to start I do not need input on sleep hygiene - am making this request with full knowledge and support of the specialist I am working with in regards to that. Has anyone had success with a full face mask that does not have a forehead piece. I would love to be able to put on the mask and read for a b...

you woke up and noticed you weren't breathing,how is that possible? let me put it this way - have you ever had a dream where you were desperately searching for a bathroom and woke up having to pee really bad - well i would be dreaming i couldn't get any air -struggling like crazy - then i would wak...

before i knew i had it but likely did to some degree i started to fall asleep in the middle of an anatomy exam - my best friend next to me could see i was going but was afraid to even kick me cause we might get accused of cheating

my BP was creeping up just before i was officially diagnosed with OSA. when we discovered the OSA it was just before she had decided that if next reading was no better we were going medication route. had been on cpap for about 2 weeks when i saw her again, had lost 20 pounds and given up cigarettes ...

torontocpapguy - thanx for the info - i found it helpful - i have been doing a lot of dreaming since i got the cpap - have also been working with a sleep psychologist to improve quality of sleep - the one thing i have become aware of and which led to another study (get those results wednesday) is th...

i can only speak for me but here is my story - i knew for many years that if i slept on my back i would rouse with the sensation i couldn't breathe - blamed it on post nasal drip/sinuses. knew i snored - my whole family saws logs with the best of them (have yet to convince any of them to get tested)...

i have used this hose for 2 years now and only problem was when my cat bit it

while the definitions of stroke given are correct as far as they go there is something to be aware of - one of the first things they taught us in physical therapy school was to not let the patient hold their breath - it is called the valsalva effect - when you hold your breath and strain the pressur...

I will keep that idea on the back burner. My doc today suggested I try going to bed at midnight instead of 2 am, as I have done for years and years. I don't know. I don't want to hear that. I hate mornings and love night time. I am afraid a sleep hygienist will say the same thing. The idea of gettin...

one thing you might do is see if your sleep doc can refer you to a specialist in behavioral sleep medicine - i believe i have also seen it referred to as a sleep hygienist. i started working with one when other fixes did not help and the broken sleep issue is gone for me and my quality of sleep has ...

i would think it would be an avenue to explore - i was told once that while the sleep apnea itself is not an inherited thing, the physical characteristic that can contribute to the problem are likely part of your inherited genes (hope i said that in an understandable way)

had to work on some issues recently so i should say - "when all factors are good i sleep well and feel good - when changes are needed i go back to sleeping like crap and feeling the same".

i think i spend 99% of my time on my sides - long before i knew what sleep apnea was i knew i had difficulty on my back - what i now believe were apnea episodes. some recent problems led to another sleep study - before we did it we reviewed my past studies - never reached REM in supine - were concer...

i have 2 - sisters - smoke and smudge, 7 years old, and to bring it on topic i plan to tell my PCP AND sleep doc that they need to put in my files - when i tell you the cats are sleeping by my face there is a problem in need of correction. just prior to initial dx i was getting annoyed that they kep...

i had no trouble adapting to the cpap - i was so desperate for a decent nights sleep if you told me to stand on my head and whistle dixie i would have tried it - my challenge has been changes - had to go back a year ago for another study due to problems and found i needed a pressure adjustment. dud ...