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		marstall on Feb 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poor sleep drove me insane, and my long path to re... I have severe sleep apnea and made the switch from CPAP to MAD a couple years ago. Expensive but covered. Never looked back. Much simpler on every level, works about the same. My wife confirms I don't have apnea episodes.

anonu on Feb 28, 2023 [–]

When you say "covered" you mean your insurance paid for it? Are you in the USA? I understand it's not covered unless you do a series of sleep studies.

marstall on March 3, 2023 | [–]

yes, in the USA, yes - covered. and I did have to have a sleep test for the cpap, but not the MAD

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