Dont let it scare the kids, minimize the negatives and maximize the positives when discussing it with them. My son was really bummed and said he was sorry that I had to wear a mask to sleep. i told him I was excited because now I would get a good night's sleep and be in a better mood. Also have some...

What are your RERA #s? Have you researched UARS?

Me personally I had very few OSAs and Hypoponeas but the RERAs were enough to wake me up and fragment my sleep causing EDS but not enough to cause O2 desaturation.

I just denied that I snored and told my wife she was crazy. "Honey, I sleep on my side or stomach, the only way you can snore is sleeping on your back" Of course the sleep study proved otherwise. She enjoys the benefits of my CPAP as much as I do. And just to make this longer, a funny anecdote. When...

I didnt like 4 either, felt like i was trying to breath through a coffee stirrer.

yep, I understood, just never heard that description before and couldnt pass it up.

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Reminds me of something my first husband said to me when I was pregnant and puking my toenails up 24/7 for nearly 6 months and vomiting so much that my esophagus hemorrhaged.

I think the logical thing would have been to stop eating your toenails

I think the documentation for my PRS1 said not to put it on carpet due to overheating risk. In our camper it has to be on the floor so i just put a magazine under it to keep it off the carpet. At home i have it on my night stand, but it was making noise when running, sort of a vibration between the ...

now the Swift FX on the other hand, still struggling to control leaks with it. I really want it to work out since it has a nicer hose/swivel than the LT but i just can seem to get it to stay sealed. I use the same O rings on my Swift FX and have no leak problems. They helped, but still didnt comple...

I use lansinoh and did the o-ring thing, my Swift LT is great when it comes to leaks. I can sleep in any position with no problems. now the Swift FX on the other hand, still struggling to control leaks with it. I really want it to work out since it has a nicer hose/swivel than the LT but i just can ...

Just a note of encouragement to those struggling...

in my mind the fact that you are continuing to work at making CPAP successful shows a positive attitude. To me a negative attitude would be someone that gives up after the first setback.

I am over 85, but not 100. I have missed a few nights when camping and I dont drag it out to the hammock for an afternoon siesta. But, my CPAP usage is not life and death, at least not yet, I am on it for excessive snoring, fragmented sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness. While not an official dia...

I dont walk up to random people on the streets and tell them, but my close friends and family know. Mostly because they watched me struggle through the past 12-18 months in a downward spiral of poor sleep, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, stress and depression.

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have you considered trying different masks? A nasal or nasal pillow may alleviate some of the anxiety and claustrophobia.

I am able to fall asleep in any position with my nasal pillow mask, and once i am asleep i usually wake up in the same position.

based on this thread http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76193&st=0&sk=t&sd=a#p696119 I added o-rings to both my Swift LT and Swift FX masks. wow what a difference, really got the leak line settled down. I gave up on the Swift FX several weeks ago because I couldnt control the leaks with it....