cflame1: I had thought I had tried just about everything, and was checking in to see if I was mistaken. HoseCrusher: I stopped by partly to vent my frustration, and partly to find out if there was something else I could try. Though I don't post much, I do read the posts here periodically, but am pro...

Follow up: Okay, it has now been 2 years and about 8 months, give or take, of me using my CPAP machine...yup, I use it every night. Here's where I am: I still wake every day feeling as if I never slept. <---I look/speak/act practically drunk in the morning The mask is uncomfortable and comes off at ...

None of the poll options fit me at all. I had exactly one good night's sleep, and woke feeling rested and energized. That was the first night I used my CPAP machine, over a year and a half ago. Since then, I wake much as I did pre-therapy: exhausted, feeling stoned, and feeling as if I had never sle...

My machine has smelled since day 1, and nothing I've done has alleviated it at all. I wake with the smell in my nose and throat, and I can eve taste it. It's not a pleasant smell, and my machine was new when I got it.

If anyone finds a solution to this, I'd appreciate hearing it.

Dreamdiver...thanks for the comments. I have read most of the "lightbulb" stuff already...not much of it was new to me, though. I had researched the heck out of Apnea and CPAP prior to being diagnosed. I might consider getting the software, but don't have a card reader (and can't afford one) so I do...

Hi folks...well, as you can see from the subject, I'm new to posting here, but not completely new to CPAP. I've had my gear for over a month, and have already switched from the nose mask to the air pillow style. I can't really say that I like either piece of gear...they're both awful for different r...