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by Susan
Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: choosing a c-pap
Replies: 7
Views: 1757

RE: choosing a cpap

This is all so foreign. I didn't want to have to spend hours and hours doing my own research and trying to figure out what type of machine, mask, etc. I needed. I just got through doing all this for a child who has another medical condition and I'm tired of it. Isn't this a part of what the doctors,...
by Susan
Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: choosing a c-pap
Replies: 7
Views: 1757

choosing a c-pap

The doctor ordered the cpap he wanted me to have without ever discussing options with me. Is this standard? I have struggled with the nasal mask and find myself waking up at night with it off. Now he is switching me to a warm air humidifier to help with the allergies/stuffiness. I just feel like I a...
by Susan
Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:12 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: stuffy nose
Replies: 3
Views: 1290

stuffy nose

I've had my cpap about a month and still am not getting much use out of it. I have allergies and my nose is stuffy most of the time. I take antihistamines, decongestants, asthma meds, and allergy shots. Even though my mask is a soft gel it is still painful across the sinus area. I feel like I am suf...