sleep better?

[drgmeh]

I have talked to a bunch of local people who have sleep apnea, all of them say they sleep much better on a c-pap, bi-pap machine. I have been on my bi-pap machine for 2 months now and I do not sleep better at all. Maybe it takes longer for the sleep better part of it? I sometimes take a nap without the machine and I sleep alot better without it.

[Wulfman]

It does take some time.......but......if you're leaking air out your mouth (which is often a problem when using a nasal mask), your therapy is not being very effective. Many people who use nasal masks have to resort to taping their mouths shut or using Polident adhesive denture strips to seal their lips shut. Chin straps aren't usually very effective.

Any time you sleep without your machine, it does further damage.

I see you don't have a machine that collects data while you sleep, so I hope they got your pressures right.

Hang in there.

Den

[packitin]

It all depends on what you mean by "sleeping better". I thought so too, but when I take naps without cpap, in a few minutes I "jump awake" with heart pounding and then it jars my consciousness to the point that I'm in a "state of tension".
In other words, you just THINK you are sleeping better, but when an apnea event hits and you jerk awake, is that better sleep? Not for me it isn't. I you get 3 hours sleep with your cpap, that is better than 6 hours with the apnea. Just my opinion, but I think the more you use the cpap, the better you'll be.
good luck,
Jay