chunkyfrog wrote:I put a bit of oil on a broken Q-tip; then I place that in a bottle cap near my air intake.

That's a great idea. Do you put one drop of undiluted oil on the q-tip or do you dilute the essential with a carrier and then put a drop on it? If so, what ratio? Thank's

Hopeful50 wrote:I like this one a lot:
http://www.amazon.com/CPAP-Desensitizat ... =pur+sleep

That is definitely on my 'to buy list'. Thank's

I like Now Foods blends: Peaceful Sleep (floral citrus) and Clear the Air (which is minty). Also, sounds to me like what you are doing is too strong for you! Try diluting with a neutral oil. I use the oils on my nasal pillows -- NOT directly on it! A drop on a paper towel, wetted and diluted, then ...

Hello, I have been trying aromatherapy to help with my insomnia. My first essential oil came in the mail yesterday, it is organic lavender. I rubbed a drop on my palm and inhaled it for a couple of minutes. I did notice a calming effect, but what was more noticeable was my itchy eyes, flared sinuses...

Hi Doug, Congratulations on your sobriety! I thought you might find this interesting: http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/health/a/blacer030816.htm There are a few studies that indicate abstinent alcoholics may suffer disturbed sleep for as long as two years after quitting. Could be longer, but I haven'...

Doug, smoking? Bladder cancer risk factors - American Cancer Society Feb 8, 2016 - Smoking is the most important risk factor for bladder cancer. Smokers are at least 3 times as likely to get bladder cancer as nonsmokers. Smoking causes about half of all bladder cancers in both men and women Best tr...

I slept five hours last night! I started out in bed and woke up after one hour like I usually do. Then I took my equipment to the living room and set it up beside my recliner. Honestly, I was having some caffeine withdrawals and I figured one cup wouldn't, but I had ran out of my seattle's best. So ...

Doug, NO COFFEE AFTER 5 PM! Insomnia Disorder John W. Winkelman, M.D., Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2015; 373:1437-1444October 8, 2015DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp1412740 costs $20 to get permission to print out. http://www.cpaptalk.com/download/file.php?avatar=60728_1355108335.jpg why do you just copy my posts? Yes s...

I wake up after 1 or 2 hours take the mask off and get out of bed What do you do the rest of the night? watch tv, browse the internet. all things that beam blue light into your eyes, which cause your brain to decrease melatonin production, and prepare itself for a day of wakefulness. don't watch tv...

+1 for Robysue. In addition to her suggestions, you need to tell your doctor that the generic Ambien is not working for you. In that same discussion, if you doctor hasn't done so already, talk about a complete work up to make sure you don't also have a medical condition underlying all of this. For ...

I wake up after 1 or 2 hours take the mask off and get out of bed What do you do the rest of the night? watch tv, browse the internet. Doug42, I hate to tell you this, but both of those activities are keeping your brain from becoming sleepy enough for you to go back to bed and try, try again to get...

1) I go to bed at midnight 2) I wake up and get up around 1 or 2 in the morning. What do you do after you get out of bed at 1 or 2 in the morning? There are a lot of things that you might be doing after you get up that is making it harder to sleepy enough to go back to bed and try, try again. The Z...

Hang Fire wrote:

Doug42 wrote: I wake up after 1 or 2 hours take the mask off and get out of bed

What do you do the rest of the night?

watch tv, browse the internet.

when I saw the sleep doctor a couple of days ago and told her that for the last two weeks I was averaging two to three hours of sleep a night she told me that was impossible and that there is no way I could function on that little of sleep. Are you in bed for only 2-3 hours? Or are you in bed much ...

Hang Fire wrote:

Doug42 wrote:take my Epimidum

Do you mean epimedium? If so, quit taking that crap.

Don't know were I came up with epimidum just looked at the medication bottle and it is zolpidem.