Whats the average time most users wear cpap a night????

Kantou · Post by **Kantou** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:38 pm

just wondering what everyones average time on the mask a night so far I have been getting 7.4 hours of use.....how bout the rest of you???????

bickhart814 · Post by **bickhart814** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:43 pm

Average time is about 7.5 hours and feel very rested.

The Texan · Post by **The Texan** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:48 pm

When I first started, I had trouble keeping it on 4-4 1/2 hours. When I got the correct size mask and had no more blowouts and runaways, it now averages about 7 1/2 hours of solid straight through sleep. Feel great all day now.

OutaSync · Post by **OutaSync** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:49 pm

Every minute that I am attempting sleep. 7 hours weekdays and 10 hours or more on weekends (no alarms).

plr66 · Post by **plr66** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:59 pm

Kantou wrote:just wondering what everyones average time on the mask a night so far I have been getting 7.4 hours of use.....how bout the rest of you???????

Hmm. Kantou, I think that your question is probably one of curiosity (and yes, I'd say that it looks like you're off to a good start! ). But I also think this kind of question can set up a sort of comparison/competition that is likely not helpful to folks who are struggling to get acclimated to the mask & cpap experience. Everyone here is needing to strive toward full-time use during sleeping hours, and one of the functions of this forum is to help folks trouble-shoot how to solve problems to make that happen. If some are in the struggling-stage with just a few hours "on the mask," then let's work with that, rather than compare scores in a competitive sense and end up inadvertently discouraging them.

yorkiemum01 · Post by **yorkiemum01** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:21 pm

5-8 hrs. depending on what day of the week.......and as an 'insomnia sufferer', thats awesome!

freepostg · Post by **freepostg** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:22 pm

plr66 wrote:
Kantou wrote:just wondering what everyones average time on the mask a night so far I have been getting 7.4 hours of use.....how bout the rest of you???????
Hmm. Kantou, I think that your question is probably one of curiosity (and yes, I'd say that it looks like you're off to a good start! ). But I also think this kind of question can set up a sort of comparison/competition that is likely not helpful to folks who are struggling to get acclimated to the mask & cpap experience. Everyone here is needing to strive toward full-time use during sleeping hours, and one of the functions of this forum is to help folks trouble-shoot how to solve problems to make that happen. If some are in the struggling-stage with just a few hours "on the mask," then let's work with that, rather than compare scores in a competitive sense and end up inadvertently discouraging them.

I agree entirely. In a perfect world, we should all be 100% compliant..i.e. use of cpap/autopap etc through the entire night. Let's be productive here!

greenvelvetdragon · Post by **greenvelvetdragon** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:27 pm

OutaSync wrote:Every minute that I am attempting sleep. 7 hours weekdays and 10 hours or more on weekends (no alarms).

ditto-

also wear for any nap times-i love it and cant seem to get enough

Kantou · Post by **Kantou** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:41 pm

I was just asking a question out of curiosity no need to dress me down....I think your comment is way out of line and I dont appreciate it at all!!!!!!!

plr66 wrote:
Kantou wrote:just wondering what everyones average time on the mask a night so far I have been getting 7.4 hours of use.....how bout the rest of you???????
Hmm. Kantou, I think that your question is probably one of curiosity (and yes, I'd say that it looks like you're off to a good start! ). But I also think this kind of question can set up a sort of comparison/competition that is likely not helpful to folks who are struggling to get acclimated to the mask & cpap experience. Everyone here is needing to strive toward full-time use during sleeping hours, and one of the functions of this forum is to help folks trouble-shoot how to solve problems to make that happen. If some are in the struggling-stage with just a few hours "on the mask," then let's work with that, rather than compare scores in a competitive sense and end up inadvertently discouraging them.

plr66 · Post by **plr66** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:46 pm

Kantou wrote:I was just asking a question out of curiosity no need to dress me down....I think your comment is way out of line and I dont appreciate it at all!!!!!!!

No offense intended whatever. Just trying to re-direct the topic to a different approach. Glad you are having success.

Kantou · Post by **Kantou** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:49 pm

having some success just not really enjoying the mask experience!!!

plr66 wrote:
Kantou wrote:I was just asking a question out of curiosity no need to dress me down....I think your comment is way out of line and I dont appreciate it at all!!!!!!!
No offense intended whatever. Just trying to re-direct the topic to a different approach. Glad you are having success.

boston · Post by **boston** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:50 pm

i sleep about 7 hours on average, 9hrs on weekends, and i wear my cpap 100% of the time.
in the begining i was only getting about 4 hours of cpap, then the rest without. i made a decision, i was going to wear it all night no matter what one night, since then have had no problems.

i think a good question would be how many hours did you sleep pre-cpap and how many hours now.
im getting better quality now and sleep less. i was sleeping 9-10 hrs. and still felt like crap before cpap, now i average 7 hrs. and feel much. much better. still not quite to the refreshed stage, but much better.

Quinda · Post by **Quinda** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:51 pm

8.4 hours a night average ...

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:54 pm

Average by year:

2005 (7 mo.) - 6.5
2006 - 7.1
2007 - 7.5
2008 - 7.5
2009 (so far) - 7.3

Den

hose head · Post by **hose head** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:25 pm

From the beginning of the year I average 7.5 hours a night. Every night--although the software lost one night. In November I was at my doctors and she asked me how the CPAP was going. I told her I was having a hard time with it, and I felt like crap. I went and got new mask. I used the machine every night and still felt awful. She wrote a script for APAP. I started using APAP mid Dec. Things have just been getting better. I have now been on CPAP for one year.
I have a friend at work and today asked her how she was doing. And she said that she had been able to keep it on for 5 and a half hours one night and she was thrilled.
We are all in different places in our therapy. I am thankful I found this board and all of the people here. Even though I don't always agree with everything they say, I respect them and I've learnt more here than I ever did from my RT.

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