I turned it down from 3 to 2 last night. May need to turn it down further because after my wife comes to bed, usually after me, she turns off the ceiling fan and ups the thermostat a few degrees. I do have the maching that supposedly automatically adjusts to temp and humidity changes, and it is acti...

Well, another 2 weeks have passed. It has been a slow process, but I finally was able to get a whole hour of sleep while using my CPAP about a week ago. I've been slowly increasing my mask wearing time, tried the different C-flex settings (I ended up liking the medium one (2) best, which was the ori...

Well here it is nearly 2 weeks later. What did I do in that time? Not a thing. Shelved the CPAP. Life was getting busier and more stressful, and I felt like I was sleeping better, even having dreams some times, without the CPAP. Seeing I was not sleeping at all, basically, with it. Now I am going to...

Robysue, Thanks for the detailed reply. Its great getting all this information from folks who have "been there" . I hope that I did not mislead you in one area. Although I have worn the mask in the daytime, I have not worn it with the CPAP attached and on. The main reason is that I wonder if it will...

Thanks, cpierc01! Best of luck to you also on this journey. The techs tried some kind of nose mask at my sleep study but it was a quick no go for me. I have tried the "tongue tip behind my front teeth" technique and had a bit of success. Using a chin strap sounds way too "trapped" for me - I pulled ...

I love my coffee - have been drinking it for so long I never even notice its effects on alertness etc. I can work all night, have a(nother) cup of coffee when I get home, and drop right off to sleep. Albeit (Newbie on this board), an OSA-inflicted sleep. Love green tea and Earl Grey too!

I have worn the mask during the day in front of the TV, computer, reading, and it has helped. I think it is just the air coming into my mask, mouth (mouthbreather), etc, that keeps me focused on it instead of just letting my thoughts wander as I normally would pre-sleep. I find myself trying to get ...

I may have caught about 5 minutes of sleep when I wore it for an hour, about 45 minutes in. But when I woke up, I was quickly wide awake, and after another 10-15 minutes or so I took off the mask. I was able to fall asleep quickly without it afterwards. But as my wife noted, even if I did not, it wa...

Hello, everyone, glad to be aboard. I have gathered lots of information from this site over the last few months, and look forward to even more. A brief intro: I am a 51yr old male, Air Force Veteran. Probably about 40 pounds overweight. The nature of my job, both prior to and since my AF retirement ...