Has this happened to you???

My friend just found out that she has sleep apnea. She is not feeling any relief with the CPAP, because she takes it off in her sleep! She puts the mask on and goes to bed, when she wakes up the machine has been turned off and the mask put neatly on the nightstand. She has no memory of this happening!

Has this happened to anyone else? If so, what do you suggest to deal with it.

Thanks in advance,
Genia

SleepyDitz wrote:My friend just found out that she has sleep apnea. She is not feeling any relief with the CPAP, because she takes it off in her sleep! She puts the mask on and goes to bed, when she wakes up the machine has been turned off and the mask put neatly on the nightstand. She has no memory of this happening!

Has this happened to anyone else? If so, what do you suggest to deal with it.

That scenario is not at all unheard of. For many of us it was (or is)common. There could be any one or more causes of it occurring.

As for pulling the mask off without any recall of having done it – I found that adding Pur-Sleep aroma therapy started resolving that problem. Switching to the Hybrid FF mask also greatly helped to keep the mask from hopping off of my face.

Since switching masks and adding aroma to the regimen I have far fewer unintended mask-off episodes and shorter ones when they do occur. And, generally, get more hours per night of therapeutic sleep with the mask on.

Your friend could be using a machine or mode not matched to her needs, pressure settings not matched to her needs or a mask that isn’t the best type, style or fit for her. She could also be experiencing mouth breathing. And there could be other factors.

She is in a process of retraining her body and brain to accept and trust the machine, mask and forced air as part of her life. And she is in the process of retraining her brain and body to accept better sleep as a reality and not just a dream.

After years of undiagnosed, untreated sleep disorder(s) her mind and body are set in a mode or modes. Too, she may have other complications resulting from the sleep disorder(s), or others still, which interfere with successful therapy.