07:40 PM
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#67 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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My AHI was 79.
I use the Philips Dreamwear mask with the connection on the top. Good for turning around in bed because it rotates.
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09-23-2025, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Vansterdam | I've been using the Resmed 'AirTouch F20' full face mask for close to a decade now. Its never comes off when I'm sleeping.
I tried to use a different model with the tube at the top. The concept makes sense, but I just couldn't get used to the mask part.
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09-23-2025, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by JqC I've been using the Resmed 'AirTouch F20' full face mask for close to a decade now. Its never comes off when I'm sleeping.
I tried to use a different model with the tube at the top. The concept makes sense, but I just couldn't get used to the mask part. | Thanks to this thread, I've decided to dust off my CPAP machine and tried my F20 last night and could barely sleep ~1hr. It felt really restrictive for some reason as it felt like a chore for me to even open my mouth inside of it. I'm going to try my P10 tonight.
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09-23-2025, 07:38 PM
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#70 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by 68style I snored a lot before too like unit but not anymore, in my case it was because I was fat… as soon as I lost weight I stopped snoring.
I think you weighed quite a bit more when you were younger unit? I remember you being thicker when we were in post-university days and quite a bit leaner nowadays. | Same deal for me. Drunk and fat was the main issue for my sleep apnea. It’s gone essentially since I’ve become annoying north van outdoorsy dad. Catch me in some shit ass arcterx jacket at 6am on the grouse grind before my artisan coffee and gluten free croissant.
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09-23-2025, 07:46 PM
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Post sleep-test, I think it took me 8 weeks to get used to the CPAP and leave it on all night. I hated the mask and would rip it off after an hour or two. If I could wear it for the night, I would take it off if I saw I had 2 hours left until my alarm and fall back asleep. Even though it felt nice to not have the mask on, my wife says I snored/struggled to breathe when the mask was off.
Now that I've gotten used to it, I really like being able to breathe through the night and not suffocate myself.
I asked the doc about surgery for my sleep apnea, but he cautioned that the procedure may not work with the possibility of getting worse. I didn't want to go under the knife and roll the dice so it's gonna be CPAP for me.
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