What do you do when your husband has been diagnosed with sleep apnea and won't use the machine?

by Adam Walker Cleaveland

Question by Diana J: What do you do when your husband has been diagnosed with sleep apnea and won't use the machine? My husband has sleep apnea and will not use the machine. He also has diabetes. He goes to work, comes home sleeps for about two hours, goes to bed at 12:00 AM and gets up about 4:30 for work. On the weekends he will sleep if you let him about 14 hours a day. He would do this during the week but he has to go to work. I just don't know what to do. I'm very concerned.

Best answer:

Answer by Markietellme
There is a brand new devise that can be worn inside the mouth like a mouth guard that positions the jaw just slightly forward in such a way that it clears the airway. He might be willing to try this - I'm sorry I don't recall the name of it but you can google it. The face mask for those sleep apnea machines can be hard to tolerate.

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