annieca wrote:Wow, this thread was not nice. I began using the Apnea Support Forum and thought that I would find a different community here. I, also, am in need of some emotional support because I'm having trouble understanding why, no matter what I do, I cannot adjust to cpap. I can kind of understand that this forum would be less understanding about negative comments about cpap since it is "cpaptalk" but still...
The op is, according to many studies, in the majority of people; more people abandon cpap than stick with it.
I don't understand why I can't adjust. I don't understand why I rip off my mask while I'm unconscious.
It's the truth.
Why would anyone lie about that?
It's infuriating. I can leave it on for, at most, 2-3 hours.
Maybe the op just needed some emotional support...and y'all kicked her. Good job!
Nobody accused the person of lying. The problem is that often the doctors and DMEs lie. The original poster has listed a machine that has no data, yet was told by the doctor that she had zero leak and zero events. There is no way they could know that if they can't check the data. And it is very unlikely to be a complete zero for more than a rare night. Certainly not every day. A lot of people have joined this forum, been told by their doctor that their treatment was great, yet when we ask a few questions, they learn that they had no data, and the doctor lied to them.
Until we know the correct information, it is kinda hard to help. Odds are that there really are events going on, and it is a lot easier to help somebody when w know the machine, the pressure settings, and if there is data, the information in that data.
I recommend starting a new topic and list your machine, settings, mask, and what kinds of problems you are having. You probably need some adjustments to your settings that will make it more comfortable for you. And/or you may need a different mask or an adjustment to your mask.
Who would have thought it would be this challenging to sleep and breathe at the same time?