Again thanks for the support, pretty good night last night. Who ever suggested picturing myself laying on the beach with a cold one, hit the jackpot. I am really trying not to think of the mask, and I know its early (18 months with machine), but it seems a little better. The noise was bad, be be hap...

Thanks for all the support. I have an appointment in 4 weeks with my doctor. I will discuss then about changing the mask, unless I go down there earlier. I think I may give this mask one last try. I talked to some one at an office my doctor has away from his office, this office is just for supplies ...

Well I woke this morning with no pain, I usd an extra pillow, a small fourth pillow. I still had mask on when I woke at 4.50. I did however wake during the night and the mask was off me, don't remember taking it off or what time.
Murph

[quote="archangle"]If you sip some water, does the chest pain react at all as the water flows down your throat? Either get better or worse as water contacts parts of your throat, esophagus, stomach? If you inhale some cold air, does your pain react to the air flow down your windpipe? Have you tried ...

back to this chest pain that you have, is it like a sharp needle stab pain, a vampire stake pain, a pain from being hit in the chest by someone's fist, a knot pain, toothache pain, after you have awakened how long does the pain/ache/discomfort stay with you ?---have you changed the pressure level i...

The quattro is a mask that must float on your face, not be cinched down so that it digs in and leaves sores. If you do have a sore spot on the bridge of your nose, just put a moleskin or small piece of bandaid on it for a few nights......it will go away. There are also mask liners out there that wi...

I also have to sleep using 3 pillows, with my head rasied, otherwise I wake up with sereve pain in my chest. I've been told by my heart doctor that this is not heart related, and my sleep doctpr tells me its not machine related. Probably GERD - silent acid reflux. Mine disappeared with cpap therapy...

I use a machine similar to yours. Mine is made by Respironics. I also use the Quattro mask. I get that fart-sound from my mask when I sleep on my back. When I sleep on my side I don't get it. The noise (obviously) comes from leaks. The leaks aren't generally enough to disrupt your therapy - just yo...

OK folks I have up-dated my equipment in my profile. Went back to trying the mask again last night and heres what happened. This is a typical night for me. Went to bed around 10.30pm, put tv on timer (1/2 and hour), and placed mask on face. Woke up at 1.30am, usual noise coming from mask, I decribse...

I also have to sleep using 3 pillows, with my head rasied, otherwise I wake up with sereve pain in my chest. I've been told by my heart doctor that this is not heart related, and my sleep doctpr tells me its not machine related. Probably GERD - silent acid reflux. Mine disappeared with cpap therapy...

Thanks for the replys. I understand I haven't posted much if any here. I thought I did last week when this mess started. But anyhow, I have read this forum and used it as the great resource it is. April 2010 I went to the ER because I couldn't breath. I was told I had Arrhythmia. I was shocked back ...

Year and a half ago I was told I had sleep apnea, after a sleep study. I got my VPAP adapt sv. Now a year and half later I have canceled my next appointment with doctor. I just can't sleep with the mask on. They want to do another study, which will mean more money outa my pocket. I stopped trying to...