I have had 3 sleep studies done
the 1st was after I had my deviated septum, execess adniod tissue,removed,
and bi lateral ears tubes put in place
I have a long history of snoring loudly and heavily
since i was a kid, I also stopped breathing and at
times would wake up gasping for air
I also have chronic sinustitus
after the surgery my ENT said he wanted me to have a sleep study
done since i was complaining of not sleeping well, always felt tired
when i would wake up and waking up with headaches
that SS showed I had EXTREME OSA. the tech said i would stop
breathing for upto 1.5 min at a time and i was recorded stopping
breathing 113 times during the 7 hour test
I was Rxed a CPAP machine set to 14 cpi then after about
2 mouths I asked for a humidifier to attach to it since i was
waking up in the morning with a dry mouth and throat
kinda like you feel when you have a cold and breath through
your mouth
well anyway, after I had used the CPAP I did feel much more
awake when i would get up in the morning...
so it did help me and it is not a problem for me to
wear the mask
just my $.02
YMMV