Can Weight Loss Really Cure Sleep Apnea? 50% No Longer Need CPAP Therapy!

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[@brendavirtue1881]

I have lost 52 pounds and still losing and haven’t used my cpap machine for 4 months. Just found I didn’t need it anymore. My provider has cautioned me to be careful and told me my sleep apnea will never go away but that losing weight will improve my sleep issues. I monitor it closely.

[@CPAPReviews]

Awesome! How do you monitor it?

[@MoonWitch77]

My heart Dr did tell me my sleep apnea will go away if I lose weight. And I think it will.

[@kevOzilla]

i have severe sleep apnea and just recenlty found out i have severe allergies and now im allergy shots i also have 2 autoimmune diseases alot can cause sleep apnea that i never knew because once you go for a sleep study they just slap a cpap on you and never find out root causes or do deeper tests my turbinates swell and my throat due to my allergies i ditched the cpap and treating my allergies and autoimmune i say to anyone suffering from sleep apnea please get allergy tests and autoimmune tests done sleep apnea isnt just what they say it to be even acid reflux can cause sleep apnea which i also have fix the root cause

[@patwilkin5534]

Very informative video! Every time I watch one of your videos I learn more and more about both the condition and CPAP therapy. There is very little support where I currently live, so it's great to know I can come here to learn more as I continue my "journey" with CPAP.

[@dougburton001]

Great video. So great to know that we have the tools to actually solve the underlying problems, not just treat them.

[@dmp4211]

I am on cpap one month now,and I firmly believe weight have something to do with it.I am trying to take off this excess and will know the verdict by December.

[@CPAPReviews]

Good luck mate

[@benavnon10]

Any plans for SleepHQ to support Lowenstein machines? I’m from Europe, your channel helped me so much with treating my sleep apnea, and I’m really eager to use SleepHQ

[@CPAPReviews]

Yes i’m using it now but we haven’t released it for public beta yet. Maybe 1-2 weeks

[@frankpohl4377]

Lowenstein has no stability in the pressure...Resmed is still the best Frank

[@CPAPReviews]

@@frankpohl4377 The ResMed auto algorithm is embarrassing (all of them!). F&P and Lowenstein provide much more efficient pressure delivery. Lowenstein SoftPAP pressure relief is also superior and doesn't collapse the airway like EPR.

[@frankpohl4377]

@@CPAPReviews thats new for me. A Professor in Germany created a mechanical lunge maschine to test the stability and reaction of the CPAPs and APAPs. That time it was the Resmed that was the oly stable CPAP...WHats about löwenstein air humidiater and heated pipe? Is there such an extra?

[@frankpohl4377]

@@CPAPReviews Last part of the test: Selbst bei hochwertigen Geräten stellten die Forscher in der Serienproduktion oft Qualitätseinbußen bei der Druckstabilität fest. „Der Patient selbst bemerkt nicht, wie qualitativ hochwertig ein Gerät ist, daher sind solche Tests besonders wichtig“, erklärt Netzel. Dennoch sind es bisher nur einzelne Hersteller, die ihre Geräte vor der Auslieferung unabhängig prüfen lassen. Eine echte Gefahr für den Patienten bestehe dann, wenn es falsch eingestellt werde. „In solchen Fällen kann der Geräteeinsatz aus technischer Sicht kontraproduktiv sein“, warnt Netzel. Denn ist der Druck zu niedrig, droht Atemnot, ist er zu hoch, muss die Lunge zu viel Arbeit leisten. Um die DIN EN ISO 17510-1 zu erlangen, muss der Systemhersteller einmalig die Stabilität von einem unabhängigen Prüfinstitut gemäß der Methode 14-4 03/2007 MDS-Hi ermitteln lassen. EB

[@davelelonek]

I’ve lost 18 pounds in 19 weeks. Have not used CPAP in about 10 days. Feel pretty good. Need to run O2 ring and check.

[@Matt314159]

Just two nights ago I started taping my mouth completely shut with cover roll stretch tape and it's been incredible with my N10 nasal mask. Dropped the leaks to virtually 0 all night long!

[@InAstrantia]

This even motivates me more now to keep loosing weight. I gained a lot of weight while taking meds and ended up with a BMI of 40 and and AHI of 30. Everybody said you´ll have to use the Cpap for the rest of your live now. I never believe in things that are suposed to be unchangeable!!! I decided to loose weight, read studies and discovered that most apnoe patients (not all) have an BMI above 25. So I decided I need to drop my BMI to 20 or 21 and hopefully will ger rid off the Apnoe then. At the moment I´m at BMI 34 (taking no drugs) and will keep going.

[@CPAPReviews]

Good luck my friend!

