For 15 years I have had trouble breathing.
I would often stop breathing, especially during the night, or find myself gasping for air.
Now I am diagnosed with severe sleep apnea, I am trying to make sure that I breathe.
Unfortunately, I do not know right now how much insurance will cover - or what kind of CPAP machine they might prescribe. While the prescription is for an auto-CPAP, even if it is an auto-CPAP machine prescribed, extra tubing, changing masks (especially the nasal pillow kind, shown to enable better retention for people new to CPAPs), and CPAPs with features like humidifiers or heated tubing to make sure that I don't wake up with a bloody nose or worse, especially during winters, are extra costs.
The kind of auto-CPAP I am looking at is the ResMed AirSense 10, with the humidifier, heated tubing, and a P10 nasal pillow mask. You can find them on multiple retailers, including Lofta. If you want an idea of what is included, follow this link to Lofta's bundle.
In addition to this, the closest sleep center to me in-network still requires travel, and I do not have a car. This means each time I have to go to Sleep Medicine - and there is at least one more sleep study I would have to do even once CPAP therapy starts - it would cost $100 on top of whatever I would have to pay as my co-pay costs, just to be able to get there and back. Dropping off a home sleep study would be easily $250 - or more.
So I am trying to raise funds to help with these costs.
I am trying to do what I can on my end, but any donations DO help.
Thank you for your time!