Maybe I need to give a little back story. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2010. I was prescribed a cpap which is obviously the standard next step. For the next 2 years I not once slept with the sleep mask for more than an hour or 2 and even that was rare. I started with a full face; this couldn’...

After years of trying to tolerate the cpap and being tired 24/7 I’m attempting new strategies. The main problem is, it takes me a long long time to go to bed. I will get tired, sometimes can’t even keep my eyes open and yet my body won’t feel ready for bed. I’ve tried many of the sleep hygiene trick...

Hi, sorry for my absence, it’s been a tough month or so. Many things have changed since I last logged in. after seeing myself struggle so badly in keeping up with school I’ve come to the realization that I can’t go on like this. I kept thinking things would get better if I’d tough it out but they go...

@robysue You make a good point about digging myself into a hole, that’s basically how I feel at this point. I am giving serious thought about taking a leave of absence or at least reducing my load. If I don’t take care of this now it’ll only get worse with time. I found your article extremely helpfu...

@jamiswolf I sleep kind of on my side but I’d say more on my stomach, I Purchased a special pillow with grooves to take the pressure off my face when I sleep. It helps but often ends up putting a ton of pressure on my jaw @TalonNYC, cflame1 I haven’t tried any official padding; I have tried using a...

@jamiswolf I sleep kind of on my side but I’d say more on my stomach, I Purchased a special pillow with grooves to take the pressure off my face when I sleep. It helps but often ends up putting a ton of pressure on my jaw @TalonNYC, cflame1 I haven’t tried any official padding; I have tried using ad...

Hi, I’m new to this forum. Found it online and saw several interesting posts so decided to join. I suffer from sleep apnea, was diagnosed close to 2 years ago. I am currently 22 years old. I was given a CPAP machine about a year and a half ago which has been met with zero success. At first I tried t...