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At 4:19pm on September 19, 2009, D. W. Conn said…: When nasal pillows fail they fail big. I urge all my patients to use a chin strap. Males are a strange creature and tend to have a higher fail rate. I would recomend you speak with your PCP. A full face mask my give you relief. I started with a nasal mask and even tried swift a psudo-cannula mask with chin strap. This was not a good thing. not until I tried the full face mask did I get relief.

At 9:54pm on August 15, 2009, sleepycarol said…: Welcome to the SleepGuide community!!

I am glad you joined and hope you find it as useful as I have. The forum contains topics dealing with sleep apnea and various treatment options and methods of treating both obstructive and central sleep apnea.

The forum is made up of patients, like me, and professionals that are trying to help find solutions to the problems faced by those that are affected by sleep apnea.

Some patients experience problems that are not addressed by their DME. Their experience with their DME, may have been little more than handing over their machine and mask and sending the patient on their way. The forum is here to help both the newbie, just starting out with therapy, and those more experienced and knowledgeable to find solutions and answers.

The professionals that participate in the forum are invaluable with their expertise and advice on different treatment options and explanations of what is happening.

I hope that you find the forum useful and will participate in the discussions and groups

At 7:26pm on August 10, 2009, Steven Y. Park, MD said…: Jawsjr2,

Don't give up too quickly on your CPAP. In fact, stay tuned for registration information on an interview that I'm doing with Chip Smith, President of Restoration Medical, on the top problems that people have with CPAP (on August 18th). Dental devices are another good option if you have the anatomy and your sleep study shows that you have mild to moderate sleep apnea. Glad you're reading my book. Hope you find it helpful.