I have just been issued my CPAP and have not had a good experience. However, I tend to yawn frequently and was shocked when air came blasting out of my throat. What a wake up call. I am trying the nose pillows and I'm not sure I can handle not being able to open my mouth to yawn. Sigh. I will also be interested to hear how others are handling this?
Years ago when I was scuba diving I would always outlast every diving partner I had. We would have to surface when they ran low on oxygen and I usually had a lot of time left, so I considered it a positive thing to be a slow and shallow breather. I forgot about it over the years but recently noticed that I still breath quite slowly when I am engrossed with something I'm reading. My exhales will be extended and sometimes I would realize that I had stopped and remind myself to breathe in. I've recently been diagnosed with Afib and Sleep Apnea. Stop breathing 23x per hour. I wonder if it isn't just very very slow breathing? 10 sec before starting to inhale, is that considered a long time?
