Tricks to stay asleep

[My2wins]

I found one trick that makes a significant difference in my ability to stay asleep during CPAP treatment. Otherwise I wake up like clockwork after 2 to 3 hours and take the mask off.

The trick, and its simple, is that when I use an eye mask, I often sleep through the night and even sleep in way past wake up time. Since I keep losing my eye mask for days at a time, and have a hard time finding other ones that fit well and are comfortable, I have found that what works just as well is a clean knee-high sock, placed across my eyes and tucked into my CPAP mask straps to hold it in place.Cheaper than buying eye masks, and a lot more comfy.

I guess blocking the light is all that its doing, but for some reason I can really sleep better, even with my discomfort and frequent waking during CPAP.

[49er]

I found one trick that makes a significant difference in my ability to stay asleep during CPAP treatment. Otherwise I wake up like clockwork after 2 to 3 hours and take the mask off.

The trick, and its simple, is that when I use an eye mask, I often sleep through the night and even sleep in way past wake up time. Since I keep losing my eye mask for days at a time, and have a hard time finding other ones that fit well and are comfortable, I have found that what works just as well is a clean knee-high sock, placed across my eyes and tucked into my CPAP mask straps to hold it in place.Cheaper than buying eye masks, and a lot more comfy.

I guess blocking the light is all that its doing, but for some reason I can really sleep better, even with my discomfort and frequent waking during CPAP.

Glad it is working for you. Unfortunately, I found that is impossible to do with a full face mask. I tried using a knee sock last night with my quattro FX and FitLife mask to no avail. It started causing massive leaks even at 8.

Hint for some vendor to make some that go with full face masks.

49er

[djhall]

I guess blocking the light is all that its doing, but for some reason I can really sleep better, even with my discomfort and frequent waking during CPAP.

Until I saw this I assumed you were going to say it had something to do with leaks or exhaust air no longer blowing around your eyes. I frequently sleep with extended wear contact lenses in, and the exhaust port on my current mask is on the swivel elbow... when the hose points down and the exhaust goes up toward my eyes I get really irritated eyes and dry contacts. Even though I use blackout curtains in my bedroom, this did give me the idea to try an eye mask and see if that keeps the air away from my eyes.

Thanks for the idea.

[My2wins]

I guess blocking the light is all that its doing, but for some reason I can really sleep better, even with my discomfort and frequent waking during CPAP.

Until I saw this I assumed you were going to say it had something to do with leaks or exhaust air no longer blowing around your eyes. I frequently sleep with extended wear contact lenses in, and the exhaust port on my current mask is on the swivel elbow... when the hose points down and the exhaust goes up toward my eyes I get really irritated eyes and dry contacts. Even though I use blackout curtains in my bedroom, this did give me the idea to try an eye mask and see if that keeps the air away from my eyes.

Thanks for the idea.

Now that you mention it, there might be something to the sock also blocking the air. I had LASIK last year and my eyes are still very sensitive. I seemed to consistently wake up every night after 2-3 hours with dry mouth, dry eyes, full bladder and sore nose! For some reason, the sock trick keeps me asleep. Last night I clocked 9.5 hours! Night before was 8 hours. This is after a month of 2.5 hour on average.