I used Valerian a long time ago just for anxiety, and it did help some. Recently, though, my sleep doc recommended an OTC product with melatonin (3 mg), glycine, L-Theanine, and Valerian extract. He said that many of his patients had tried it and reported good results. My main problem is I wake up s...

Do you all find that you know that when you go to bed that you'll sleep well al l night? Have any of you had similar problems to myself with injury to the nose? Just wondering if i'm just having bad luck I haven't had a good night's sleep in probably 20 years, and that is not an exaggeration. Maybe...

. I hope you have researched this EXTREMELY well, and if not, I urge you to do so. If possible, talk to someone who has trach to find out their experience living with one. Talk with several sleep docs and those that perform this type of surgery. Don't brush aside the possible risks and side effects ...

You wouldn't have that problem with a FF Mask. You can open your mouth and breathe. You might still get dry mouth, but you wouldn't lose therapy through the mouth. Definitely true. I have horrible dry mouth and gums each morning (or even if I wake up an hour after going to sleep). I use a FF-type m...

. I'm really at a total loss as to why anyone would think sanitizing a xpap system could help anything. - A machine/mask cannot "get sick" on its own and then give it to me, the user of the machine/mask. - The room air that the machine uses is the same air that I breathe, so if germs are in the air,...

Just to be clear preexisting condition clauses before the ACA kicked in after like 60 or 90 days uninsured. That being said the subsidies do help people with low income afford insurance. NOT true! If you managed to get insurance, the pre-existing clause would "kick in" after 60 0r 90 days or even 6...

I was surprised and delighted when I showed up today after a few weeks absence (due to too much heavy sighing and rolling of my eyes when reading argumentative and pointless posts) to read this news. Well deserved appointment! I am so grateful! Same here! I take a break from the drama, come back, a...

What a wonderful idea, Maddie, and so great of you to do this. They're much needed and pretty to boot!

how ironic after 3 people say i am FOS and you verify that shallow breathing is normal Read again and try to understand what I wrote. No where did I say anything about shallow breathing being normal....no where...and I sure as hell didn't verify what you said. hypops are only bad when the lower the...

all apnea and hypops are only BAD when they lower spo2 otherwise they are just annoyances No, that's just your opinion. Are you actually saying that someone with an AHI of 60 something is just having an "annoyance" because the O2 doesn't drop? I have a good friend with AHI if 66 and her oxygen leve...

I believe most people don't truly know if they sleep on their backs or not unless their nightly sleep is recorded on video (or someone stands around watching them all night). Before my sleep study, I "knew" I never slept on my back because I never woke up on my back and I never went to sleep on my b...

If this is off topic, please forgive me and maybe someone can direct me as to where I can ask. I have been using a BiPAP for going on six years now, use it every night (can't sleep without it if power is out) and according to the sleep clinic, it's working. I am faced with the situation of possibly...

When its on along with heat, is the hose supposed to feel warm? If you're asking if the hose gets warm when the humidifier is on, meaning the water is getting heated, my hose has never gotten warm at all from that. My heated hose feels slightly warm if set at the higher levels (I also have a hose c...

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T LIKE THE QUESTIONS AMESS ASKS: For starters: JULIE, XXYZX, GOOFp, and the rest... WHY DO YOU BOTHER ANSWERING HER QUESTIONS? There are others who don't mind answering her questions and do so in a manner that is helpful, not intimidating - or at least they stay out of her t...

I am sure the Dr will have no idea what Sleepyhead is and will want it on their system in the office. What do you mean by this? It sounds like you are saying the doc will want Sleepyhead to use in the office. What are you trying to accomplish? If you are using a sleep doctor, he has plenty of other...