I had my first night with CPAP machine!

[cletourn]

Hi all,

I went to the sleep study center last night and spent my first night with a cpap machine on. I have to admit I was a little claustrophobic at times and of course all the wires and plugs from the sleep study equipment did not help either. The good news is that I finally had good REM sleep. The tech told me the difference between last night and my previous sleep study was remarkable going from over 80+ events/hour to a minimal amount. When I woke up I thought it was still early evening and it was actually 5am! The mask they used was very uncomfortable on my upper lip and put a lot of pressure on my upper teeth (which are crowned and very sensitive anyways) so I guess I will have to do a lot of research to find a mask I am comfortable with. I also was extremely congested in the morning (I think that is what woke me up was that I was having trouble breathing through my nose). I forgot to look at what machine they used so I guess I will need to rely on you all when I get my final numbers.

[Guest]

Wow! Congratulations on having such good results during your titration study. I slept so little I had to go back for a second and didn't do a heck of a whole lot better the second one.

You're right, of course, about having to find the right mask. You might ask if they used a heated humidifier. I would think that they would have but I know during one of my titrations I had some "rain out" and it was COLD water, not even room temperature. A heated humidifier does give more humidity and does a lot to avoid the congested sinuses and nasal passages come morning.

You're way ahead of where I was when I started PAP having had a decent rest and sleep during your titration study. My first 30+ days on PAP were ROUGH. I was so tired I was a real witch, couldn't even stand myself. Now, altho we still have some minor tweaking to do I am doing great, feeling so much more rested than prior to PAP .... I'm just "into" my fourth month on PAP.

Here's wishing you continued good luck!!!!

[scherebh]

[quote="cletourn"]Hi all,

I went to the sleep study center last night and spent my first night with a cpap machine on. I have to admit I was a little claustrophobic at times and of course all the wires and plugs from the sleep study equipment did not help either. The good news is that I finally had good REM sleep. The tech told me the difference between last night and my previous sleep study was remarkable going from over 80+ events/hour to a minimal amount. When I woke up I thought it was still early evening and it was actually 5am! The mask they used was very uncomfortable on my upper lip and put a lot of pressure on my upper teeth (which are crowned and very sensitive anyways) so I guess I will have to do a lot of research to find a mask I am comfortable with. I also was extremely congested in the morning (I think that is what woke me up was that I was having trouble breathing through my nose). I forgot to look at what machine they used so I guess I will need to rely on you all when I get my final numbers.

[cougar0020]

Wow....I can't belive you are getting such great results so quickly. Consider yourself lucky. I have had my machine for 3 weeks now and I have been through 3 masks and 2 chin straps and can only handle the machine for about 1 to 2 hours a night until I start mouth breathing or my face gets irritated with the mask. I am now using sinus rinses for the congestion (which has worked really well). I just can't wait until I start to sleep the entire night with the machine and feel the difference!