My husband used the C-pap for a while, but it drove him nuts. He's kind of claustrophobic that way. He ended up having the surgery, and during the recovery he was in a lot of pain.

However, that was eleven years ago. For years after the surgery he didn't snore AT ALL, and now only occasionally when his allergies are acting up. Now he says he's glad he had the surgery.

I know other people who use the C-pap with good success, and it doesn't bother them the way it did Bob.

Incidentally, when he first got it I privately thought, "Oh no, I won't be able to sleep at ALL with that thing going all night." Au contraire. It turned out to be like "white noise", and it didn't disturb my sleep at all. Just in case you were wondering.