I was diagnosed as a child and I was to try the machine but couldnt handle it because I am so clusterfobic I would go into a huge panic. I am now 24 and still do nothing for it.
My dad also has sleep Apnea, he had his adnoids removed and so did his brother but that did nothing for them. It freaks us out to sit next to my dad on the coach and listen to him snore and stop breathing.
They thought surgery may help me so the can make my throat wider because it is not the average size. Never did have the surgery. Every once in awhile DH checks me to see if I am alive because I stop breathing lots.