Do you hose up before you're ready to go to sleep?

[JeffL]

I asked this question in the comment section of a YouTube video, but didn't get an answer.
The Nasal-Aire Classic Instructional Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVjnRnxRhA shows a guy putting on a cannula mask, laying down on top of his blankets, and reading a magazine. This seems very strange to me. I don't hose up until the lights are out, and I'm ready to zonk out

[LSAT]

Whatever turns you on...it doesn't matter

[Pugsy]

I don't read in bed and I don't have a TV in the bedroom. Putting mask on means lights out and sleep for me.
I think some people may read a bit to relax. Whatever works for the individual is all that matters.

[rested gal]

I don't read in bed and I don't have a TV in the bedroom. Putting mask on means lights out and sleep for me.

Same here.

I think some people may read a bit to relax. Whatever works for the individual is all that matters.

Right.

If I were someone who liked to watch TV or read in bed and knew from experience I was apt to get drowsy while doing so, I'd definitely "mask up" and have the machine going from the moment I slid into bed, no matter how long I thought it might be before I might fall asleep.

[tinbanger]

The only way I could fall asleep at first was watching tv with the mask on running, stopped me from focusing on my discomfort.
Eventually I would fall asleep. I no longer watch tv in bed, I probably would but it drives my wife nuts. Got used to falling asleep
with the tv on from a young enough age.

[Jaylee]

If I am reading while lying down, yes, I put the mask on. Otherwise, no, not until time to sleep.

[ameriken]

Usually I hose up just as I am ready to sleep, and at most, I might hose up about 10 or 15 minutes before sleeping, but that's about it. When I first started, it was more like 20 to 30 minutes just to get myself comfortable and acclimated.

[Lizzzabeth]

With my bipap, it takes about ten minutes for my breathing and the machine to feel natural and in synch...so although I've done both ways over the last two weeks, it seems easier to mask up, and then read to distract myself from the effort of breathing for a while. Once I'm breathing relaxed and natural, the machine and mask are virtually hassle-free and I can sleep easily.

[apneawho]

With my bipap, it takes about ten minutes for my breathing and the machine to feel natural and in synch...so although I've done both ways over the last two weeks, it seems easier to mask up, and then read to distract myself from the effort of breathing for a while. Once I'm breathing relaxed and natural, the machine and mask are virtually hassle-free and I can sleep easily.

Ditto. Except I have CPAP not BIPAP

[ozze_dollar]

With my bipap, it takes about ten minutes for my breathing and the machine to feel natural and in synch...so although I've done both ways over the last two weeks, it seems easier to mask up, and then read to distract myself from the effort of breathing for a while. Once I'm breathing relaxed and natural, the machine and mask are virtually hassle-free and I can sleep easily.

Hey I have been meaning to ask other bipap users about that. Why is it that my machine gets so excited for the first 10 mins and then for the rest of the night is much more calm?????

[RandyJ]

Can't read w/mask on (it partially obstructs vision) so I put mask on just before lights out.

[thud]

I prepare my CPAP(fill humidifier, connect hose etc) in the evening time, around 8PM. When I go to bed usually around 11PM I sit on the edge of my bed and hose up, turn the machine on(mask fit), then shut the lights and under the covers.

[TalonNYC]

For me, the mask is a mental trigger that it is now sleep time, so I put it on and go to sleep. However, lots of folks do read or watch TV before they turn out the lights. Do what works for you.

[Kody]

Used to have trouble falling asleep so I would always listen to my ipod and fall asleep listening to it. Now that I have my machine I kicked the ipod habit, and just hook up and fall asleep listening to that! lol.. Not as soothing as music but it works and I actually fall asleep faster now.

[Mr Bill]

Sometimes I hose up and then continue reading my book. Occasionally its because I know I may keep reading for an hour and I want (a) to log time and not loose compliance (b) to be reminded to breath because when I am tired I forget. But often its (c) now that I am used to my sleep machine, it makes me sleepy to be hosed up and I generally give up after 10-15 minutes, down book, lights out, and sleep.