Cpap and women

[Babette]

Hee hee hee.....

Hey WAIT! Maybe Rooster's new Avatar is LINDSEY LOHAN'S NEW MUGSHOT?

Being rode hard and put away wet will do that to a girl.

LOL,
B.

[echo]

talk about a thread hijack of the funniest kind!!

Rooster - did u also get that pesky child of yours surgically removed from your chest??? oh wait that was a looooooong time ago, back when they invented the wheel and discovered fire

[marshaeb]

You go, Illinigal!!!

Wulfman said:

I think most guys would generally agree,

snoring originated with women, we only started to snore from all their nagging and wanting to get along.

Well, I think most women would generally agree,

men rarely notice women snoring because by the time the women finish "their" work and make it to bed, the men have been asleep for hours.

Men want to get along? Which men? Where are they hiding?


Marsha

[roster]

MY THEORY ON ROOSTER'S NEW AVATAR;

1) Missing CPAPTALK.COM during the downtime, he went insane.
2) An already latent tendency to cross-dress swam to the surface.
3) He flew to Mexico and had one of those quickie cheap-o sex changes.
4) Being cheap, it wasn't very good, so it turned him into an ugly old woman.

I'm sure he regrets it now.

Most likely the REAL person behind that avatar is his Mom, or his Grandma, and he's yanking our chains.

LOL,
Babs - Who was smart enough to post a 10 year old pic on this board, as opposed to the more recent ones (which smart people found anyway)

you mean that is NOT his mugshot??

Yes Snoredog, you can laugh at my photo. How about a current photo of you? You know the only one I have of you is this very old group photo:



You were already naughty way back then.

[fatfeminist]

another lady chiming in here.

25 yrs, quite overweight. lucky i got diagnosed early i guess.

[mindy]

I like Babs' version best, followed by Snoredogs pic .... both are a hoot along with Rooster's new avatar

Mindy

[gasp]

I'm a female and have had apnea for years and on XPAP therapy for 1 year. I used to snore loud enough to make my husband wear ear plugs and threaten to haul me to the doctor. He even taped me - wow, almost as loud as my father.

[Volcanomom]

I'm an XX chromosomer myself, and got my cpap a week ago today! The pre-conception I've run into is "that's an old person thing". Someone actually said that to me at school today!

[yorkiemum01]

In all honesty.......I've probably had OSA since my teens, but chose to ignore it, ignorance was bliss.
But, as I reached my mid 30's my family complained about my chronic loud snoring, gasping for air (when
they caught me when I was visiting), and my overall exhaustion. All the males in my immediate family are CPAP
users, my father with nearly 20 yrs under his belt, but I chose to believe since I was the only 'girl', I
couldnt possibly have it . How wrong I was! My apnea was tested and more severe than any other
family member. I would suggest this means genetic make-up can have something to do with this condition,
but havent done research on it. Anyhow, as a rather healthy young woman, I've learned to 'embrace' my
therapy with the help of those on this site, and I'm extremely grateful!

[marycj]

Hi,

I've been using CPAP for over 5 years, and also don't fit the typical profile - female, small, at the right weight. I started snoring when I got pregnant and it never went away. CPAP really changed my life, but in the past few years, I've felt like it's just not working as well as it used to. I had another sleep study, but my pressure hasn't changed. A chin strap helped. But I think I just can't find the right mask and my DME is no help at all. I probably should switch, but I don't know how to find a new one. I do change to my stomach a lot after I fall asleep, but the Breeze thing just did not work for me at all. I don't know how anyone gets a seal with that thing. I am currently using a Mirage Micro, but am thinking of going back to Ultra Mirage II, which has been the best for me of any I've tried. Any suggestions on how to find a better fit would be appreciated! Do I have to just spend a fortune trying out masks?

[Dianeeb]

Hello

I have used a cpap machine for four years. It took me at least three months to get really comfortable with it. I hated it and only used it for a few hours at the start. Now I am addicted to it. I cannot sleep without it. If there is a thunderstorm and the power goes out I am in trouble, I just feel like I am choking. I started with the breeze nasal mask, but changed to the petite gel mask and it works well. It's funny but if you stick with it you do adapt. I am still not a hundred percent though in energy levels. I guess I was hoping for a miracle. I sleep well but still wake up tired. Although a lot better than I was before I got my machine. My heart was racing because I was so sleep deprived.

All the best.

Diane

[gasp]

Hi,

I've been using CPAP for over 5 years, and also don't fit the typical profile - female, small, at the right weight. I started snoring when I got pregnant and it never went away. CPAP really changed my life, but in the past few years, I've felt like it's just not working as well as it used to. I had another sleep study, but my pressure hasn't changed. A chin strap helped. But I think I just can't find the right mask and my DME is no help at all. I probably should switch, but I don't know how to find a new one. I do change to my stomach a lot after I fall asleep, but the Breeze thing just did not work for me at all. I don't know how anyone gets a seal with that thing. I am currently using a Mirage Micro, but am thinking of going back to Ultra Mirage II, which has been the best for me of any I've tried. Any suggestions on how to find a better fit would be appreciated! Do I have to just spend a fortune trying out masks?

Find a DME (if on insurance, that is on your plan) that knows their distributors well. Both ResMed and Respironics have warranties, probably other companies do as well. This allows you to use a mask and return it if it doesn't work for you.

[Lilluanu]

Theory: more men are diagnosed with apnea than women because what husband, in his right mind, would tell his wife she had to sleep in the guest room because she snored too loud?

Now that I'm on CPAP, though, he doesn't hesitate to tell me when I've woken him up with blasts of air. (That does help with troubleshooting mouth breathing and leaks though )

My hubby was the first person to ever tell me i did, in fact, snore (all previous comments had been that I did not). Finally, after 2.5 years together, hubby got around to mentioning that I also stop breathing at night sometimes and then resume with a painful-sounding gasp - this led to my finally being diagnosed and getting on CPAP at long last. I'm still not a morning person and likely never will be, but once I'm out of bed I wake up a lot faster and stay alert through the day, with higher energy and feeling better overall. Less headaches too (I'd been starting to get frequent headaches the last year or so before getting diagnosed).

[Wulfman]

You go, Illinigal!!!

Wulfman said:

I think most guys would generally agree,

snoring originated with women, we only started to snore from all their nagging and wanting to get along.

Well, I think most women would generally agree,

men rarely notice women snoring because by the time the women finish "their" work and make it to bed, the men have been asleep for hours.

Men want to get along? Which men? Where are they hiding?


Marsha

HEY!!!! I didn't say that! It was Snoredog. I can get into enough "trouble" on my own without having HIS posts blamed on me.

Den

[mindy]

Gosh darn! And here I thought you two were interchangeable parts

Mindy