You missed one of the most important steps for most people with sleep apnoea: lose some weight.
Most people with sleep apnoea are not helpless victims to an incurable disease. Losing weight doesn't appear to be easy, but it's certainly achievable for most overweight people.
Most people with sleep apnoea are not helpless victims to an incurable disease. Losing weight doesn't appear to be easy, but it's certainly achievable for most overweight people.
EDIT: Here's the CDC page listing obesity as a cause for apnea http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/effects/index.html