I have been on cpap for a year and I had been doing well on it and feeling good. On Jan. 1 I came down with the flu. I was sick over a week and I am still left with a lot of post nasal drainage and a cough that comes and goes but is not too bad during the day. I just finished a round of Augmentin fo...

Thank you so much for all the responses!! You all are the greatest!! Well, I did call my DME and left a message. You can never talk to a real person (I hate that). They have to call you back. They did not ever call me back today!! So I came home from work and decided to take a look for bites (dog - ...

Help! I used my cpap on Monday night and it was fine. When I put it on last night (Tuesday) it had no power. I checked the cord and looked it over completely and it is just without power. The display is not lit. The buttons do nothing. I have checked everything. Nothing happened to it and it has not...

Dear Friends, So many of you have helped me with suggestions and encouragement. I wanted to give an update and maybe some encouragement to those having trouble. At this point, over 8 weeks from starting CPAP, I now sleep with my "buddy" every night, all night. I am sleeping all night most nights now...

Rain rain go away!! I have had lots of trouble with rainout in the hose and in the mask. I have a cover that I ordered and put on. It is nice and warm and makes the hose softer. My humidifier level is on 2 and I actually need more as I am still waking with dry mouth and eyes. On the 2 setting I am g...

Having insomnia and apnea just make me so tired! I don't know what to do about trying to get some sleep. I took a half of a melatonin last night and was just kind of in and out of sleep. I fought with the mask for 4 hours and finally just took it off. I didn't sleep much the rest of the night even w...

My pulmonologist gave me 5 mg Ambien last week to try to help my insomnia and help me get adjusted to the mask/cpap. Well, last night was the 3rd night I took it. When I woke VERY groggy this morning my cpap was turned off and my mask was completely taken apart and laying around by my pillow. I had ...

At least then I would be feeling no pain and not caring about the "red stripe"!!

I have tried 3 FFM's I like them all but all three leave a big red stripe across the bridge of my nose and make it a little sore. Has anyone found one that doesn't? Or will this stop after I wear it longer? I wore the Ultra Mirage FFM for 2 weeks and it left a big place every morning on my nose that...

I am probably not as qualified to answer as others here but I did become terribly irritable at first. I felt like my whole personality changed. I had a lot of trouble adjusting to the whole process, the mask, the air, etc. I knew it was happening but just felt so grouchy all the time I couldn't help...

Yay! Sleep Lover, that is fantastic news!! Keep asking questions and tweaking till you get it just right!! You are on the right track and there are so many wonderful folks here to help you.
Hoping for an even better night tonight!
Karen

Yay! Sleep Lover, that is fantastic news!! Keep asking questions and tweaking till you get it just right!! You are on the right track and there are so many wonderful folks here to help you.
Hoping for an even better night tonight!
Karen

Hi, First I will say it will get better. Hang in there and try new things till you get it the way you like it. I had the Swift LT nasal pillows and tried for a month to make them work. they were just not for me. I had a lot of leaks at first. Then after I got the leaks fixed I had terrible sinus pro...

Hi, Those of you who have been on CPAP for a while,how did the time changes affect you? I usually have a really hard time adjusting to DST and I am afraid this is going to magnify the problems I already have with CPAP. I have just recently got to the point where I go to bed and sleep some. In the la...

I have only cleaned mine with dish liquid soap and water. I will try the vinegar and water and the polident tablets. I rinse it most every day and wash it with soap at least once a week. It looks clean but ... I will think about investing in the other basin. This is a part of life and it needs to be...