[@topjets5616]

Always great info thanks

[@Rschoe-j5b]

I lost 45 lbs (from 220 to 175 lbs) and I’ve stopped using my machine. My pressures kept going down from 15 plus to 8 or less My wife said I don’t snore anymore Funny; I just had a sleep study done after 9 months of fighting my insurance so I will know for sure since before my pressures were too high 15+ and problematic 45lbs lighter now

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey mate, massive congrats! Hey do you still have your CPAP machine? I'd love to take a look at the data on SleepHQ. If you do shoot me an email [e-mail] . I'll tell you straight up if you still need it. Cheers

[@jmatsko25]

When I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, I was at my perfect weight and the most active I have ever been. So for me, weight has nothing to do with Sleep Apnea

[@timothygallivan3650]

Same boat here

[@GK-vj9dz]

@@timothygallivan3650 same here. and i also just lost 45 pounds in 16 months. i still need cpap. i have had apnea since i was a skinny teen. but good for anyone that weight loss cured. staying near a good weight definitely would help. in may ways, too.

[@jimbauer5560]

Yup

[@timothygallivan3650]

@@jimbauer5560 I’m struggling with cpap I feel better not using it then using it

[@HdHd-hp6qz]

You can have a thin waist line but a short and fat neck.

[@feled01]

I'm 1.75M tall and weigh 69Kg, so defo on the skinny side, but have apnoea (obstructive and central). So not weight related in my case.

[@Grouchy_Soup]

Lost around 20kg or almost 50 pounds. My max pressure went from 14 to 8, my AHI and flow limitation keeps trending down. I'm still obese and hope to lose a bit more.

[@jimbauer5560]

I was in the Army and in shape… and was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea… I believe it has gotten worse since I put weight on over the past 12 years

[@travv88]

I'm gonna start this stuff for like 3 months and see how it goes.

[@CPAPReviews]

Good luck bro

[@travv88]

@@CPAPReviews Thanks mate

[@epistemophiliac5334]

Folks get so defensive over this topic. There are several things, or a combination of things that can cause sleep apnea. For some folks, weight is a factor. It is for me; I don't have sleep apnea when I'm at a healthy weight. But folks keep getting caught into this "works for me, works for everyone" mentality. For some people being overweight contributes to their sleep apnea, for some people it doesn't. It's not a personal attack, it's just a fact.

[@epistemophiliac5334]

If weight doesn't effect your sleep apnea, cool. That doesn't mean weight doesn't effect other people's sleep apnea and vice versa. Everyone is different. It's frustrating that this needs to be explained.

[@CPAPReviews]

That they do! All i'm going to say is going read the Full Surmount OSA Clinical Study Results which shows the effect of weight-loss on Sleep Apnea. For 99% of those people overweight/obese loosing weight will reduce your sleep apnea severity and improve your sleep health quality. Cheers for your insights

[@Kyotopearl]

Aw…wish that was my case. No doubt the weight gain after having kids made it worse but I’ve had it ever since I was a kid. On my mom’s side they barely weigh 100lbs and still have sleep apnea.😔

[@virgil3241]

Wish it was that simple. Mine is nothing to do with my weight, unless being 5'9" and 175 lbs is over weight

[@petermorey4197]

I developed severe sleep apnea at 6'2" and 165 lbs. And it's actually gotten better at 230 lbs. But that's due to changes in diet

[@youtuberculosis6267]

I've lost 50 of 242 pounds using the carnivore diet over the last 17 weeks. I'm starting to wonder if I will be able to lose my PAP someday.

[@joeldalmeda]

I have had severe sleep apnea since many years and I have lost around 30 kilos but it did not help with my sleep apnea.

[@chipbuttytime3396]

Need more information regarding your weight prior to losing 30 kilos, otherwise you could be 230 to 200kg for all we know. Cheers

[@ericwright3382]

I'm the skinny-guy with sleep apnea. When I am in the lobby waiting room at the Dr., I imagine the rest of them thinking, I am there to fix the computers. Haha.

[@CPAPReviews]

Bahahahaha classic 😂🤓

[@steburkes4254]

I'm not over weight and I have obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

[@trekketoo]

Will sleepHQ work with android?

[@CPAPReviews]

Everything but the Apple Health Stuff. We don't have a native Android App yet but because SleepHQ is a web app so you can access it through any browser. Easier to use on a laptop or PC if you're uploading the data via SD card reader. Cheers

[@Thatsmessedupman]

