Can oversleeping make daytime symptoms of OSA worse?

Starting bipap soon, sleep 11-12 hours at nite , slept 7 hours the other day and felt better for some reason.

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untreated symptoms of OSA

excessive daytime sleepiness,
nonrestorative sleep,
automobile accidents,
personality changes,
decreased memory,
erectile dysfunction (impotence),
depression.
Hypertension
gastroesophageal reflux
nocturia (excessive urination at night),
enuresis (involuntary discharge of urine after the age of urinary control),
morning headaches
moodiness
decreased sexual drive

Answer to question–No you can not help oversleeping–Just wait for the machine to arrive and after a short time, your life will be better. It does take time to get use to it but it is all worth it. I would recommend www.sleepnet.com as a support group.