Chunkyfrog that is so true!! I wish I had done this 2 years ago when I knew something was wrong. I am falling in love with my cpap and getting a full night of sleep.

Had my first dream in ages last night!

Should we use distilled water to wash the tanks?

I have to empty mine on Mondays to travel and it gets empty again on Wednesday when I head home and I wash it Saturday Morning. My dme told me to use a little dish soap and hot water to clean it. Is this ok or should we use something else?

I wear it for my family and all those around me. My husband has 6 mostly older kids and I have 10 and 12 yr old girls, so between us there are 8 children and now I have 7 grandchildren. I want to be around to watch all of them grow up and have families of their own. And with 13, 12 and 10 yr old gir...

I'm with you jen- the last 4 mornings I have felt like a freight train continuously ran over my body during the night but my brain is blissfully alert. Patience is hard, but I can see the points here. We don't know how much trauma extended sleep deprivation causes and it does take time to heal. We d...

After my issues last week my mask I called my DME bright and early on Friday to get a new one. I was going to beg for the Aloha as my wonderful hubby had told me he didn't care what mask I got as long as I was happy and sleeping. He said I could have a gold plated one as long as it worked- apparentl...

I've only been on mine a little over a week but I made the decision not to be embarrassed about it. I let myself be so embarrassed for a long time that I might have apnea that I refused to get tested. Now that I have the machine I show it to everyone. Anyone who comes into my house has seen it, I le...

For those of you that have used both the 360 and now the Aloha- how different is the fit for the nose? After a week on the 360 and i've loosened it almost as much as I can and not have it fall off. The edge of my nostrils are still raw, bleeding and sore. I spend at least an hour after I lay down at...

That is exactly what I needed.

Thanks, Pugsy!

My DME did a crummy job of explaining the machine to me, or I was just too sleepy to care. How can I tell if the blasted machine is on? Should the light be blue or green? Mine always seems like it's blowing from the time I plug it in and several times I've woken up at night and I swear the machine i...

Thanks for all the advice, I do think my mask is too tight. I know I've been scared about it falling off so I probably have it way too tight. Also appreciate the advice on lanolin, I wasn't sure what I could use with the mask that wouldn't hurt the material. The bottom of my poor nose is so raw, I f...

I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea 4 weeks ago. I've now spent 4 nights on my cpap machine and my nose is killng me. The edge of my nose and outside are so sore they are bleeding. I have the machine lose but i'm afraid the the mask will fall at night if it's too lose. What can I do to help with...