What was up with that CPAP??

The standard Amara doesn't seem to have a hose hookup like that. You must have something special for Your needs, or the show needed something nerdier looking and customized 2 hoses on a T fitting.

CPAPs, BiPAPS, etc can be highly effective for some sleep disorders, mainly obstructive apnea. They can be hard or impossible to get used to for many people, and that is understandable but unfortunate. Used properly for the right person, PAPs can be a godsend.

I have a mixture of obstructive and central apnea. I've adapted well to the hardware, and it has mostly solved the obstruction issue. Trust me, that's still a big help. The central Apnea is more challenging and we are inching toward better solutions.

When you go from feeling like crap all the time to only feeling tired with low energy all the time, that's a bigger improvement than it may sound like.

Sleep apnea is not only a big business now, but there are probably a large number of undiagnosed patients still out there. Obstructive apnea is very common; anyone who snores loudly is likely suffering from obstructive apnea. Aside from unhappy bed-mates, a symptom of apnea is morning headaches caused by low blood levels of O2

Central apnea is more problematic; a person basically 'forgets' to breathe. There are machines now which can sense that and give a 'push', reminding the body to take a breath.

Then there are mixed apneas. These can also be treated to one degree or another.

Some sleep disorders defy conventional treatments. Part of my sleep disorder is an unknown. Trust me, that sucks.