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Barbee · Post by **Barbee** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:31 pm

Hello to all,
New to cpap and new to this board. I’ve been using my machine for almost 2 weeks. Having some pretty vivid dreams and an extremely dry mouth but I’m not giving up! Just wanted to say hi and how much of a help this site has been.

USMCVet · Post by **USMCVet** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:42 pm

Welcome glad to have you!

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:50 pm

Barbee wrote: Having some pretty vivid dreams

Do you know how to get into the reports on the display to check your leak level and AHI on a daily basis?

Barbee wrote:extremely dry mouth

I use GC Dry Mouth Gel. It lasts all night. A case lasts me about 10 months ( https://www.walmart.com/ip/GC-Dry-Mouth ... /570022850 ). If you decide you want to try it, I suggest ordering one tube from Amazon. I buy it by the case to get a good price.

Barbee · Post by **Barbee** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:39 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote:
Barbee wrote: Having some pretty vivid dreams
Do you know how to get into the reports on the display to check your leak level and AHI on a daily basis?

No, I am hoping when I go back to the sleep therapist I can find some of that out. i am on the myair site, but that doesn’t tell me much.

Barbee wrote:extremely dry mouth
I use GC Dry Mouth Gel. It lasts all night. A case lasts me about 10 months ( https://www.walmart.com/ip/GC-Dry-Mouth ... /570022850 ). If you decide you want to try it, I suggest ordering one tube from Amazon. I buy it by the case to get a good price.

Thanks so much! I am using a mouth rinse right now and it helps a lot but not all night. I will order a tube of this right now!

Sheriff Buford · Post by **Sheriff Buford** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:00 am

Howdy!

Those dreams are a sign you are heading in the right direction.

Sheriff

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:08 pm

Barbee wrote:Thanks so much! I am using a mouth rinse right now and it helps a lot but not all night. I will order a tube of this right now!

Here is how I apply it. Place a small glop directly from the tube onto the tip of your tongue. Using the tip of the tongue, place the glop down into the gum along two to four front teeth. Repeat for upper teeth. The gel will slowly coat more of your mouth and teeth.

Be ready to put the mask on and go to bed immediately after applying the gel. Try to get in bed and asleep without sucking the gel into your stomach. After a few nights, you will get the hang of it, and the gel will last all night.

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:10 pm

Sheriff Buford wrote:Howdy!

Those dreams are a sign you are heading in the right direction.

Sheriff

Not necessarily. Dreaming is a good and natural thing. Remembering your dreams is an indication that you are awakening. Someone who sleeps soundly through their dreams will not remember them.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:18 pm

Knowing more now than we did "then", remember when lucid dreaming was a "thing"?
Discuss, if you care to.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:27 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Knowing more now than we did "then", remember when lucid dreaming was a "thing"?
Discuss, if you care to.

Dreams, involving panic, may coincide with apnea events. Jim

I've had a recurring dream of crossing a street and being run down by a vehicle, I kept running and getting weaker in the dream. This happen as a child and continued over and over until started using XPAP 12 years ago. I have not had that dream since, I don't miss it... Jim

Barbee · Post by **Barbee** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:36 pm

So far all the dreams have been about waking up. One night I dreamed my hubby was shaking me, saying wake up wake UP! So i sit up and take off my mask and he is sound asleep lol

Another night I dreamed I had to pee. Sat up, took off my mask, and promptly fell asleep sitting up for the rest of the night with no mask and no potty break. Weird!

My dry mouth wakes me up a lot. So dry that my tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. My gel should be here Monday. Looking forward to that!

I had a really rough night last night. I could feel that little flap of tissue that causes my breathing to be blocked slipping down many times. It kept waking me up, just like it did before I got my machine. I had a frowny face when i got up by the mask leak line. Going to have to play around with that more.

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:09 pm

Barbee wrote:I had a really rough night last night. I could feel that little flap of tissue that causes my breathing to be blocked slipping down many times. It kept waking me up, just like it did before I got my machine. I had a frowny face when i got up by the mask leak line. Going to have to play around with that more.

You may know that large leaks can allow the therapeutic pressure to be lost, and the airway can collapse (apnea). Here are some tips on preventing leaks -

To reduce unintentional mask leak -

- Make sure the mask is fitted properly. (See mask manufacturer's video.)

- Make sure the headgear is adjusted properly (See mask manufacturer's video.)

- If you use a low ramp pressure or a low minimum pressure, you should fit and adjust your mask at the higher pressures it is operating at for most of the night. You would temporarily change the machine pressure settings while you do the fitting and adjusting. It's best to do this well before bedtime before you are tired and ready for sleep. Don't forget to change your settings back to the ones you prefer.

- Make sure to use good hose management - the hose should not pull on the mask. Notice how your hose is positioned between machine and mask. It should be positioned to minimize any pull on the mask. Hose management is an individual practice. How it is done depends on the mask, the position of the machine, your sleeping position and other factors specific to the individual.

- If you still have problems, learn from the forum what mask liners are available.

- Start a thread in cpaptalk asking for help. Subject: Need Help with Mask xxxxxx

- If your mask still has excessive leak, try other masks. Many people report trying several masks before they find one that works well for them.

Note: Links to just some of the mask manufacturers' instructional videos can be found on the forum host's website - https://www.cpap.com/cpap-masks.php and https://www.youtube.com/

- CG

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:12 pm

Barbee wrote:My dry mouth wakes me up a lot. So dry that my tongue is stuck to the roof of my mouth. My gel should be here Monday. Looking forward to that!

A goodly number of us wear foam cervical collars to help prevent the lower jaw from dropping. This helps with dry mouth and in some cases, allows the machine to run at lower, more comfortable pressures. If you are interested, I can point you to the type of collar I wear every night.

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:19 pm

Goofproof wrote:I've had a recurring dream of crossing a street and being run down by a vehicle

It's not a dream. They really are out to get you.

Sheriff Buford · Post by **Sheriff Buford** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:40 am

My wife saw the SoClean commercial on tv. It took some talking to convince her that it was a sham.

Sheriff

Barbee · Post by **Barbee** » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:22 pm

Thanks for the tips on adjusting the mask. I adjusted it at full pressure and it fixed the problem. I had a smiley face this morning on the machine.

Also I did not heat the water on the humidifier last night and it helped a bunch. Did not wake up much at all due to,dry mouth. Im getting there!

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