So, yesterday, my doctor started me on a Melatonin regimen (3mg before bed) because I'm a freak and can't seem to fall asleep without help. I went to bed when I started to feel tired, and I fell asleep without putting my mask on last night. I dont remember waking up numerous times like usual, but I ...

I REALLY want to thank ALL of you for taking the time to post a reply here. Since I posted, I allowed myself to sleep on my side, and tried a full face mask from a friend who has the same Rx. I slept THE WHOLE NIGHT!!!!!! I didn't wake up a single time for the first time since i was born. (probably....

For me when i went back for my review they did a compliance cvheck which was how much I wore the mask and I believe how well the treatment was going. If i did not wear it enough i dont think my insurance would continue to cover the costs. You are better off not sleeping on your back from what I am ...

A good place to find inexpensive masks is cpapauction.com Also, why are you trying to sleep on your back? It seems to me that when I sleep on my side, I spring huge leaks in the mask, and it bothers me and ends up waking me up anyways. I'm pretty frustrated. Also, from years of sleeping on my side,...

Well, it's been 4 miserable weeks, and I am still ripping this friggen mask off in the middle of the night. At first I thought it might be that I am somewhat of a mouth breather, and that a full face mask, but I can't get Apria to find my new scrip for one. I am at the end of my rope here. There is ...

Thanks everyone for the replies! I used an ACE bandage to tape my mouth shut, and I didnt rip the mask off until an hour before I was supposed to wake up! I'm going to treat myself to a nice memory foam pillow today. It's looking up though!

yeah, you want data then follow what Echo said - get the Rx and buy online from a place like cpap.com No one else has training sessions that I know of. Just Apria and they do it mainly for Kaiser I guess but have done it for other HMO's. Did you even have a real sleep study in a lab? btw: jules isn...

jules wrote:are you dealing with APRIA and an HMO?

DING DING DING! LETS SHOW HIM WHAT HE'S WON! YEAH...AND IVE HEARD THAT IM REALLY NOT IN THE BEST HANDS

if you have a PLUS you don't have any data worth seeing - just hours used - get your doc to order you a Pro or an APAP for data Good info...thanks. My silly training session, pretty much included my RT telling us about his vacation to Vegas, and how his BMW was in the shop...so..I'm sure I will get...

Thanks for the info guys...gonna wrap my mouth shut with an ace bandage tonight....that, and a benadryl, and I should be good to go. Also, is the software used to see your data free? And do you know here I can get it?

I started my CPAP journey 1 1/2 weeks ago. The first couple of nights, I did okay with my machine I had some trouble sleeping on my side due to leaks, and I have spent most of my life training myself NOT to sleep on my side. The last couple nights, I've realized that I rip my mask off in the middle ...