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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:21:01 JST Adrianna Tan

   Sleep apnea forums are full of straight men saying they would rather work really hard to ‘lose weight’ instead of use a device that works and will keep them breathing, because they don’t want to ‘appear weak and unattractive’

   Are some straight men ok

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:22:06 JST Adrianna Tan

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     So many people think sleep apnea and weight gain (not always related but sometimes) are moral failures instead of.. medical problems. With a known fix that fixes 90% of it

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:22:44 JST Adrianna Tan

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     They clearly haven’t heard of this amazing CPAP mask

     https://laughingsquid.com/alien-facehugger-cpap-mask/

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     Karin! (nirak@carhenge.club)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:51:45 JST Karin!

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     @skinnylatte my big problem with it is it seems so uncomfortable, I toss and turn so much. I feel like I'd get tangled

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:51:45 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Karin!

     @nirak my wife has a clever solution where she’s put a pegboard up above the headboard, and a bunch of hooks. So the tube goes over the hooks and comes down onto her face

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:57:10 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Karin!

     @nirak yep she does sleep on her side. there are masks for side sleepers too. Resmed still makes the best CPAPs

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     Karin! (nirak@carhenge.club)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 13:57:11 JST Karin!

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     @skinnylatte that seems like it would help. Does she sleep on her side? I always feel awful when I sleep on my back (my knees and back hurt)

     I don't currently need the machine but my partner is probably getting one soon, taking notes haha

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 14:13:03 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Karin!
     • Douglas

     @douglasvb @nirak for the first time in my life, i can have a thought and complete it. it's life-changing, and not a thing to fear!

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     Douglas (douglasvb@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 14:13:04 JST Douglas

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     • Karin!

     @skinnylatte @nirak omg it was such a battle to get tested for sleep apnea and then get the doctors to give me a damn CPAP! They wanted me to lose weight first and it's like hello I'm falling asleep talking to you and the test shows I have one of the most severe cases you've ever seen! 🙄

     Anyway you can get a pivoting hook thingy like I've got which makes tossing and turning like I do not a problem.

     I've been trying to convince my wife to get tested but she's resistant 🙄🙄