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by bskrichardson3
Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help getting wife to use her CPAP
Replies: 98
Views: 17693

Re: Help getting wife to use her CPAP

[quote="BobF4"]My wife was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. After failing to finish her second (titration) sleepover, the local Sleep Disorders Center prescribed her a CPAP, that auto-titrates, thus giving them the information they need to determine the prescribed pressure. My wife refuses to pu...
by bskrichardson3
Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: WHY HARD PLASTIC MASKS? DOES THIS THING REALLY WORK?
Replies: 26
Views: 5531

Hello Everyone, Thanks so much for your encouragements on my first post. Now, nearly 2-1/2 weeks into CPAP, I am actually beginning to get used to things and had a good nap yesterday afternon and a really good sleep last night, although I do pull the mask off at least twice a night. The headgear is ...
by bskrichardson3
Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: WHY HARD PLASTIC MASKS? DOES THIS THING REALLY WORK?
Replies: 26
Views: 5531

WHY HARD PLASTIC MASKS? DOES THIS THING REALLY WORK?

I am a relative CPAP user newbie (11 days old!) It has been a HUGE struggle for me as I am terribly claustrophic and during the last sleep titration the disinfectant in the mask I was allergic to and developed a horrid sinus infection. I have been wrestling with using the machine each night ( it's a...