Doctor was right about break-in time

[Billy6]

It looks like my doctor was right about how long it would take to get used to the headgear and pressure. It takes about 3 weeks. The last 2 nights I threw the thing on me, pushed the button and woke up the next morning without paying much attention to anythng. I hope it stays this way.

[Bette]

I hope that I finally get used to it. I have used my mask for 4 nights and I am waking up every hour with the mask making noises and air leaking out. I am still exhausted.

[danw61]

It took me 2 to 3 weeks as well.

[zaquon]

I'm starting my 4th week now. I has a few nights where I slept though the night before last weekend, but I just started using a new mask and I'm sleeping much more comfortably. I'm using the ramp feature now and falling asleep before it gets to full pressure.

I'd say three weeks is a good estimate, but I hear it can take three months to feel any better! We shall see...

_z

[Slinky]

It seems I have to do everything the hard way. My first 30 nights on CPAP were the worst 30 nights sleep I had ever had except for my two, yes two, titration studies. I didn't sleep enough the first one, and barely enough the second! The improvement I encountered after those first 30 nights was so mild that I had to complain and my pressure was raised 1 cm. Barely noticeable improvement the next 30 days so I had to complain again and insist on a loaner auto for in-home titration or overnight oximetry to PROVE my CPAP therapy wasn't doing the trick. Another 1 cm raise in pressure. Better but still not as good as it should be. I had to insist on the overnight oximetry. The addition of 2L of 02 supplementation w/the CPAP brought about actual noticeable improvement. So much so that I got complacent for a year before it gradually dawned on me I really could and should be doing even better. So I complained yet again. That brought about a 3rd titration, this time a bi-level titration AND a switch to a bi-level PAP. Definite improvement despite things still aren't quite what they could be. But we are darn near there! For the first time I'm sure its just a matter of fine tuning. No drastic changes needed.

[Cloud 9]

Treatment was a peice of cake while I was on a pressure of 10 until I awaited my titration. Since my titration I'm at a pressure of 17, and the seal of my upper pallate with the back of my toungue breaks loose and wakes me up out of a dead sleep. All in all I'm able to wear the mak the whole night though.