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kteague wrote:...In my early posts here I described it as "gale force winds". Soon I was checking the machine to make sure it was really on because I couldn't feel the air. ... The vented air used to aggravate me. Now in the heat of the summer I find myself positioning my arm to be cooled by it. Whatever works. Things that are annoying now may be barely noticeable over time.

Same here on both of these!

jim22 wrote:CPAP does make it a little less effort to breath in and a little more effort to breath out, it's called "continuous positive pressure" for a reason. I too sometimes feel like it's filling up my lungs a little. I think that's intentional. Its definitely supposed to inflate your airways! Go easy.
Jim

Yeah, I'm debating again whether to use the machine tonight, or wait until the doctor has a chance to adjust the settings tomorrow. This will be the first adjustment made since the machine was setup last Wednesday.

I think it was kteague that mentioned 'gale force winds.' It made me feel better to know that such strong gusts of air are not unusual. But the last few days I felt so much worse than before starting the treatment - great difficulty thinking at all, not functioning hardly at all.

I'm also having some difficulty with the Swift FX, in that the hose is only pain-free in a couple of very specific positions (it's the tip of my nose that is in pain - it's been really sensitive to pressure ever since some surgery I had as a kid). It's such a shame 'cuz I love the pillows and this will be a great mask when/if I need to sleep sitting in a recliner. Had to do that once with a shoulder injury. But right now, the workaround is not conducive to a good nights sleep.

chunkyfrog wrote:Most of us eventually get so used to the airflow that we wake up and need to lift a corner of the mask
to confirm the machine is working.

Lol! Yeah, I'm really curious to see what the doctor does to the settings tomorrow, if anything. Maybe that is a good reason to use the darn thing tonight, so he has more data to go on.

kteague wrote:How hard is basic common courtesy? While no one can control what others do here, when someone asks for common courtesy regarding the thread they started, why isn't it respected with no further off topic comments after that point? I'm just so tired of seeing so many threads turned into pissing contests at the expense of the person here to get help. I try to stay focused on those who come here for help and avoid the bullsh#t, but just coming here feels like getting ambushed at every turn. Causes me to question my own sanity for continuing to expect better, and question the wisdom of continuing to expose myself to the near constant toxicity. Good grief people, when is enough enough?

It doesn't seem right for a couple of folks to repeatedly follow another forum member into random threads with the seemingly sole purpose of ridiculing and harassing him (her?). Kinda reminds me of my older brother - constantly baiting and harassing until his target gets so enraged that it attacks him. He did this to me as a kid; still does it to roosters and cats. He'll bait a rooster until it flies up and attacks him, he'll catch it under the wings, holding it helplessly and just laughs and laughs. Goofproof reminds me a lot of my brother.

luvsbluberries wrote:

kteague wrote:How hard is basic common courtesy? While no one can control what others do here, when someone asks for common courtesy regarding the thread they started, why isn't it respected with no further off topic comments after that point? I'm just so tired of seeing so many threads turned into pissing contests at the expense of the person here to get help. I try to stay focused on those who come here for help and avoid the bullsh#t, but just coming here feels like getting ambushed at every turn. Causes me to question my own sanity for continuing to expect better, and question the wisdom of continuing to expose myself to the near constant toxicity. Good grief people, when is enough enough?

It doesn't seem right for a couple of folks to repeatedly follow another forum member into random threads with the seemingly sole purpose of ridiculing and harassing him (her?). Kinda reminds me of my older brother - constantly baiting and harassing until his target gets so enraged that it attacks him. He did this to me as a kid; still does it to roosters and cats. He'll bait a rooster until it flies up and attacks him, he'll catch it under the wings, holding it helplessly and just laughs and laughs. Goofproof reminds me a lot of my brother.

No relation, and I like strawberries. Jim

Goofproof wrote:

luvsbluberries wrote:

kteague wrote:How hard is basic common courtesy? While no one can control what others do here, when someone asks for common courtesy regarding the thread they started, why isn't it respected with no further off topic comments after that point? I'm just so tired of seeing so many threads turned into pissing contests at the expense of the person here to get help. I try to stay focused on those who come here for help and avoid the bullsh#t, but just coming here feels like getting ambushed at every turn. Causes me to question my own sanity for continuing to expect better, and question the wisdom of continuing to expose myself to the near constant toxicity. Good grief people, when is enough enough?

It doesn't seem right for a couple of folks to repeatedly follow another forum member into random threads with the seemingly sole purpose of ridiculing and harassing him (her?). Kinda reminds me of my older brother - constantly baiting and harassing until his target gets so enraged that it attacks him. He did this to me as a kid; still does it to roosters and cats. He'll bait a rooster until it flies up and attacks him, he'll catch it under the wings, holding it helplessly and just laughs and laughs. Goofproof reminds me a lot of my brother.

No relation, and I like strawberries. Jim

Me too. Maybe we can be friends after all.

I do wish we could have a more civil board. How 'bout it? I bet you have some cpap knowledge and experience to share.

luvsbluberries wrote:

Goofproof wrote:

luvsbluberries wrote:

kteague wrote:How hard is basic common courtesy? While no one can control what others do here, when someone asks for common courtesy regarding the thread they started, why isn't it respected with no further off topic comments after that point? I'm just so tired of seeing so many threads turned into pissing contests at the expense of the person here to get help. I try to stay focused on those who come here for help and avoid the bullsh#t, but just coming here feels like getting ambushed at every turn. Causes me to question my own sanity for continuing to expect better, and question the wisdom of continuing to expose myself to the near constant toxicity. Good grief people, when is enough enough?

It doesn't seem right for a couple of folks to repeatedly follow another forum member into random threads with the seemingly sole purpose of ridiculing and harassing him (her?). Kinda reminds me of my older brother - constantly baiting and harassing until his target gets so enraged that it attacks him. He did this to me as a kid; still does it to roosters and cats. He'll bait a rooster until it flies up and attacks him, he'll catch it under the wings, holding it helplessly and just laughs and laughs. Goofproof reminds me a lot of my brother.

No relation, and I like strawberries. Jim

Me too. Maybe we can be friends after all.

I do wish we could have a more civil board. How 'bout it? I bet you have some cpap knowledge and experience to share.

It would be nice, but all humans aren't friend material, most of us here are old folks, we have lived and seen the difference, we have opinions that aren't going to be changed.

A few people truly come here for help. A few are here just to start trouble and keep it moving.

It would help if people could just read the 1,000 of posts here, then if they need help, start a new thread and ask a question or search farther.

I am at a little of a disadvantage, my machine is 12 years old and still does it's job as well as on day 1. I don't use Sleepyhead. I use the factory software, I live by K.I.S.S... I don't need the latest and (Greatest???) I only need what works, the reason it works is because I made it work, not working wasn't a option. We all could use more self control, but in today's world it's in shorter supply that it used to be. The World moves faster now, but not better. Jim