You may have read something like this before.
Cpap or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. This type and others like it have been proven to be an incredibly effective treatment for sleep apnea. No one and I mean no one wants to wear this unattractive beast to bed, until you have to, then it become the most inviting sleep tool in your shed. The reasons are many, but what's important to you is the ability to not only sleep but removing the pressure from your head you've been coping with for years and in some cases for decades. Yes, our body and muscle memories do wonders until it can't. Allow yourself the rest/sleep, the body needs this in order to regenerate your system.