I have insomnia besides the diagnosed apnea. Hard to fall asleep, and I wake up because of that regardless of apnea. Meditation, which helps somewhat (I am just in the initial phase of learning how to do that), You talk about meditation but you don't mention sleep hygiene. Do you know what good sle...

Sounds like something got jalapen your nose.

The summary mentions itching, burning, stinging - no mention of dry eye.

It also infers the problem is only with untreated OSA>

pats wrote: Mouth breathers for whom simple chinstraps don't work generate many interesting threads discussing alternatives and adjustments, because, for them, it is an ongoing problem.

Don't they just get FFMs and some even start taping their lips? I don't think they worry with chinstraps too long.

Avi, From what I read here, chinstraps don't work for most people. He should stay with a FFM.

How to not wake up choking? Cheap and easy -> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3113Z71CQTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I paid about $10. It works. Has awakened me once since I got it and it was worth it. http://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Controls-THP207-Plug-In-Flashlight/dp/B000IF8QDK/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8...

Many insurance policies pay for a new machine every five years. Call them and ask. Find out if they require a new sleep study to get a new machine.

Of course if you get a machine make sure it is "full data". Forum members can help.

I just saw this in today's cpaptalk streaming news - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/aaos-pti053112.php Patients seen at the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center who used positive airway pressure (PAP) to treat their obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had improvements in their depressiv...

I like the term 'nosebuds'. It sounds so cuddly. Yes, I like it better than "nasal pillow". "Earbuds" stuck really quick and nosebuds look a bit like earbuds and are just as personal. Earbuds http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/public/T_KLqjrk2z34Z9gLOJ8aQr1pP5urcaCFxKvlTgI88zwj82vvQ1gJ3efJpK4pBcBhPgO...

She should tell us exactly what she has. I took it she only has a passover humidifier.

She read the 1st part of my file and was like it only says 5 times an hour and I told her yeah on my side but on my back it's 19 times an hour. Re: new robotic surgery by Pdm62068 on Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:42 pm I'm having the surgery in 3 weeks. The surgery is only useful for tongue based obstructions...

I was just wanting to know if there is anyone else on this forum that suffers from comorbid mental illness along with the OSA? The traditional definition of comorbid means the condition exists independently from the first condition. From what I have read depression is often caused by OSA. So it is ...

Even with a heavy duty chinstrap clamped on tight I could still breathe through my lips. So I got a full face mask and put the nasal pillows in the drawer. It works fine.

What about aspirin? My husband has taken one of the small ones daily for years even though he is very healthy. I saw this article just now and wonder if my husband should discontinue the aspirin. aking a daily low-dose aspirin to prevent heart disease may actually increase the risk of major gastroin...

Proof of what?

You have used it for 7 days (nights?) and still haven't had a good night's sleep?

7 days without CPAP and I would probably have a stroke or a heart attack.