Just Say NO to surgery!!!! I had a soft palate shave and a uvulaectomy and it was one of my worst decisioins ever. I get choked more easily now. I was in intense pain for several weeks following the surgery - it hurt to swallow my own saliva. Just keep working with the equipment and your doctors and...

Wow! Thanks all for the suggests, encouragement etc.! I have a Fishel-Paykel HC 221 CPAP with heat/cold humidification. My pressure is 11. I do have a very old "sleep angel" chin strap that I use - but its so stretched out now it probably doesn't help. I did purchase another "official" chin strap. O...

Thanks Linda, I live in the Mecca of sleep centers - Charlottesville. I saw a specialist. Just not impressed with their follow up procedures. I am still using an Activa Miraga mask with the active cell. I really like it. But the tech checked the pressure and told me she thought it was leaking. There...

I was just curious about the quality of follow up by the various sleep study centers. I haven't been very impressed with my situation. I have been on a CPAP for 2 years. I've had 2 official followups with a doc. And I've complained about continued tiredness but there was never an attempt to do a sec...