If you slip some gluten into my wife's food without her knowledge she comes out in itchy rashes.

This happens when she is unaware such as if a restaurant menu doesn't state food contains gluten.

So personally I would be very skeptical of an article that says it is only the nocebo effect.

6 months in myself, and I honestly don't feel any better. However... I sleep through the night, I used to get up 5 or so times. I actually dream, vivid dreams regularly, whereas I rarely used to. So despite me not feeling better, the simple fact I am not getting up as often in the night suggests tha...

It is a Mirage FX nasal.

I will try putting it higher and see how it goes.

The one unfortunate side effect of the nurse "dropping" the mask is that I didn't get fitting instructions in the hospital.

Sheriff Buford wrote:Do what you want, but after 6 months it is not enough time to "settle in". You may want the full face when you have a cold, sinuses or other issues. Just sayin'

Sheriff

I still have my FFM that is fine that I have used for the past 6 months for when I need it.

With my FFM it took me a while, but I got used to sleeping on my face again.

Basically a thick pillow (with just my forehead resting on it) and my arm under my head alongside the mask means I have a pocket where the mask sits, while I am still comfortable.

After 6 months of using a Quattro FX FFM since I started CPAP I have had quite a few minor issues, nothing major, but enough to want to tweak things: Notably: Leaks are a pain on FFM, I find liners help somewhat, but are annoying for vision. Itchy noses are a nightmare! I mouth breathe a lot, I have...

I never bothered. I was only diagnosed with mild / moderate and I never find myself drowsy or anything. The DVLA website says: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and driving You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome or obstructive sleep apnoea (also known as sleep apnoea) with ...

All of it. For me on the NHS it was "Here is a machine. Put this mask on. *nurse checks for leaks and adjusts accordingly* there you go. Don't tip the machine when water is in the humidifier. See you in 6 months." I would have liked as a minimum some basics of mask care and cleaning. What AHI was an...

Well I changed my pressure to 9 from 8 last night. I didn't notice any difference in "feel" and I slept perfectly all night. AHI was 7.5 this morning which is higher than it usually is, looking at sleepyhead it was a mixture of all types of apnoeas in pretty much even ratios. I did however have a gl...

Cheers guys, I actually just remembered I have an appointment for a suspected hernia on saturday with my normal GP. I will have a chat with them to see their opinion. Worst case I am sure I will be able to a prescription from them anyway, as I intend to buy an APAP anyway for myself. I will see abou...

I've been on CPAP now for 3 months, with readings of around 6.5 AHI pretty consistantly (jumping up to 10 if I have a few beers.) As far as the NHS was concerned, they gave me the machine,a brief instruction and sent me home. In my follow up appointment I asked about the AHI and they simply said not...

Audiobooks and podcasts for me. If I wake up I just throw on a podcast and fall asleep listening to that.

I'll add my vote to the "put the mask on an hour before bed" brigade. When I started I hated it and panicked. However I found watching TV / reading for an hour with it on before bed meant that by the time I tried to sleep I didn't even notice I was wearing it. 2 months in and I never notice it at al...

Personally I would never deal with anyone on a forum (unless they are a well established persona and / or there is a feedback thread on the forum which rates people post sales) without a 3rd party like Paypal in between.

Anonymity + distance + cash = people being dicks to each other.

My wife thinks my CPAP is the best invention ever, and she now gets nearly a full nights sleep each night as I no longer snore and wake up every hour and disturb her. However the one annoyance that we are finding in bed is that if I am on my back, stomach or on my right hand side it is fine. However...