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My ex HM insisted I had apnea, despite me not fitting any of the criteria for it, until I told him how many times I'd have to stop breathing a night before it could be classified as apnea. He was basing it on the fact that before I fall asleep I often stop breathing for a couple of seconds and then gasp the air in. This might happen twice in one night then not again for a week. Bless him - lovely man but too fond of immediate diagnosis (he told me he thought my cats were deaf... because they didn't react to him playing the guitar).

Anyway, saying that, a 50 yo friend of mine was diagnosed with quite severe apnea and the treatment (and consequential change of habits) made him feel 15 years younger - at least he said he hadn't felt so good since he was my age. I'm sure he'd been prematurely aged by it in terms of energy etc, but hey - who wouldn't jump at the chance of taking 15 years off?!!