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sleeplessinwillowgrove

sleeplessinwillowgrove
Joined Aug 2016
sleeplessinwillowgrove
Joined Aug 2016

Thanks for the advice, wiredgeorge.

I've actually changed the ramp time from 20 minutes to 5 minutes on my AirSense 10 because I didn't feel like I was getting enough air and I was struggling to breath. Breathing only through my nose was tough, too, since I was so used to snoring and having to breath through my mouth because of the OSA. I now use a head strap to keep my mouth closed. I was first prescribed a nasal face mask (the Pica or Pico) but I was unable to make it work. Either it was too loose and the air blew into my eyes or it was too tight and it cut into the skin on the bridge of my nose, drawing blood.

One of the things that keeps me up is the position of my jaw and my tongue. Sometimes it feels like I'm almost biting my tongue. Maybe, I should try a full face mask but I don't want to have the same experience that I hated with the nasal mask.

Last night, I had a bad night. It took me awhile to get to sleep and then I woke up way early before my alarm went off. I go to sleep at the same time every night and set my alarm for the same time every morning. I felt horrible this morning. I was so tired. One of the first things I did when I started the CPAP therapy was to register on the ResMed website. Of course, I scored a 100 for last night's sleep and the number of incidents per hour was .5. A point five! Why did I still feel bad? My average is about 3 per hour.

I'll check out the Pulse Oxymeter on Amazon. Please let me know the brand name so I can pick it up.