Hi Folks. I have been experimenting with things to prevent strap marks from the mask on my face. I found a seat belt shoulder pad at Big Lots made out of sheep skin. I paid $2 for it. I cut it in half length wise and used it with my mask last night. No marks this morning. I plan to get some sticky b...

Hi Brothertony, I found the right mask after spending about an hour with the nurse at the medical supply company where I was sent to get my equipment. She tried many masks on me and I was able to find the one that was the most comfortable. Because I can breath through my nose I was fitted with a nas...

That's a good idea, now I just have to pack light enough to keep the water from making my luggage over weight.

My sleep study showed I have severe sleep apnea. I was given a pressure of 14 and put on a cpap machine. I have been using my cpap now for 6 weeks. I took the advice of the kind people on this message board. I went back and got fitted for a different mask, which worked much better; and put the machi...

I just went to a lecture on insomnia. According to the sleep specialist, alcohol interfers with the levels of sleep; meaning that if you drink alcohol before you go to bed you won't make it to the third and fourth level of sleep. That is the level of sleep where you are getting rested. The cpap allo...

Thank you all for your help and support. I put the machine on the floor beside my bed last night and didn't get rained on hardly at all. I am off to the drug store to try to find the Ary gel and I am going to give the nose pillow a few more nights before I try another mask. I put some cotton balls a...