MaxINTJ wrote:
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That is very cool - very resourceful and practical. Much less intrusive than a chin strap.
Although, in my case, it would choke me when I stomach sleep
I have been trying to side sleep, but it has not been very successful. It seems my sides are the least preferred of the 3 options.
I always used to sleep on my stomach with my head twisted to one side. And my mouth fell open. I figured out how to adjust the keg so it didn't strangle me and it still worked.
Ended up learned to sleep on my side when my knee did something wonky and I had to keep it bent at night. That not being your problem, you can almost certainly figure it out.
The brandy keg also works for back-sleeping.
I know you're frustrated as heck right now -- I cried coming out of the doctor's office because I knew I couldn't handle that horrible mask on my face.
But if you take it one step at a time, you CAN do this. Seriously.
My machine was mis-adjusted at first; I figured out what was going on and got the script changed.
One thing I did to adjust to the machine was crawl in bed, put on the mask, start the machine, and read (I have always been an avid reader) for half an hour before turning out the light. If you're not keen on reading, maybe try audio books or quiet music to listen to.
I kept waking up and feeling like I couldn't go back to sleep. So I counted breaths (instead of sheep), and told myself I would count to 1000. If I lost track of where I was (because I'd dozed off briefly), I started over at the last number I remembered. Eventually, I just went to sleep and stayed that way. IOW, I had to teach myself how to sleep all over.
It's now almost 9 years since I first got my Beastie. I'm incredibly glad I have it.
It was not an easy adjustment. But I am stubborn. I was not going to let a MACHINE be too difficult to use. Nor was I willing to give up. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and my fancy machine was likely the answer to that. So I determined to figure out the best way to make it work FOR, not AGAINST me. I decided that every time something wasn't working, and someone offered a suggestion (to which my automatic reaction was typically "That won't work because...."), I would say, "That won't work because... but I bet if I do this, I can MAKE it work."
I wish you all the best. You CAN do it, you know! I'm sure of it!