John, Thank you for your very helpful suggestions and advice- this has really bothered me and for a long while, I thought I was just over-reacting and kept trying to just hydrate- but now I am actively going to try ALL of these things- addressing the possible reflux, increasing the humidity on my ma...

John, thanks for the reminder about vocal "warmups" w/ Tea, etc. Also, I DO have Sjogren's syndrome, which does make my mouth very dry. I spoke to my PCP re trying meds for reflux, and I am currently on a trial to see if there is any improvement. So...will be updating in a couple of weeks if not bef...

Thanks to all who replied- I do not have any symptoms of reflux, but it may be something to check out. I do wash my equipment frequently, maybe I can do more in that area- I DID clean out my humidifer tank every day when I first started CPAP, now less frequently- so that is certainly a place to impr...

You may remember that a few months ago, I posed a question here about whether CPAP could cause me to lose my singing voice. The general consensus was no- but I still have not been able to sing, except for a few very isolated times. Yesterday I asked my PCP again, and he said that he HAS seen this be...

I ordered one a few months ago- and the size was WAY too small for my head-I am not an alien or anything, but the largest size would maybe have fit my 3 yr old grand-daughter. Of course, since it had been opened, I am stuck with it- but there was NO way I could ever get it on my head to even see if ...

I would add that you may need a different size than you were measured for. My first mask was a Quattro medium- and if you use the guide on the package, that kind of made sense for me- but after several months, I wondered why so may people loved this mask, because I was having a terrible problem gett...

First of all, thanks to all who have replied. I am seeing a sleep specialist- and he is the one who suggested the nap- it is no more than 45 min. on the days that I take one. But- if I do not OPT for a nap, I just fall asleep on the sofa or chair- anyway. My apneas are gone- as for the pressure, may...

Hi- I haven't been by lately, but I have been getting quite frustrated. I sleep well with the CPAP, my numbers are good- but I still have trouble getting to sleep at a decent time. I have been working with a sleep doc re: setting a wake time to help reset my internal clock, gradually waking a little...

Well, I love Keanu Reeves in general, and the Matrix trilogy specifically- and I like the facts that a lot of quotes from the Matrix refer to machines and sleep....so- I am Trinity , and 101 is the number of Neo's apartment in the first film- before he is taken out of the Matrix. I'm a geek! }

I have very painful fibromyalgia- and with the very FIRST pill, I felt much relief- I do not take it every day- more often in the winter when the fibro is most fierce- but I have not had any ill effects- this has been for a couple of years now. Good luck, if you decide to take it.
~joan

While you are having the surgery, it is not necessary to use your cpap because the anesthesiologist is monitoring your respirations, and will be using a type of respirator to give you deep enough respiarios- this is NOT the same as being on a resiprator, but you do have an endotracheal tube in. In r...

A very Happy Easter to everyone from me here in MD, too!
~joan

FYI- Melatonin is not without its own side-effects, so should not be used by everyone. If you have a history of stroke, diabetes, epilepsy, kidney disease or depression, you should not use it. Just because something is "natural" does not mean it can be used freely by all without a problem. Always re...

I am in the "don't wash"- I got a new hose every three months, and changed it out then..then realized I could ask to not receive one so often, but still will just change it out with a new one. I keep an extra.
~joan

Well, I am here again on this topic! I just got a new Quattro this week, when they brought the new PRS-One. It is the same size, I have re-seated the seal and it seems okay, but the bloody thing will just NOT seal- it's blowing air out like the machine was set on 40! I'm calling the DME tomorrow (to...