CPAP was intolerable for me until I had my Septoplasty and T. Reduction. Some things that helped. Using Nasal Pillows vs a Nasal Mask. A nasal mask puts physical pressure on the bridge of the nose and air pressure on both the outside and inside of nose. Nasal pillows only puts pressure on the insid...

Atomized, you might consider using your machine during the day or evening, outside your bedroom, to get used to it. Ideally you could set it up so you can watch TV, read, or use your devices -- something mildly pleasant and distracting. This approach means that while your acclimating, you don't hav...

Are you expecting turbinate surgery to make it easier to use your CPAP? Some on here have reported that the surgery did make their CPAP use easier. You don't give us much to go on for us to be able to offer much input. Do you have a copy of your sleep study report? Sometimes there are helpful clues...

Have you tried simply using a nasal dilator and see if that might circumvent the need for a CPAP? There is one called NasalAid that looks quite strange but is actually very comfortable. Almost as comfortable but considerably cheaper are the light blue tubular ones, such as the Snore Care Sets you f...

I have very narrow nasal passages due to my enlarged turbinates. At night it gets worse and there's only a little bit open to breath through; however, I still manage to breath through my nose. I am considering surgery, but I won't be able to get it in the near future (at least not until the new year...