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by brvoltz
Wed May 16, 2012 5:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

My normal sleep day is from 2am to 10am ( as in this seems to be my body's normal time to sleep.) not my normal day. ... If I wait until I'm tired it will be 2am.... But I have to be up at 5:30am to goto the office.... So this gets a little ugly.... So I have to try to go to bed around 10pm.... You...
by brvoltz
Wed May 16, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

Check the EPR setting on your machine. DME's like to set it 3, the max, which drops the pressure 3 cmh20 when it decides you are exhaling. At 6 cmh2o I doubt that you need it. Many of us can't use it and you might try dropping it to 1 or off. There is a video tutorial for your machine at cpaplibrar...
by brvoltz
Tue May 15, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

Again thanks to all for the time and insight you have provided, I'm taking all this in and trying all the suggestions. Because I was so Tired I did not put the mask on last night and I feel GREAT today. So we will go at it again tonight. My normal sleep day is from 2am to 10am ( as in this seems to ...
by brvoltz
Mon May 14, 2012 3:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

Are you washing the nasal pillows every day, or using CPAP wipes to clean them? Facial oils can stop the pillows from forming a good seal. Even after 18 months at this, I still spend a few minutes each night, watching some mindless tv, tweaking my headgear and mask so it's snug but comfortable. It ...
by brvoltz
Mon May 14, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

After night 3 I'm still tring to find the licence plate number to the truck that has ran me over and over... I have no problems with the mask, the breathing issue are reducing, as in my mind is not so focused on breathing. Last night I had a very big problem with leakage, I took the mask off at 3:0...
by brvoltz
Mon May 14, 2012 3:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

What I don't get is if this is "good" for you then when why do I feel like a train hit me every morning... The "feeling" I get from this is not normal and I got a much better night sleep without the mask. Yes I wake a number of times, but I'm no where near this tired the next day. I'm getting the fe...
by brvoltz
Mon May 14, 2012 7:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

After night 3 I'm still tring to find the licence plate number to the truck that has ran me over and over... I have no problems with the mask, the breathing issue are reducing, as in my mind is not so focused on breathing. Last night I had a very big problem with leakage, I took the mask off at 3:00...
by brvoltz
Sat May 12, 2012 12:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

Let me add, there is NO way I can go into work after using this device (if this continues)... I will not be able to make the drive, will fall asleep at the wheel or if I make it to work someone will get hurt, or I will pass out from exhaustion.... That is why I started on a Friday to see what reacti...
by brvoltz
Sat May 12, 2012 12:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

Did you have a lot of wake ups last night? Wake up often fiddling with mask or hose? Fragmented sleep will sure make you feel horrible. Nope... Not messing with the mask in the night, only to go to sleep. I find that my mind is VERY focused on my breathing patters, which makes it hard to go to slee...
by brvoltz
Sat May 12, 2012 12:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

First many thanks for the all the feedback.... I can tell you I'm ready to toss this whole CPAP, because I feel so crappy the next day.... I have never felt this bad in my whole 46 years on this earth, other then the one time I was recovering from surgery that was not when I came home, but in recove...
by brvoltz
Sat May 12, 2012 11:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

Re: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

Doctor set the pressure to start with at 4 step in 10mins to 6, which I felt comfortable, and then it is auto while sleeping, which the top side is set to 10. No leaking, just not comfortable with the hose, it is driving me nuts.... I roll until I go to sleep.... The equipment I need to try to figur...
by brvoltz
Sat May 12, 2012 10:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?
Replies: 30
Views: 5167

First on CPAP was not good, any suggestions?

I was hoping that someone could give me some insight. My first night on CPAP was not good. While I slept over 6 hours, when I wake up I'm extremely tired and feel extremely jittery, to the point I have never felt before and I need to sleep more with out the mask before I can move. I have never felt ...