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Sinus Surgery: The Final Snip-Snip

I went in for my follow-up visit early this morning. The doc numbed the inside of my nose, cut out the stitches, and put a metal vacuum up my nose to suck up the final junk out of my sinuses. … Continue reading

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Inexpensive Alternatives to Emergency Generators

Phil at Random Nuclear Strikes offers his lessons learned from two winter days without power. It’s a great read all the way through, but I found one part especially interesting: But the absolute star of the show was this item … Continue reading

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Morning After CPAP Sleep Apnea Treatment

So I spent last night in the sleep lab wearing a CPAP device to keep my airways open. I actually didn’t sleep as well this time as I did the first time without the CPAP, but that’s a combination of … Continue reading

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Sleep Apnea Results

The sleep clinic called. After reviewing the results of Monday night’s tests they’ve determined I have moderate sleep apnea. They gave me a quick summary of the results over the phone. My blood oxygen saturation level, which should be above … Continue reading

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Morning After the Sleep Apnea Lab

The sleep apnea tests went fine. I won’t know the results until a physician reviews the data. Depending on his conclusion I may have to go back to the sleep lab to spend a night wearing a CPAP. The test … Continue reading

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Sleep Apnea

John Cole is blogging his sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment: I went to bed at 11:30 last night, and I slept until 3:50. Went to the bathroom, slept from 3:50 until 8:00ish. That may sound uneventful for those of you … Continue reading

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