Trying full face mask tonight...plus, sinus trouble...

[Zigs]

So I officially have chronic sinusitis. Being treated with Ceftin for 1 month and ENT told me to use Neti Pot daily. So far the sinuses have been better - I just hope it stays that way when I'm off the antibiotics.

I was having a lot of gas/air swallowing issues, so I brought that up when I had my followup last week. The sleep doc and the home med equipment people suggested a wedge pillow, so I bought one (the other option was a bilevel machine, which would be twice as expensive to rent), and the pillow has virtually taken away my gas issues, even when I switched back to my nasal mask last night instead of the full mask! Woo hoo! One problem down, several more to go

Still having issues with the masks not staying in place, but I think it has a lot to do with how I smoosh my face into the pillow as I sleep (no matter how I start out sleeping). And I've started to get pretty good about shifting it back into place when I'm half asleep...haha

I still haven't felt anything huge in terms of feeling more energy, etc., but it has been slightly better, and I'm willing to give it some more time and try to work out some of these kinks before passing judgment fully on cpap!

[Zigs]

One more thing - I also got a little more info from my sleep report than I did in my first followup. The doc's interpretation of my sleep study said I have "severely fragmented sleep" and "significant sleep-disordered breathing" and confirmed I have UARS.