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Do you use a humidifier with the CPAP? The humidifier is the largest part of the machine. The smallest machines do not have humidifiers.
I am about to make an appointment with a third doctor to try to resolve my sleeping issues. I have sleep apnea and insomnia. I am also developing arthritis problems related to sleeping on my side. Sleeping on my back is better for my back and neck, but breathing has priority.
The first try was in the 80's. I saw an ENT doctor who ordered a sleep study. He said that I would not benefit from a CPAP machine, but he trimmed my palate with a laser. I don't know if it did any good.
I saw another doctor in 2015. He is a cardiologist who treats sleep apnea. He did another sleep study. He said that I have severe OSA and needed a CPAP machine. This made it much harder to sleep. If I used it 2 or 3 days in a row, I would be barely be functional. I had a lot of fitting and leakage issues. I also had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The machine seemed to make this worse. Sometimes I would lay awake for 4 hours and then say that I've meet the goal of using it for 4 hours. The next night I would take it off after three hours. I would get frustrated and angry and not use it for six months and then try something else. I eventually found a nasal pillow mask that seems to fix the leakage issues, no thanks to my doctor. But it still seems to aggravate the insomnia problems.
Now I see that there is a group of neurologists in my area that treat insomnia and sleep apnea. I am going to try them.
Has anyone else had success by changing doctors?