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I wouldn't worry about a false negative if you have even the slightest inkling your sleep isn't perfect. apparently if the at home is negative they tend to do a monitored sleep study at a clinic, which I'm grateful I avoided lol. like I need to feel as though someone is getting bored watching me and my weird little boners.

I did an at home test and did my usual routine, a little sleepy tea. I also remember having to be more deliberate when turning over at night, rather than thrashing like a maniac. so I forced myself to get comfortable & lay still. I woke up thinking I slept better / more restful than normal. the diagnostic results were like "nah, ur shit iz fukt". I think I averaged a panic-induced stir every 2-3 minutes. I had no clue how crazy it was and that's described as "moderate".

my exes and family said I snored sometimes, but it wasn't bad or scary. some sufferers don't even snore. just silently almost suffocate dozens of times per hour.

legit this is what like probably all those MFs in their 50s-60s that "died in their sleep" got got by. all those events traumatize your body/brain and they think it takes several months to unravel that.

my CPAP is like my one possession I would--without hesitation--kill or be killed to stop from being taken away.

Ive run the gamut of masks. Started w nasal pillows, then to a hybrid mask, then to a nasal mask, , then to full face mask, them back to the nasal pillows. I laso have a full beard. I shave it once a year for one of my twice yearly skin cancer screenings. Even the slightest bit of stubble makes a full mask fucking unbearable.

It took some effort to not fish mouth or whatever they call it, but ive mostly got that under control now i think. I use sleephq, just because my o2 ring plays nice w it. I have a couple rpi4s in a drawer so i use one w a ezshare wifi sd card to upload my shit to sleephq because im a stats dork to boot, and im just not paying 280+ for something i already have knocking around in a drawer.

Since day 1 of using it my partner says he could tell a huge difference in energy levels. He also doesn't sweat during the night anymore, which I assume was due to his heart trying to pound out of his chest because he wasnt breathing. Sleep apnea can wreak havoc on your heart, I would really encourage you to seek treatment

Absolutely you should. This thing is life changing and I would never do without again.

Before getting a CPAP I was reluctant because I knew it would entail daily maintenance and would limit where I could sleep (need electricity).

After I got it, all of those things were still true but what I didn't factor in was how much better I felt everyday and how small of a price the extra routine was for the huge return in quality of life.

In pre-cpap times I'd need 9-10 hours to come close to feeling normal, and with the gift of hindsight I can tell you that the difference between a good night of sleep then vs now, it's not even close.

Get the sleep study/CPAP

Full throated endorsement. Yes.

It has been a motherfucker for me to adapt to, but the nights i dont use it, the next day is fucking garbage; cant think, lethargic.

I dont like it frankly, but i like not breathing even less so CPAP it is.

Same. I hate it but i need it.

Uncorrected my AHI is around 40-50. On CPAP therapy its about 2-5 usually. So, CPAP it is.

Airsense 11, w nasal pillows of some variety. Also use an o2 ring the nights it isnt too much of an annoyance.

Its made a difference in my sleep quality. I can get less sleep w my cpap and its of better quality than extended sleep time without.

That's fully your choice, and I'll respect your autonomy but i think it's bad. It is actively taking life from you. Just a little bit, but it is.

Just curious but what were your events per hour? My sleep doc/ copd doc says anything over 2-3 flagged by machine is enough to get one. Were your events counted by hand or flagged by machine? Machines have guidelines they follow, anything less than a 50% oxygen drop (quite literally 49% or less) wont even get flagged by an airsense 10/11. Its important to get a good polysomnawhateverist to count them. Im getting to where i can count them by hand when using OSCAR, and a lot of them don't get picked up by my cpap machine.

I'm not trying to talk over you, or discount what you want to do, just bringing some awareness in case you didn't know. I apologize if you already know these things end I'm just mansplaining out whatever.