18 events an hour bad?

My machine recorded 18 events but the thing is I was wide awake and didn't sleep.

This is my 3rd mask from Apria now. I have 2 different full faced masks. 1 is Resmed and I have a nasal mask. In this whole time I have not slept at all and am wearing the mask from 12 pm to 8 am every single day. I can only sleep when I take the mask off. My whole entire life is a mess and the masks have only made it much, much worse.

I'm telling you, some people are not suited for this no Matter WHAT and you don't believe me.

Hi, I had to see a psychologist, psychiatrist and take a leave of absence from work to make this work. WindCPAP gave me some advice: do not ever sleep without your mask. So if you can't sleep, get up and do something else. When you're sleepy, try again. But don't ever get in bed without it. Eventually, you will fall asleep. He's spot on. His advice works. I did have two sleepless nights and two terrible days this week, but I've ALSO had two nights where I slept (I clocked 14 hours both nights with my mask). I think any human being can be conditioned to deal with this. But please open yourself up to it. You are not the only one struggling. I don't want to die, so for me this struggle is or will be worth it.

If you were awake your events don't count. I wouldn't worry about that. Pugsy, also on this forum knows much more than I, but she's educated me that wide awake events or even events when you are in between awake and asleep don't count.

Take heart, you are not alone.

Enchanter wrote:I'm telling you, some people are not suited for this no Matter WHAT and you don't believe me.

Enchanter, You have become a troll here. It's time for you to move on. Get an Inspire Medical implant or maxillomandibular advancement surgery or UPPP or a mandibular advancement device.

This is a forum for CPAP, and you are not a CPAPer. No one here can help you with your CPAP, and you are not able to help anyone with their CPAP.

You are only scaring newbies and people who are considering getting a sleep study. For their sake and your sake, move on.

There is no room at this inn for you.

Enchanter wrote:I'm telling you, some people are not suited for this no Matter WHAT and you don't believe me.

I believe you. Some people cannot adapt to cpap therapy and you seem to be one of them. It's time to move on and try a different solution to your apnea problems. In the old days, a tracheostomy was the method of choice for folks who couldn't adapt to mask delivered therapy. It's time to discuss this alternative with your doctors.

Here is what Johns Hopkins has to say about it:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/tracheos ... asons.html

I hope you find a way that helps you.

I agree.
You have given it your best shot.
Time to move one.

cmmarti3 wrote:I had to see a psychologist, psychiatrist and take a leave of absence from work to make this work.

Enchanter - maybe seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist would help you too. If there is a will, there is a way. You just have to find the way. Merry Christmas to you.


Edit: If you haven't already, please read this thread. It may be of some help.

viewtopic/t109546/New-to-cpap-and-I-hate-it.html

cmmarti3 wrote:Hi, I had to see a psychologist, psychiatrist and take a leave of absence from work to make this work. WindCPAP gave me some advice: do not ever sleep without your mask. So if you can't sleep, get up and do something else. When you're sleepy, try again. But don't ever get in bed without it. Eventually, you will fall asleep. He's spot on. His advice works. I did have two sleepless nights and two terrible days this week, but I've ALSO had two nights where I slept (I clocked 14 hours both nights with my mask). I think any human being can be conditioned to deal with this. But please open yourself up to it. You are not the only one struggling. I don't want to die, so for me this struggle is or will be worth it.

If you were awake your events don't count. I wouldn't worry about that. Pugsy, also on this forum knows much more than I, but she's educated me that wide awake events or even events when you are in between awake and asleep don't count.

Take heart, you are not alone.

Cmmart, you do NOT understand. NO I will NOT fall asleep with the mask if I try. Did you know you can die from not sleeping? That's easy for you to say. No I literally Cannot. I could go 4 days without sleeping with the mask and if lucky fall asleep for 10 minutes with it. You don't understand. You don't understand. You don't understand. I sound like a broken record. You don't understand. I've tried ALL THOSE things you just said and then some. You don't understand.

Lucyhere wrote:

cmmarti3 wrote:I had to see a psychologist, psychiatrist and take a leave of absence from work to make this work.

Enchanter - maybe seeing a psychologist or a psychiatrist would help you too. If there is a will, there is a way. You just have to find the way. Merry Christmas to you.


Edit: If you haven't already, please read this thread. It may be of some help.

viewtopic/t109546/New-to-cpap-and-I-hate-it.html

Right because they can cure me and you know this right? You just happen to know that right? Because they know everything? Do you not think I don't have experience with many of them?

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Enchanter, I am just not sure what you are looking for here? You make statements, on an open community, then reject any advice given by that community, vehemently.

I mean, I am a newbie here. But even I can see you aren't looking for answers. Your problem is very simple actually: It's either you fix the masks or you fix you. You've gone through several masks, state you have "tried" to make them work. So, we are left with just one problem: you. Your blanket rejection of assistance from the community indicates you either do not want to fix you, or don't know how. Either way, psychiatric help is needed. You can only fix one problem at a time. And it appears you might be trying to fix the wrong one right now.

Move along folks... there's nothing to see here <sez cop waving his flashlight at you>.

Sir NoddinOff wrote:Move along folks... there's nothing to see here <sez cop waving his flashlight at you>.

Sadly, very sadly, I agree that it's time to move on.

Lucyhere wrote:

Sir NoddinOff wrote:Move along folks... there's nothing to see here <sez cop waving his flashlight at you>.

Sadly, very sadly, I agree that it's time to move on.

Until the next batch of fools get baited into engaging him.

Goofproof wrote:

Lucyhere wrote:

Sir NoddinOff wrote:Move along folks... there's nothing to see here <sez cop waving his flashlight at you>.

Sadly, very sadly, I agree that it's time to move on.

Until the next batch of fools get baited into engaging him.

What proof do you have that I'm trying to bait people

Quote: What proof do you have that I'm trying to bait people

What would you call it ???