I thought there were other channels that showed studies that losing weight could be just coincidental for some people when their numbers approve. CPAP reviews looks pretty fit in his videos and still requires it. So some shouldn't get their hopes up that just losing weight will allow them to ditch the machine. Since they throw a CPAP at anybody with a bad sleep study without trying to find the root cause, I don't know what his particular condition is that he's using it for. As far as the ozempic type drug, people should not be misled that the drug is. What's fixing the osa.? It's the reduction of weight which means, as mentioned in a roundabout way in the first part of his discussion, weight loss is the key, especially when you lose weight in the tongue and neck area. The new diabetes drug that's being off labeled for weight loss, doesn't reduce your weight directly. That's not how it works. It messes with your brain to make you feel full and slows digestion. It's not a miracle drug in the sense that on average people are losing 15% of their body weight over the same amount of time that would proper diet and exercise one could achieve on their own without injecting something into their leg with a risk of side effects. It's still not heavily tested for long-term effects for people not taking it for diabetes. Now for people who are significantly large and have issues with self-control, it probably does help get them started on the right path. Many people that have 100 lb to lose usually have made poor choices and then are stuck In a cycle. But basically the action of the drug is just helping suppress appetite so that you hopefully eat less. The good news is, that it's not the drug that's making you lose the weight. So if someone doesn't want to get injected or can't get a doctor to prescribe it, just knowing that you might see a reduction in pressure on your CPAP. If you lose 18 to 20% of your current body weight may give some hope because that seems like it should be an obtainable goal. However, if you do the math that could still seem like a lot of weight to lose. So start smaller with 5 or 10% as your first goal. I guess it's good that there is some studies that show it could help because one of the issues when this drug was first being off labeled was people were just using it for general weight loss. When it's studied for a particular disease that it was initially designed for, then it's more than likely that insurance will eventually cover it. However, in the US I don't think they're covering it for sleep apnea yet. And there was a period of crackdown on doctors writing it for off label. I don't know what the current status is. But in the end, the drug is Not What lowers the CPAP pressure? It's the reduction in fat. And by losing fat, you're also probably reducing cholesterol and heart medications. So as the video States, there's a lot of benefits to losing weight and that was one of the first things my sleep doctor suggested doing. One word of caution for us patients. I don't know if this is the same in every country, but I probably should have taken the doctor advice to try losing weight before doing CPAP because once you get into the machines and such, you're really branded on your medical charts. I jumped the gun because I wasn't sure if I was going to lose my insurance so I figured I would try it and try to lose weight at the same time. While I took off about 10 lb since I've been on it, I haven't been working on the weight loss as much as I should have been. The doctor was a little too casual about the importance of weight loss and just asked if I wanted to try it first But never really explained how important it could be. As many of these videos discuss, these sleep. Doctors really are paid enough to care on most insurances and just throw the CPAP at it. Because the end result of keeping you from having an incident at night that could kill you is their goal. I asked a couple times now about having a study to try to figure out what kind of apnea I have and they just do not do it it this stage even though I was marked as severe in my sleep study.

[@purrceys7959]

Unfortunately I'm in the 50% who weight loss doesn't help. I lost 110 lbs and my numbers didn't change at all (nor the amount of pressure required) probably because I have very small internal throat dimensions which didn't change with the weight loss (my doctor believes my very small throat is the primary cause of my apnea). There are many other benefits to the weight loss (less stress on the knees heart etc, easier to get around etc.) but for me, substantial weight loss didn't help.

[@CPAPReviews]

Do you have a SleepHQ account? Can i take a look at the charts?

[@Sup_ya_sieve]

Any one use an n20? How’d it work for ya

[@gpilsitz1783]

Mask? It's good for me, but when I have sinus congestion, it can be a challenge. I use a Vicks inhaler (small tube/stick)(3 inhalation each nostril) before masking up.

[@gpilsitz1783]

By the way, this guy is great! I learned a lot on his site. Even shared some information with my neurologist.

[@jpup6006]

I generally have around 1 event per hour. Should I continue to use my resmed? Is it worth the hassle?

[@Thatsmessedupman]

One event per hour while using or what You're currently measuring from a sleep study without CPAP? What was your sleep study saying that you had? Cpap does not reverse disease as far as I can tell. It's what's keeping you from having obstructive issues. So when you stop you would have to have another sleep study to see if you actually need it.

[@stusue9733]

You're not using the 1 event per hour your resmed gives you in the morning are you? That can be very, lets call it "misleading".

[@arokh72]

I won't be taking any of those drugs, until the Australian Government put them on the PBS. I'm on a pension, I cannot afford the cost of these drugs as they are now. I am using the Man Shake, which whilst not perfect, is more affordable than many of those drugs here.

[@lorriebuxton2041]

I was on CPAP for two years borderline my doc told me I wouldn't die without but it did give me more energy lost forty lbs CPAP got thrown in trash where it belonged got bronchitis twice from mold internally inside machine you couldn't clean or see air filter on resmed machines are absolute trash

[@vla_music_ai]

Unfortunately No!

[@AdamFrugoli]

No love for the Android Health? 9:03 😊

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey buddy, there's no such thing as Android Health and the google health ecosystem is a mess so we're waiting for them to fix it before we endeavour. They are depreciating much of it in 2025

[@AdamFrugoli]

@CPAPReviews I'm sure you know better. I dumped my iPhone after the last 15 years. Google Health kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWXOiWathpWIbLMsi=TJZUtFiHCNasskZo

[@frankpohl4377]

One old friend lost 30 Kilos! He also lost the CPAP!

[@JusticeForNicholeAlloway]

Great now they're gonna pressure me to lose weight but not help me lose weight.