I have been using the Amara View Full face mask for about four months. I need a full face mask because I mouth breath when my allergies and nasal congestion are bad. The cushion on this mask is pretty flexible and it's almost like it inflates and sits on your face. I actually get a better seal when ...

Losing weight might help.

4mg of Klonopin is a ridiculously high dose. You sure you got that right? Who prescribed that? Michael Jackson's doctor?

Most people do not experience a relief of sleep apnea following sinus surgery.


Good luck.

I have one that says don't worry...I'm just drunk.

A bracelet for sleep apnea? Don't think so. if you aren't breathing someone will notice.

The operating system in a Mac does not canabalize itself after a year or two making your laptop obsolete before it's time. It does not slow down more and more until it freezes or will not boot up. You do not need to buy a new copy of win doze for a couple of hundred dollars and when a new version of...

Every morning I hung my swift fx mask on the headboard. Big mistake.

After only a month the weight of the mask and hose stretched the headgear.

You mentioned thinning hair

Testosterone supplements will make that worse.

Typical male pattern baldness is accelerated if you take testosterone.

OK I'm new to CPAP having started just last week and I'm still trying to figure out how to deal with this hose.
I'm using the Swift FX Nasal pillows.

Any tips on handling this hose without getting wrapped up in it while sleeping?

It can be like wrestling an octopus in your sleep.

Distilled water is preferable in CPAP machines because it will not cause scale or mineral build up in the machine. Distilled water as drinking water will taste awful because it will not have the usual dissolved minerals. Bottled water is filtered to remove particulate matter and dissolved solids but...

Over the course of 8.5 hours there were 125 desaturations.
I spent 13% of the night at 90%
5% of the night at 89%
2% of the night at 88%

I have daytime fatigue which makes it harder to get exercise and lose weight. I don't fall asleep during the day but then again I don't think I have slept without meds since the 80's. I also suffer from headaches and hypertension. My blood pressure was under control until about six months ago. Durin...

My wife who is a nurse told me that I sometime stop breathing while sleeping and snore loudly. I am a 55 year old man and overweight at 180 lbs and 5' 7". My family doctor referred me to a sleep clinic but even with blue/cross my out of pocket cost for a sleep study would be $1,500. I already know I...