For years (back in the 1970s) my husband snored, then stopped breathing, and was skeptical when I told him about it. Back then, most doctors didn't even know about sleep apnea. I kept on fussing and he finally had to beg a local doctor to send him to the Standford sleep clinic. After his first night of testing the doctor told him, "we have good news and bad news.... bad news is, you are going to die, but the good news is we can change the time from two or three months to several years". He had it so severely he had to have surgery to remove his tonsils, adenoids and widen his throat passage. The next day he was like a new man. Had energy, lost weight and had his life back. A couple of years later, he started having problems again and was prescribed his CPAP, and became healthy again. That was back in 1983, and he has used it ever since. He has one for home and one for travel, and even takes his nap using one. It saved his life and I am so grateful. Looks like the medical profession has wised up since our first struggle for diagnosis, but you can see, many people use one successfully. Your brain needs oxygen, so for goodness sake, and your health, give it a try. May God bless you with good health and happiness. Roberta