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by ccl
Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Puffy eyes
Replies: 9
Views: 1712

Re: Puffy eyes

Thanks to eveyone who has posted replies so far. I also wonder if it's a circulatory component that is being restricted by the mask pressing onto my face. I d have to say it's amazing that I'm sleeping through the night. It was at a point where I thought I had bladder issues after getting up between...
by ccl
Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to Cpap, how to breathe? Feels like I'm suffocating
Replies: 20
Views: 8610

Re: New to Cpap, how to breathe? Feels like I'm suffocating

Hi - I'm also fairly new (@ 2 weeks). Here's my insight - For me, it's the same feeling as going snorkeling. You feel like you can't get enough air. A lot of it is just psychological (again - my experience). It took me a few days to actually sleep with the machine. The first night, I sat reading and...
by ccl
Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Puffy eyes
Replies: 9
Views: 1712

Puffy eyes

Hi, I'm new at using CPAP but noticed that since I started using the machine, my eyes are extremely puffy. I have "balloons" both above & below my eyes that just don't go away from one day to the next. I searched the forum for information and found that others have this same issue, but have never fo...