The reason I put the machine on when I get in bed to read is that if I wait until I think I am getting sleepy, I will almost inevitably fall asleep with the light on and the book in my lap and thus won't have had a chance to put on the mask. I realize ti's bad sleep hygiene to be reading in bed befo...

I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in May 2010 and was prescribed a Respironics System One APAP (4-14) with Swift FX nasal pillow mask. Without getting into too much detail that is not directly relevant, the sleep study in May showed that I had developed severe form of primarily obstructive apn...