3 months of CPAP it's now time to buy a smaller unit

Hi one of the posts on the introductions forum said there were 5 brits on the forum well there is now 6!!

After years of snoring and tiredness finally went and had this thing checked out and they found I was waking 30-40 times per hour during REM sleep which is I guess pretty serious.

I really didn't fancy having a mask for the rest of my life but my clinic says they don't recommend surgery anymore.........so CPAP it is!

Have a Resmed continuous pressure CPAP set at about 10 and a humidifyer as I was getting a dry mouth....have been using it for 3 months now and I can at least say I am dreaming more....still finding it difficult to get used to though. I have a nasal mask.

Unfortunately my wife moved out earlier this year, wasn't because of the snoring but I'm sure it contributed, she wasn't getting much sleep I do know that.......I have no idea how to introduce this to a new partner when I find one....surely she would think it's a bit like "Frank" from Blue Velvet!!! has anyone got any hints and tips for how they did it?

Delighted there is a dedicated forum as I am now looking to buy my own smaller unit as I travel a fair bit and my clinic have recommended Tyco varaible pressure system......I'll do a search and see what most people like....has anyone got any good recommendations, it ideally needs to have a built in humidifyer.

Anyway and finally hello everyone!!

Hello,
The Tyco is the same as the puritan - benett 420 in the USA. its made in France the 420E is auto titrating.

As far as mouth dryness goes. You are leaking out your mouth . Thats why its dry..

As far as cpap and partners . Hey honey I dont snore..

Cheers,

Born in UK

Here's the Tyco machine they were referring to:

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/139

Here it is with a heated humidifier (a must!)

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/1086