I'm wondering how things ended up for you...I just got a call from my sleep center that I need to come back for another night to be fitted for a cpap. I can't remember all the details now because I was so distraught over this. I have to call back and ask how many episodes, which sleep stage, etc. They said it was "mild sleep apnea" and like you, the research I've done this evening suggests very conservative treatments. I'm beginning to think this is all a big insurance scam. I wish I wasn't feeling so negative about this, but really, I don't even have any symptoms. I was merely sent for the sleep study as a pre-op for surgery.

No offense taken... But, I am curious, who said I was taking medical advice from You tube???? Did you actually read this post? I was wondering if any one had heard of it. I wouldn't go off my mask because someone on you tube did... and I never stated that. Plus... this is an old post... I already spoke with the Doctors I needed to.

I don't... and probably shouldn't take it from you either.

Both my surgeon and my pulmonologist want me to take my CPap machine to the hospital and use it, even right after surgery.  You should be breathing through your nose, in which case the air goes into your lungs, not your stomach.  the CPap machine keeps me from breathing through my mouth which is when you draw air into your stomach. 

I'm in the same boat you're in.  I have all my approvals just waiting for a date to have surgery.. depending on what my sleep results are.  It's a pain i know.  I know with my insurance (Athem Blue Cross) they said they would cover 65%.  This is still too much for me.  If (fingers crossed it won't) if my test come back that I need a cpap, then I have to use one for 2 weeks before they will schedual my surgery.  I'm just going to rent one.  Apria.com is a pretty big supplier with lots of local branches.  I'd rather pay $200 for rental and equiptment.. than God knows how much else for the machine and stuff.