Hello from the Boston area. If i'm doing this wrong, somebody please tell me.
I was diagnosed last June and am on my fifth mask. I can't seem to find one that doesn't constantly shoot a nice breeze at my eyeballs. I'm trying to comply but I wake up most mornings with the mask either wrapped around my neck or half-way across the room.
I'm fortyish, work alot and have a wife who is considering asassination. I'm glad I found this site and hope to get the kinks worked out with cpap ball and chain.
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rested gal
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Hi Dave,
You did it fine. Welcome. Masks are the hardest part of getting all this "stuff" right, and the local home care places are not usually much help. I think you'll find better advice on the message boards - from users who actually use the masks, rather than your local "DME" ( message board shorthand for purveyors of Durable Medical Equipment - home health care stores) who tend to want to move whatever they've got on their shelves off on you.
I'd suggest you look down below this message for the words "Jump to" "Introductions". Click the down-arrow at the side of that box, then click "CPAP and Sleep apnea" (the lower one.) Click "Go". That will take you to the main message board of this site. Best to post your questions there - the "CPAP and Sleep apnea" forum, since most message board readers visit that Forum.... they might miss seeing something asked in the Introductions section. You did right to introduce yourself here. Sounds like you're ready now to find out about good masks, and lots of other ways to make this whole crazy kind of therapy more comfortable! Do post anything you want to ask about, in the CPAP and Sleep apnea section. Lots of nice people are willing to help!
And make your wife happier not having to listen to whistling leaks and masks thrown on the floor.
You did it fine. Welcome. Masks are the hardest part of getting all this "stuff" right, and the local home care places are not usually much help. I think you'll find better advice on the message boards - from users who actually use the masks, rather than your local "DME" ( message board shorthand for purveyors of Durable Medical Equipment - home health care stores) who tend to want to move whatever they've got on their shelves off on you.
I'd suggest you look down below this message for the words "Jump to" "Introductions". Click the down-arrow at the side of that box, then click "CPAP and Sleep apnea" (the lower one.) Click "Go". That will take you to the main message board of this site. Best to post your questions there - the "CPAP and Sleep apnea" forum, since most message board readers visit that Forum.... they might miss seeing something asked in the Introductions section. You did right to introduce yourself here. Sounds like you're ready now to find out about good masks, and lots of other ways to make this whole crazy kind of therapy more comfortable! Do post anything you want to ask about, in the CPAP and Sleep apnea section. Lots of nice people are willing to help!
And make your wife happier not having to listen to whistling leaks and masks thrown on the floor.
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