i'm not sure actually. it bothers me when i wear it. it's a little noise so i can't hear the baby monitor that well, and i just can't seem to get used to having a contraption on my head. i'm going to try it again tonight though.

I love the Soyala, not many people have heard of it. It is so very quiet you cannot hear the air coming out. I have been using this for over a year, this is my 3rd Soyala mask.

Karen

Mike,
I do not know if you have met me on another forum but I have made it my business to make the masks more comfortable. You can see my website if you are interested, google padacheek. I agree with you about the mask being the key.
Karen

Yes Mike.
I make Nose Bridge protectors for all the masks. The Quattro uses the PAC Nose Bridge Protector A on my website.
I will fix him right up if he wants to try that. When people buy from me, they do not just buy the product, they buy the solution. If the first thing I send does not help, I will send out something else to deal with their issue.
I hope this helps.
Karen

Thanks, Mike. A few years back I wrote a column about my CPAP, and how scary it looked and how much better I slept and felt after getting it. I had any number of women write back and thank me. They said they cut it out of the paper and showed it to their husbands, saying "If he can do it, YOU can do it.!"

Ha! it took me all of 15 seconds to fall asleep the first time I used my CPAP. I thought it would keep me awake. Slept like a STONE!

Mike, Thank you.... I am hoping to learn something about sleep apnea here. I had a terrible time using the mask. So they put me on oxygen, does anyone else use that as a form of treatment.

Hi Mike...sorry. I live in Baldwin, WI

Thanks... do you know how I can specify the state that I live in on this board?

Hi Mike, I believe my husband and son have this because they snore extremely loud and stop breathing for seconds when asleep. My husband"s sister was diagnosed with this and I have heard that it can run in families. I have not been able to get my husband or son to go for treatment. My husband is age 54 and my son is 25. My son has health insurance but my husband does not. I wanted to see if I could find some way to help them.

Hi Mike. U look so scared in your mask! The default picture on my page was of some woman looking all crazed 'cause she couldn't sleep, and that reminded me too much of what I used to be like. I like the relaxed beach scene better myself, just as I like much better waking up relaxed from sleeping all night with my cpap. Nice to meet you.....hope U really don't look like that when you sleep!

You look like probably most people when they first start to use the CPAP. It is pretty shocking when U first start. I finally learned to let it first fill up my lungs, then start to breath "over" it, sort of like "riding the air" all night long. Took some building up of muscles at first, but then I got over it. Your picture certainly brings back memories!

Yes, it is Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, but I wanted to use it as my little Icon, Guess I did something wrong. It was not my plan to post it. I have some figuring out to do. I did talk to a friend of mine who works for a DME company and she also wants to give her patients this website to possibly help for CPAP support

Thanks for the welcome, Mike, and the invitation to post my CPAP story. Trust me, its long, not as hair-raising as many others, but difficult enough and it hasn't left a particularly high regard for the sleep profession other than the RPSGTs and the manufacturers.

Thanks Mike. I was inspired last night to try more masks, and am going to Sleep Quest this afternoon for the Comfort Lite 2. It is so helpful to hear other people's ideas and experiences.

Things are good. A little overwhelmed with email these days... Last night I actually slept for 6 hours with the CPAP mask on. Tonight after work I had to run errands and found myself walking around at 8pm at night actually contemplating going out on a week night and socializing with people. The fact that I wasn't at home on the couch by 8 and was excited by the idea of being out tells me that good things are happening - even if gradually.

Hello Mike.
I see you are starting a CPAP store. Would you be interested in carrying any of the PAD A CHEEK products?
I would love to let more people know about them.
Thanks,

Karen

I don't think doctors fully understand sleep apnea. Within the category of obstructive sleep apnea there are probably different causes. For example, it used to be considered a disease of heavy people, the theory being that the excessive tissue (fat?) in the neck caused obstruction. The disease also occurs in thin people so the theory of obstruction from excessive tissue is not a satisfying explanation in this group. I have heard various theories, but the one that makes the most sense to me is that during development of the fetus the innervation of throat muscles by neurons does not develop normally. Depending on the degree of imperfection, the fetus will either have sleep apnea as a child or, if the innervation is only partially disrupted, in later life when the tissues in the throat become less taut due to aging.

Thanks Mike. I apparently have the most rudimentary treatment as well as machine. It is a ResMed S7 Lightweight. Ser.# 20030275494.