Thank you Carol for welcoming me. I am not a sleep doctor but rather an anesthesiologist that has to contend with the many issues related to sleep apnea. It is disheartening for me to hear patients who tell me that they do not use their CPAP because they do not think they need it or that they sleep ok without it. Clearly that patient does not understand the disease or the treatment. In the long run these patients run into trouble. It also means that their doctors possibly are not doing a good enough job educating their patients.

Thank you so much for welcoming me. Its been rough ,I not only have sleep apena I also have narcolepsy. I am glad I found this site.

Thank you for your welcome - looking forward to looking through the site

Thankyou for welcoming me,Paula.

Thank you for the welcome. I am a RT working in sleep. I have been using Cpap for the last 2yrs myself. Also, my husband uses Cpap. I enjoy working in this field.

Thank you for the welcome, Carol. Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I only found your comment today! I have been working as a sleep tech and manager for 15 years. I still love this field and I am passionate about our quest to help others feel better. I love all the emails I get from this forum. The topics are timely and interesting.

Sleepy Carol... Many thanks for your thoughtful greeting. I have been dealing with Sleep Apnea for several years. Along with CPAP therapy I had surgery two years ago which was beneficial but did not take care of the problem. I stopped short of an Uvula modification, rather have put it on the back burner and decided to optimize my CPAP treatment. Hence although not new to the subject I wrestle with the CPAP every night like so many others. And as no one is smarter than everyone I am hopeful knowing the experiences of many may help matters.

Sleepy Carol - I wrote you a comment, and it vanished - if you get duplicate, feel you are appreciated twice. Our little grandaughter was well enough to go home - not better, but her doctor said, "Get her outta here before she picked something else from the air" Her parents compare themselves to week-old sphagetti. Not good for anything. The same for me and dh. Thanks for your kind thoughts. RuthR

Thanks for the kind Welcome Sleepy Carol, I was first diagnosed with Sleep Apnea in January of 2007, but did not get put on the proper treatment till May of 2008. I normally post over on the Sleep Apnea Support and talkaboutsleep forums. Anyway Thanks again for the warm welcome!

I am just curious about it, haven't had this problem neither others that I know of, just did see it online and got curious what it was about and well to keep in case, everything can happen for later, who know.

thank you its time for bed and time to first put on the thing to stop my mouth falling open then the cpap fiting it over my nose press the button then fall a sleep with air going up my nose then fall a sleep somehow but you do happy days

Thank you for the welcomeing comment. Both my husband and I have sleep apnea. He adjust really well to the cpap. however I continue to have problems adjusting to cpap and the mouth guard. I feel like giving up on my options!

Thanks for the welcome Sleepy Carol. I started cpap in mid January. I haven't had the best beginning. I am just beginning to know what's going on, I will post my equipment tomorrow. I am impressed with the level of the discussions and want to learn all I can. Ruth Rayceen

Carol -- thanks again for responding to my post the other day. I have been on cpap therapy for 2 1/2 years and last night was one of my worst nights ever. I've been trying a ff mask for the last three nights -- it leaks and wakes me up. I adjust it. Five minutes later it leaks again. And so on and so on. Finally it's daylight so I just get up. Do not know what to do.

Thanks for your concern! I will peruse the website a lot because I have a lot to learn and get used to. I need to lose weight, ~50#, (which i know will help the SA), which is incredibly hard but I do not know which is worse-weight loss or the CPAP!
Later! Janet

Thank you Carol. I've had sleep apnea since 2000, and would never have known other than one night my wife was on my chest trying to wake me up because I had stopped breathing and she couldn't wake me up. Since then I've had 2 Rhinoplasty's, 4 Turbinate Reductions, and I cannot get my ENT to do the removal of my soft pallet because my Uvula hangs into my throat. I also have alot of scaring in my throat and need to have esophogial reconstruction. I'm tired everyday, can't sleep without the CPAP (neither can anyone else), have gained about 40 lbs. and generally wish there was some help. Maybe I will find some and a little piece of mind talking with others that have the same condition.
Take Care, NBK_Viper

thanks for the welcome - this site has been great so far! Hope to learn alot since the people who gave me the machine really weren't that helpful. I had increase to 12 on pressure and its too much - trying to get them to change it has not been easy. Either the doc doesn't connect with them or visa versa. I have been on bi-pap for a long time and wondered why I still didn't have much energy and seemed tired alot. Seems central sleep apnea is not really helped much by bi-pap. Could actually kick the bucket while sleeping, since my brain doesn't get a signal to my lungs to breathe!!! Wonderful news!! Thanks again and I know this site will be helpful for questions.

Thanks for contacting me, Carol. I do not have software but will check on LCD display and let you know. Thanks so much.

Hi Sleepycarol...or should I say Neighbor? JK we are both from MO!

Thank you for the friend request! I have been on CPAP for two years...still trying to work the kinks out, LOL!