I like having my hose over my head. Since my Simplicty mask has a swivel feature I can put the hose where I want it. I also have a wrought iron bed with a straigth smooth bar that runs across the head of the bed, so I have my hose over my head and attached to that bar so it will slide with me as I m...

Thanks, Lynne, no I have not tried using water -- will try that tonight, but will get some tape for backup in case I break the seal

I moved from a Small Simplicity Mask to a Medium size because I felt I was re-breathing air in the small mask - too close a fit for my nose I think. At any rate the Medium give me fresher air, but I have some leakage around the bridge of my nose and into my eyes when I turn on my side. Can I tape th...

I suggest you talk with your doctor. As you can see from the posts, there are meany reasons you may be experiencing acid reflux. It is not uncommong with OSA -- I started experiencing it prior to my sleeping with CPAP. I was eating Tums like crazy and when I talked with my doctor (not my sleep docto...

I don't have a spouse, but since I've been diagnosed I just KNOW that my friends and co-workers to not understand the depth of devistation that OSA causes. However, I printed out Josh's initial post and some of the replies and showed them to my friends and I think they FINALLY 'got it'. Sounds to me...

Best and most accurate description of what I've been going through and how I feel about this diagnosis too! I'm with Josh on this one!

Once again, thanks for the encouragement and suggestions. And a special thanks to Offerocker -- i did reduce the humidity and that has helped tremendously. I will also try your cleaning suggestions. Certainly the other component is that my mouth is falling open -- my sister and the atty I work for b...

Hi Maureen! I too am on my 3rd night (well the first night was an abort for me since the mask just did not work at all). Last night I slept from Midnight until 4:45 a.m. with my mask, but I woke myself up when I tried to breathe through my mough. My mouth was so dry I took off the mask and drank som...

Oh dear, I do see that Lynne said "wet" the mask, rats...........

Yes, SleepyHibiscus! It is unfortunately true about so many of women's symptoms that we are overlooked, dismissed or mis-diagnosed. I read a WONDERFUL book "A Woman's Guide to Sleep Disorders" by Meir Kryger, who is a past president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He talked about all the ...

THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I had not been putting my night time lotion on my face because I thought I read somewhere that I was not supposed to use lotion, but at my age if I don't use lotion for a few nights my face is going to crack! Also thought I might be going "goofy" with that whitsle sound -- nice...

any of you who used the Simplicty mask have trouble with it whistling? mine whistled until the machine ramped up to the full 8m!

when you say "sounds like mouth breathing" are you referring to my dry mouth and sore soft pallet?

Well, guess I'm no longer a virgin LOL but that doesn't mean I know exactly what's going on! Before my machine ramped up to the full 8m, my mask whistled! Anyone else experience this with the simplicity? Also, i used the humidifier and my nose wasn't so dry but my mouth was extremely dry and my soft...

Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with OSA and received my machine and mask last night. The doctor suggested the Comfort Curve mask for me and I tried that last night, but it was too large. I am a petite woman with a small nose (all measurements are 1 1/4, except nose length which is 1 1/2!) and...