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Well, let's face it, sleeping w/a mask and a PAP blowing air in your nose isn't the way we've slept all of our life until now, and it certainly isn't the most natural thing we've ever done. BUT - if you really want PAP therapy to work for you you are going to have to get more specific about the problem(s) you are having w/PAP therapy.
Mask causing discomfort, sores? Pressure too high? Pressure to low, can't breathe? PAP too noisy? Mask constantly leaking? Mask too noisy?
Share some specific problems w/us and we can probably help you out. We've all been thru an acclimation period w/PAP, some taking to it easier and sooner than others.
Well, let's face it, sleeping w/a mask and a PAP blowing air in your nose isn't the way we've slept all of our life until now, and it certainly isn't the most natural thing we've ever done. BUT - if you really want PAP therapy to work for you you are going to have to get more specific about the problem(s) you are having w/PAP therapy.
Mask causing discomfort, sores? Pressure too high? Pressure to low, can't breathe? PAP too noisy? Mask constantly leaking? Mask too noisy?
Share some specific problems w/us and we can probably help you out. We've all been thru an acclimation period w/PAP, some taking to it easier and sooner than others.
Hi Don,
I was diagnosed in August with OSA, it took me over a year to be diagnosed. I was just like you in the beginning, I hated it !
I found these folks at SleepGuide and they kept me going. I asked a lot of questions and each day I would feel just a teeny bit better. It is now 4 months later and I feel like a new person !! I don't have that horrible exhausted feeling anymore and I haven't had to nap in a long time. It does get better, it really does, you just have to take it one day at a time. Please don't give up, it is a new way of life for a better life :)
Donna B.
Thanks, Donna. I didn't sleep well at all last night, but at least I'm not depressed today. I'm going by the provider and get a full face mask tomorrow to see if it is any better. It helps to know that others have had to face this, too.
Donna B. said:
Hi Don,
I was diagnosed in August with OSA, it took me over a year to be diagnosed. I was just like you in the beginning, I hated it !
I found these folks at SleepGuide and they kept me going. I asked a lot of questions and each day I would feel just a teeny bit better. It is now 4 months later and I feel like a new person !! I don't have that horrible exhausted feeling anymore and I haven't had to nap in a long time. It does get better, it really does, you just have to take it one day at a time. Please don't give up, it is a new way of life for a better life :)
Donna B.
Tried a full-face and a CPAP pillow last night. The pillow is nice, but the full-face has lots of leaks, depending on what position you happen to be in. I don't know if I prefer it to the nasal mask or not. I still woke up several times during the night.
Hey, Don, most people don't have the problems I had getting the most and best from my PAP therapy. I have COPD which can really complicate PAP therapy.
Vent all you want and need to. Most all of us have been there, done that and even bought the T-shirts.
One thing you can do is on the weekends, in the early evening when you get home from work, etc. take your PAP into the living or family room, don your mask, turn your PAP on and read a book or magazine, work a crossword or jigsaw puzzle, watch TV, whatever occupies your mind w/other than "I've got to get to sleep". It really does help you get acclimated to PAP therapy and mask w/o the stress of needing to go to sleep NOW!.
Hey, Don, most people don't have the problems I had getting the most and best from my PAP therapy. I have COPD which can really complicate PAP therapy.
Vent all you want and need to. Most all of us have been there, done that and even bought the T-shirts.
One thing you can do is on the weekends, in the early evening when you get home from work, etc. take your PAP into the living or family room, don your mask, turn your PAP on and read a book or magazine, work a crossword or jigsaw puzzle, watch TV, whatever occupies your mind w/other than "I've got to get to sleep". It really does help you get acclimated to PAP therapy and mask w/o the stress of needing to go to sleep NOW!.
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