Hate to throw another fit, but therapy has not been going for me. Been trying the nasal masks and I couldn't use it because I need my mouth to breathe. Been trying the full faced mask. Not comfortable and cannot sleep. I have a hard time sleeping at regular hours even without a mask. With a mask, i...

You're apparently not familiar with the OP, and don't realize that his problems are not that Cpap won't work but that he doesn't sleep due to psychological problems. Which is why encouraging surgery right now would be a mistake. You don't know that it's from psychological problems. Correlation does...

Hate to throw another fit, but therapy has not been going for me. Been trying the nasal masks and I couldn't use it because I need my mouth to breathe. Been trying the full faced mask. Not comfortable and cannot sleep. I have a hard time sleeping at regular hours even without a mask. With a mask, it...

Don't know what you guys are talking about. I'm continuing to try. Maybe if you couldn't sleep for 40 hours at a time no matter how hard you tried you'd understand. We all don't have the same situation but whatever. Hey at least I finally got my equipment. Now I'm just trying, but not able to do any...

49er wrote:Enchanter,

If you can't sleep with the mask, what about asking your doctor for a sleep aid like ambien? If he refuses, ask him to recommend an OTC sleep remedy that you can purchase.

49er

Does Ambien stop working after a while? Cuz that would defeat the purpose. Is it good long term 49er?

Enchanter - you told me you want to get better, but when I suggested a couple of ideas you didn't really respond to them, went back to the forum and complained about the mask, or this and that... you're getting scattered again, not addressing one specific problem (e.g. insomnia) at a time in a focu...

Cardsfan wrote:Put the damn mask on when you go to bed and keep it on. Tough love.

I have been putting the dam mask on. Leaving it on for more hours than the people that actually sleep with it. I keep on saying this.

6 am again. Haven't slept. So the mask has been making it even harder/impossible for me to get to sleep at all. Not sure what to do. Sure, it's early, but I don't really see how I can adjust to this, sleep was already hard. I don't know which direction to take. Do I tell Apria? See the doctor? Tell...

6 am again. Haven't slept. So the mask has been making it even harder/impossible for me to get to sleep at all. Not sure what to do. Sure, it's early, but I don't really see how I can adjust to this, sleep was already hard. I don't know which direction to take. Do I tell Apria? See the doctor? Tell...

6 am again. Haven't slept. So the mask has been making it even harder/impossible for me to get to sleep at all. Not sure what to do. Sure, it's early, but I don't really see how I can adjust to this, sleep was already hard. I don't know which direction to take. Do I tell Apria? See the doctor? Tell ...

What are the chances you need a full face mask - do you know for sure (e.g. from the study) that you don't mouth breathe when asleep? But don't try to compare what happens when you're awake and breathing (or not breathing) to what happens when you're asleep... different thing altogether and the mac...

OMG something crazy happened. I just got some sleep, but not with the mask. What happened was I stopped breathing through my mouth and my nostrils were clogged up. So I stopped breathing for about half a minute, and I had a hard time even moving my body, so I had to force myself to move and take the...

Actually, 5-8/24 isn't a bad ratio, especially if you're on Cpap... are you concerned because you 'think' you should be sleeping more hours (according to someone else's schedule), or because you feel like crap and think it's because you're not getting enough sleep? I can get tired around 11 pm, but...

hpm08161947 wrote:Enchanter....... how many hours do you typically sleep in a 24 hour period?

5 to 8 maybe? It's 8 am and I am wide awake. No sleep. Haven't had any success with sleeping in any cpap or bipap mask.

It's 6 am right now. I haven't got any sleep. I've been wearing the nasal mask. I think it is more comfortable than the full face mask. However, the result is the same. I can't sleep. I know it's only been one day, but this is a problem and has been for me for years and years. I don't think it's goi...