I can't imagine how breathing better would cause a problem with kidneys. That seems a bit ridiculous to me. As to your gaining weight and constipation, the weight gain may be the constipation itself. And if you are sleeping differently, ytour digestive system may be trying to adjust. You may also b...

I have no problem keeping my mouth closed when I'm falling asleep. But how do you "learn" to close your mouth when you're unconscious?

Your suggestion to use the full face mask may be the solution.

I'm new to all of this. Aren't there chin straps to keep your jaw closed as well?

Hi everybody: I found this rather disturbing paper on MEDLINE and wondered what everyone thought about it: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC29011/ In it, healthy people (no kidney disease and no sleep apnea) used a CPAP machine. This DECREASED the blood flow to their kidneys and INCREASED...

Hi everybody! Thanks for the quick replies! No, I am not on any medication. The CPAP has been the only change. Doing some further research, I found that using CPAP actually messes with your kidney function, It causes reduced renal blood flow and whole body fluid retention. Legit research. Here's the...

Hi Everyone! I'm a new member here, as well as a new CPAP user. Any advice more experienced users can give will be very greatly appreciated! I was diagnosed with severe OSA about a month ago. (AHI of around 30 per hour, and AHI of 55 during REM sleep.) Two weeks ago I started using a CPAP machine at...