It does get better. One of the things my DME encouraged me to do was to put on the mask and use the machine for short periods of time while I was awake to get used to the way it feels. So I masked up and read or watched tv in the living room a couple of times before I tried to use it at night. It re...

+1 for pulling your hair through the lower strap. I also had problems with mask leaks when I started CPAP therapy recently. I either braid my hair or put it in a low ponytail at bedtime and then put the lower strap below the braid or ponytail. That helped significantly to reduce the leakage.

I'm new here, too, fj40cruzrdude. My doctor's office, where the sleep clinic is located, had quite a few masks available for their patients to try. My doctor fitted me for my first mask at his office. (Then the tech at the DME's fitted me again.) You might try calling your doctor's office or the sle...

I've only had my CPAP for a few days so this is all very new to me. I did not use a CPAP during my sleep study, but was advised it might be an option depending on what happened during the study. My experience with the DME was very positive. The tech I met with didn't go get a mask for me until he ha...