I had leaky masks trashing my eyes for the first two years I wore a CPAP too. Then I started wearing a nightcap over the upper part of my face, right on top of the headgear. It worked as a light-shield and put just enough pressure on my mask to keep it in perfect contact with my skin. No more eye pr...

I'm back. How'd this discussion devolve to waffles? LOL Well, the ants were a minor irritation compared to what I've been dealing with this past month. It took two weeks of phone calls to get my insurer, my doctor, and the supplier on the same page. Then my doctor sent the equipment order to the wro...

Three providers: Medical provider, Insurance provider, Equipment provider. They all had to sign off with each other. If I'm lucky the insurance provider will count the cost of a new machine toward my deductible. It's out of warranty but not yet due to be replaced per guidelines, so I'm not optimistic.

I'm back. Spent the last two weeks going back and forth with my doctor, equipment provider, and insurer. Here's the upshot: When I caught the ants making a line to my machine, they were bringing their larvae with them. I'm pretty sure that means they wanted to nest in there. I put my machine in a pl...

Been using a CPAP for 10 years, and keep my machine meticulously clean (and my current one is only 2 years old). Today I've got a problem I can't just clean away. Ants got in, and it looks like they're deep in the machinery. I think they've actually started a nest in there. What do I do?