Almost everyone can tolerate CPAP. The problem is that the medical establishment sucks at helping people adjust and is awful at properly titrating them. Followup is abysmal. If they did a better job of that, compliance numbers would skyrocket.
Skepticism is very much warranted. CPAP is the gold standard because nothing has come along that comes even close. I'm much more optimistic about an upcoming generation of micro-implants that stimulate various throat muscles than I am about pharmaceutical treatments using stimulants.
Edit: to be clear, I am not dismissive of any OSA patient's concerns. But most of their issues are a consequence of shitty titration and poor support from their sleep docs.
Skepticism is very much warranted. CPAP is the gold standard because nothing has come along that comes even close. I'm much more optimistic about an upcoming generation of micro-implants that stimulate various throat muscles than I am about pharmaceutical treatments using stimulants.
Edit: to be clear, I am not dismissive of any OSA patient's concerns. But most of their issues are a consequence of shitty titration and poor support from their sleep docs.