Second, your daughter. In almost 25 years of working with sleep disorders, EVERY single Down's Syndrome patient I have tested (ranging from early teens to adult) has had obstructive sleep apnea. Most of them adapt well to CPAP and those that live in a local home take pride in their CPAPs. You might...

I've had them. ( I have Arnold Chiari with syrinx.) They are loud and I've had to have a few of them. The last one they had ear phones with a radio station on to listen to but once the loud sounds started I couldnt hear the music and it stressed me out more. Your right, I would have thought they wou...

Break thru! Marissa actually asked me to put the mask on because she didnt want to hear me snore.

Thanks Linda
Love your quote!!

Thank you so much. I was looking at the hose covers and saw a cheetah one. She loves cheetah stuff. There were also instructions on how to make your own. Maybe if I let her help me pick out the fabric and make it she would get used to the idea more.

Thank you! I will check out the hose and face mask pads. I didnt know they had those things available. I'm going to try and talk to my daughter again when she gets home from school.

Well I talked about it with the lady that gave me the machine and gave me instructions etc. She said to let her look at it and play with it. Show it to her etc. But when I put it on she gets scared. I think it reminds her of hospitals. I tried waiting until she fell asleep but the night before last ...

Just got my machine on last Tuesday. Havent been able to wear it thru the night. It gets on my nerves. But, I can tuff it out. My daughter I share a room with whom has Down Syndrome is freaked out with me wearing the mask. So I have to wait until she falls asleep to put it on or not wear it. I usual...