Medical mitten use

Anyone else use mittens to prevent their CPAP mask removal?

I've struggled keep my mask on for more than four hours for the past year, no way near the minimum of six hours my doctor requires, and prefers all night seven to eight hours. I also snore without the mask and have been waking my spouse.

I feel so much better when I do use the mask more than six hours.

While embarrassing, the mittens are working. I remove my mask less. I am trying to condition myself to behaviorally not to remove the mask. My one failed night I slept without the mittens. So the mittens went back on.

I want to achieve a minimum of 95% compliance 6 hours or more for 90 days and then tackle my poor 44% usage for the last year.

I'm a mouth breather and couldn't tolerate a nasal mask and mouth taping. I'm currently using an F&P full face Vitera.