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I LOVE that quote! Thanks for sharing your fabulous attitude.
I hate it when people use this forum for advertising. It's totally cheesy and lame.
Hi Felicity, The way that my device was chosen for me was based directly to how I did during my sleep study. I was given my preferred mask automatically. I have been a stomach sleeper in recent years, which I am told is a natural thing that people with OSA to do reduce the apnea events. I have found that with the CPAP on, I am perfectly happy to sleep on sides and back.
As for wearing it while reading-I have had better results with this recently after messing with my ramp time and changing my mask position.
Thanks! I was wondering about changing the ramp pressure. That might be the answer. I adjusted my mask again last night, and things went a little better. Still, only 5 hours of sleep total last night, and that's on top of even fewer hours on previous nights. I plan to try melatonin, reading with mask on tonight, and will call my provider when time allows. (They tend to put me on hold for HOURS-I'm not kidding).
I agree NiceSilverBison, I have a Costco sized benadryl bottle, and sometimes take one to help me sleep. Problem is that I seem to be taking them with increased frequency lately (4X-5X per week), adding to my late night worries! Last week I waited to use the CPAP when I woke up in the night to pee. This seemed to work well, except that I was often getting less than the required 4 hours. = (
Hi Everyone, Just short of two weeks now, and still trying to get used to this. I find using the CPAP to be somewhat stressful. Unless I am REALLY sleepy when I put it on, I just lie there listening to my breathing and feeling the elephant's trunk on my face. I feel the uncomfortable pressure as I breath, and want nothing more than to take it off.
Sometimes I simply can't sleep. What to do? Everyone says medication is a bad option, but I am increasingly unable to deal with these sleepless nights, and the stupid insurance deadline hanging over my head. At what point do I call the sleep clinic and ask for help?
AWESOME! I wish I could boast the same results. Baby steps, I guess...
Hm. This might be a good question for the manufacturer. My machine also just has a tray that you can pull out independently.
I'd love to hear what the sleep techs say about this one. I must admit that I don't use the humidifier. I discovered that the clinic that ran my sleep study don't use it during the studies, so I though I might try to adjust to CPAP life without one. It makes the machine smaller, and simplifies the process in general.
Nice problem solving cdowis! I had a similar experience in my first couple of days. I found that as soon as I put on the mask I would feel like I was suffocating. Something someone said on this site about pressure settings made me decide to try shutting off the ramp mode. This meant that my machine went straight up to 8mm H2O when I turned it on. Voila! Problem solved!
