Al, you found the right place and you're doing the right thing by taking the time to figure it out. Congrats!

NotthatBob wrote:I must be missing something.

As in, the people who design this stuff don't use it?

I'm just starting on my own cold (how I dread them on cpap!) but I'm with Dudley, the pursleep stuff has saved my bacon. The mind and eucalyptus really open up my sinus--best sleep I've had on cpap with a headcold (not as good as usual but much better than before!)

SleepGuy, I wanted to thank you for letting me participate in this trial. I've been using PurSleep for quite a while and it was nice to have some more options. Calm is fantastic! I loved that one. Strawberry is also very nice and I think the kids will like that one. Bananaberry didn't sound all that...

I'm with you on this one. Great forum. Very glad I found it!

Bump for a good thread - Pursleep has really made traveling with my cpap at least much more tolerable than it used to be. I don't have the luxury of staying in expensive rooms and often end up with a smoking room (I don't smoke). Anyway it used to take three days to get the smells out of my machine ...

I travel more than I care to and don't usually get to stay in high end places. Pur-sleep has really made traveling with my cpap much more pleasant than before--it used to take three days to get some of those smells out of my machine after I got home. It's so much easier to get to sleep on the road. ...

SithLord and everyone else -- I'm totally with you on this one. I travel a lot more than I like and always brought those room smells back with me in my gear for at least two extra nights after I'd get back home. And when I have to take the occasional smoking room--double yuck. I have never slept bet...

So did you see johnny goodman's thread about the traditional DMEs bashing online suppliers? One post called consumers who buy online "idiots".... go figure!

I loved my trial (thanks again sleepguy) Pur-Sleep oils so much I bought the Deluxe Starter Pack (I believe it's called starter because it has all the scents, diffuser, and pads. It's like a scent buffet each night. Hummm, which will it be tonight. My husband likes all but Spice, Paradise, and both...

what cflame1 said about the plastic smells! Here's a little thread about that:

viewtopic.php?=23344&highlight=pur+sleep+plastic

Three months after I actually started using my cpap all night I started seeing some BP relief--down about 25%! My trouble was using the blasted machine!

rooster, "idiot" doesn't begin to describe this guy. Pressurized oxygen? Taping your mouth shut as a snoring remedy for someone with apnea??

What babette said. That initial setup was pretty overwhelming and I had no idea how much I'd end up hating that little machine until pur-sleep came along to wean me through the transition. If I had been introduced to the idea during the initial setup that woudl be have been better than trying to mak...

sour grapes . . .