Its hard enough wearing a mask, then to wake up with water dripping out, is scarey....lol I have been on the resperonics machine over a year. I am one that it just don't help a whole lot. I wrote on here how I was taping my mouth shut ( I learned on here) and I woke up and coughed and about blew my ...

Thank you all for your advice. Yes I do have the card that is read when I go to the doctor. Said I only stopped breathing 2 times a night instead of 53. So thats why I continue to wear it. Its the dry throat that is stopping me from wearing. I am 9on 7-11 air flow. They tested me a few times on that...

I tried a full face mask, I couldn't deal with it. Thanks so much for advice tho.....

About a year ago I was told I stopped breathing 53 times in an hour, 10 sec. at a time. I got my machine Resperonics and the Gel face mask. I was told it would change my whole life!!!!! I was so excited. I couldn't wait to feel like a human again! They said it would help my heart, BP, insomnia, loo...

I had trouble breathing at first. After about 2 months I got use to it and now I KNOW I breath much better with it on as I am a very shallow breather. You GOT to keep it on and you will get use to it. I KNOW how hard it is to feel like you can't breath. The other suggestion I have is to turn off you...

I have been on cpap for about 6 months and still wake up 3-4 times every night. I am a mouth breather so I tried the full face mask and I HATED it! I couldn't get it to stop leaking, so I went back to my nasal mask and taping my mouth shut. When I told the people at the medical supply place where I ...

I have been on cpap for almost 4 months and I still go through the day so sleepy I can hardly stay awake. I have been told here to just be patient, so I am still trying. The question I have is this....I have a humidifier ( Remstar auto M series) and I feel my air gets warm at night and sometimes mak...

How do u wear the poligrip strips? TY

SLINKY....I take Lunesta...I also am on Wellbutrin, and 3 other meds that all say it can cause dizziness. They probably cause sleepiness too. I'm trying to take them closer to night time, but some I have to take twice a day. I tried to get my ins. co to let me have the bypass to loose some weight. T...

Thank you all for advice! I don't have a chin strap yet, but I don't think I could handle it. I will try tape tho. I tries tape one night and my mouth filled up with air and I tried to just swallow it, but I had to open the tape and let it go on it's way....My doctor told me my mouth breathing would...

Well cpap users. The last time I wrote I was so fustrated that I was getting nothing out of my cpap therapy. Well I went to my sleep doctor last Monday and got a good report. I stopped breathing 53 times in an hour when I started and now 2-3 times. No leaks (although I had to fix leaks a lot.) I am ...

ok I still am having trouble going to sleep and waking up 5-6 times a night and sometimes more. They put me on 7 pressure whatever that means. Sometimes I feel like I think I can't breath and take it off. Been on it 1 month. Still being patient. Go to doctor Monday. I feel like a zombie everyday. Ca...

Thanks so much feeling-better, that makes a lot of since. I'm 53 by the way. The pressure thing sound like that could be it! I will look into it today....Again thank you. Oh by the way, I got out and walked today for the first time in quite awhile!!!!!! Maybe it is starting to help!!!!! My first app...

I have heard that for many years that everyone doesn't need as much as 8 hours sleep. Then u hear a doctor say 8 hours is a must! Who to believe. I always seemed to feel better when I slept 5 hours than if I slept 8. I was always so sleepy the next day if I got 8 hours. Go figure...Thanks for your p...

I watched a special on TV the other day on 60 min. and it was about sleep. They said getting good sleep helped with loosing weight, stress, heart, lungs, memorie and so much more! I was told before starting the cpap that it will change my life. I still haven't got much from it yet, but I have been t...