in terms of mask adjustments while you sleep, you will get to the point where you are doing it without even thinking about it.

Ive only been on my machine for a month, and i can do adjustments without really waking up. and as a stomach cpap sleeper, i make adjustments every night.

my dad was unexpectantly admitted to the hospital a few months ago (gall bladder problem at work)

the first night he was there they had him use one of their machines. but they let me bring him his bipap the next day.

steve, It might be that your mask is not right for you. What mask are you using? I have found that the gel masks work better for me. i routinely see pressures in the 16-20 range, and i found the silicone masks have a shorter cushion and i couldnt get it tight enough without hurting. the gels seem to...

i got my machine 3 weeks ago. I am fully committed to it (untreated AHI was 120 with an oxygen drop to 48%...) While i began treatment our company announced they were closing doors, i was being laid off etc. Stress and anxiety went through the roof. What i found helped a lot was music. Put music on ...

i have both gel and silicone masks,

due to my pressure being so high (95% is 19. i find that the gel is more comfortable since i have to really crank the mask tight to my face to get rid of leaks. i find the silicone masks bottom out

I wish i could say that my memory isnt affected.. I am a mechanical engineer, i consider myself to be fairly successful thus far (at 27). However, my short term memory is garbage. I am the post-it king. and even then i still cant get it right all the time. Between post-its and calendar reminders, i ...

this is Bach. Police academy drop out. Failure for lack of aggression. He is about as dangerous as a sleeping baby. so i adopted him. Pretty much goes everywhere with me.

thanks guys, I am actually very familiar with the equipment and what to expect, most of my male relatives are users, my dad since early 90s. and my uncle works for the DME... and the dog is good with the machine, although he gave me strange looks when the mask leaks... As a midday update, been at wo...

i should say, even though i woke up several times in the night, for the first time in probably 2 years, i didnt need to go to the bathroom.... consider that a success right away. I also was half conscious of the dog all night, he is a well trained german shepherd, but everytime he walked to that sid...

So i have been lurking in the dark here as I anxiously awaited my new machine. 27 year old male here. overweight (blah blah blah). until VERY recently, I had lacked any daytime drowsiness, and even recently it was only when sitting at my windowless cube, bored out of my mind that i had problems. but...