Hello Michelle, I give you great credit for having the courage to get the proper machine from the start. I wish I had. Now that I have the APAP, I realize how much better my sleep has become. I use the same mask as you and am sleeping straight through the night more often than not. Don't back down ...

Just curious, but where you also offended by Monday night's The Big Bang Theory when Leonard stated something very close to, in exasperation, "maybe this will be the night my sleep apnea finally kills me?" for laughs?

Honestly, I think it depends. My experience was quite similar to yours. In fact, to this day I've never seen the results of the sleep study itself. But, I can unequivocally say that since I started CPAP therapy that I feel better, and I've stopped having things like falling asleep at the wheel occur...

Woulda been less subtle to go with Count De Monet. God bless Mel Brooks.

Well, I asked the wife, and her response was basically "well, I sleep better myself now that you don't snore anymore, but there are times when you seem to breathe out of your mouth" and listed things like not sleeping well in general, being sick, and other things of "distress." So perhaps I should g...

Wow, a full with a beard? Not sure how comfortable I'd be with a full. Not that I think I'd be claustrophobic or anything, just overall comfort. I should probably test that at my sleep lab, if they'll let me.

So, pretty much what that subject says. I'm currently using the original Mirage Swift. I was okay with it until I really started looking in to things. It seems as if I could have gone better. One, I'm a side sleeper, but since the vents are sort of loud and blow enough to be annoying to my wife, I s...