Well, the change of position has nominally helped - I've gone a few nights with minimal inflation, but a few nights I've woken up with discomfort from bloating. Not as bad as before, (I'm not winning any belching contests this time around), but enough to wake me up and hang around for most of the following day. The past two nights I've turned off the machine around 3 am because the bloating woke me up and I didn't want any more air in there. So this is not the miracle solution I had hoped for, and I find it uncomfortable to sleep with my chin on my chest in the first place. My doctor said switching to a bi-pap may be the best solution - thoughts? I could also try the full-face mask - my DME guy suggested that. I was also hoping that if I just soldiered through it for a month it would go away.archangle wrote:Thanks. Let us know if it works.Emmers wrote:That was a useful link, thanks! The guy actually did a second aerophagea video and both were helpful. I will give that technique a try!archangle wrote:Check the Useful Links in my signature line at the bottom of this post. There's a youtube link for a suggestion for aerophagia. It might or might not work for you, but it's free to try.
I'll have to look for that second video, too.
Thanks for the feedback - it is nice to know that I'm not struggling through this alone! I am so looking forward to a good night's sleep some day! And the sleep I get on the machine does seem to be a lot better than what I was getting without it.