Hi All! At one time I was mouth breathing and freaking out. Got amazing help from this group. I taped my mouth (the polident strips grossed me out) and everything was great. Then after about 4 months I just got sick of it and stopped taping. My skin was very sore. I guess I had trained myself, but I...

Hi All! I have adult onset asthma and silent reflux. I use advair, singulair, and zyrtec for the asthma and nexium for the reflux. The allergist said I have no allergies, but I react to "irritants"...... I just went for a physical and I was wheezing like mad. My doctor, who is great, asked me what I...

Brilliant!

Hi All! I can't seem to find the posts telling where to buy the strap pads for my swift. I am going to try the toe pads, but I would also like to try the pads. I've been on the cpap for almost a year now at 10 pressure and all is fine. I sleep on my right side so that the air doesn't blow on my big ...

I did a search on the yellow bulb and I sure don't feel alone!
I'm nervous to go to bed tonight. Before today I loved the machine. Now I am filled with dread.
I WILL use it and hope for the best. If not, I'll contact the doctor tomorrow and start the quest.
Thanks for this forum.
Shelley

Hi All! I have been using the cpap at 10 and the swift for about 3 months now. All has been well after the initial getting used to. I tape my mouth. This morning I woke up feeling lousy, looked in the mirror was bloated beyond my imaginaton. Right up to the bottom of my bra. Am I swollowing air? I s...

Duh!
Sorry to be so lazy. Just googled sleep apnea + asthma, sleep apnea+GERD.
Gee, what do you think?
All seem to be related.
Oh, well....
At least I am getting the best info available.
Shelley

Hi All! Still a major newbie ( 3 weeks in ). I'm wondering if all my diagnosis of: 1. depression - manifesting as irritability, was it menopause? Now taking 25 mg zoloft, and 4000 mg of Alpha 3 Omega. 2. Reflux, esophageal (sp?) boo-boos. Now taking 40 mg. of Nexium. Esophagus ok now. No more heartb...

Well... Last night I spent a bunch of time reading old posts. I'm 2 weeks into the CPAP. Two nights ago I woke up with such a dry mouth that my lip was stuck to my teeth and my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth and I came pretty close to panicking until I could get some water. So last night I...

WOW!
I'm the one who started this all.
I also wanted to use the DI water because I can get it easily.
I surrender. I will use distilled.
I'm not taking any chances here...

Thanks for the great help.
Shelley

Hey All,

I use DI water (deionized) at work and was wondering if I could use that instead of distilled. It is free.

Thanks,
Shelley

Hello Everyone! I feel very lucky to have found this site. I have been using my CPAP for about 2 weeks now, and so far, so good. Last night I woke up only once, and my husband said I didn't move otherwise. I have dry mouth and I am not a mouth breather, so I think it is part of the "getting used to"...