Biguglygremlin

Yep we are all made from memory foam. No matter how hard we try to make a dent it just bounces back. :O

I know a number of people who have used Duramine but most have undergone personality and behaviour changes that make them very difficult to live with while they are taking it and the cost can become a burden over time. None of those people had any noticeable weight loss but it did seem to give them motivation.

I'm not sure how effective Saxenda injections are but they are relatively new here and hence quite expensive.

Hi bphillipd79

I'm not familiar with the P10. If you can lay them side by side you might find an option.

The Nuance head gear also stretches pretty quickly from my experience.

If you haven't already tried it I would suggest you fit the large pillows to the Nuance because they are intended to just float against the nose without too much pressure and without inserting themselves into the nostrils.

You might also fit packing of some kind (like a round silicone spacer) to the side of the pillows against the upper lip to keep the pillows at the right angle to the nose because the straps tend to float the mask at the wrong angle sometimes.

When I first tried this idea I experimented with a small ball of blutak to get the right position and angle before I applied a more permanent solution.

A quote that might interest you Sierra:

"Patients should be encouraged to engage in CPAP data management programs or applications, such as DreamMapper (Philips) or MyAir (ResMed) to improve their usage of CPAP and overcome any obstacles such as mask leak."

That article raises way more questions than it answers, especially when it comes to the role of sleep clinics in monitoring and driver safety.

Hi wakilc

There are many here who wish they had this problem but I think maybe they'd change their minds if it went on for too long.

Have you been sick recently or changed your medications?

Have other members of your family or close associates been sick recently?

It sounds very much like a number of disorders that can sometimes cause extreme fatigue.

There are short term infections or viruses like colds and flu and more problematic things like EBV and some exotic illnesses that can all cause profound sleepiness if they get into the wrong place or if the body over-reacts.

Then, if the fatigue persists for a very long time, they start calling it Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Of course one would hope that it is something safe and fun like catching up on missed sleep or hibernating from the cold but it's certainly something you should discuss with your doctor.

It seems to me that either I am not thinking straight (which is very likely) or you have perhaps tangled too many things together.

There is being tired all the time

There is not being able to sleep

There is apnea

They are not one and the same.

Perhaps you need to follow some advice that Sierra gave to me a few days back. Look at them one at a time.

Yes there are connections and one can lead to the other but apnea does not really keep you from sleeping. (sorry I meant getting to sleep) (added later)

There is a very inspiring Blog that I am taking the liberty of linking to this discussion because it directly addresses the more critical issues. (please forgive the presumption)

How To Get Your Brain Back

This is well worth reading!

It was an interesting article Ruby and a complicated one in view of the questions it raises.

It seems to me that, as much as it may be politically incorrect or biased or prejudicial or unethical or discriminatory or perhaps even (shock, horror) sexist, there are some generalities that can often be implied when it comes to gender. :O

I try to achieve whatever I set out to do without an overriding need for plans or routines or order or even the right tools or materials.

I don't really own things in a personal sense. I am detached from the things I have. I just use them.

I don't have territory, in the way members of the other gender seem to, so I am ignorant of things missing or in the wrong place.

Speaking of ignorance it was probably my greatest strength and certainly my greatest weakness.

I ignore as much and as many things as possible and only deal with those things that really demand it or will deliver significant results.

If it makes a mess or creates disorder it doesn't bother me. I'll get around to dealing with that afterwards, eventually, maybe.

Yes my wife deserves all the sympathy she can get and a medal or two.

I am not proud of what and who I am and I am mortified by what I've become, although it did work for me (and I hope for my wife too) when I was young and fit, but it is a recipe for disaster on an escalating scale at this stage in our lives.

If only there was a happy meeting place somewhere in the middle.

Men knowing where to find things and how to put them away again.

Women knowing how to ignore things.

Men being happy to just talk about intensely personal or emotional stuff without feeling obligated to fix something.

Women enjoying discussions on the philosophical or abstract and detached.

The list goes on and on .......

Is that enough fuel for a nice little bonfire?

Did anyone bring the matches? :)

Hi weddingvideo

Welcome to the forum.

How is all the gear working for you so far?

Hi RebeccaR,

Thank you for making this article available.

It is a truly inspiring story and exactly what I was looking for.

I don't know if I have the kind of persistence and determination that was applied here but I certainly intend to try.

Let me open with a really big problem.

The global pandemic of being Overweight or Obese.

This problem effects most Apnea sufferers.

What do the doctors say?

What do the chemists have to offer?

What are the researchers working on?

What have you tried and has it worked for you?