Why is the FFM so scary???

I'll include a little background in my reply...

When I was untreated, one of the changes I had noticed was that I was becoming increasingly claustrophobic. It was never an issue with me (I've done some caving, and even dived in caves many years back), and I was concerned that I was becoming some kind of wuss. After starting CPAP, the claustrophobia has abated (I haven't tried caving again other than a stroll through the tourist part) but I don't feel anxious in security doors in banks anymore, and am comforatble crawling around in my roof sorting out electrical problems. I believe that the nightly suffocating I was experiencing made me claustrophobic, to the point that when, in my titration sleep study, they stuck a full face mask on me, I had to fight panic. The fact that they insisted on dropping the pressure to 4cm so that I couldn't get enough air to breath didn't help either.

I strongly suspect that if I tried a FFM now, with the apnea being treated, I'd have a good shot at being comfortable. But it was not an option when I started!

Colin

I'm still a newbie, so maybe this will change - but I actually like the feel of my UMFF, headgear and papcap. I feel safe and tucked in. Maybe it's a "back to the womb" type of thing.

I suffered from pre treatment increasing claustrophobia. This continued even while I was wearing the nasal pillows. Now with a ffm I can have the sheets over my head comfortably. Or even close the bathroom door.

Scary? Those masks aren't scary ...

Now this mask is "scary"!!



But hey, whatever mask works best is the one to use

DreamStalker wrote:Scary? Those masks aren't scary ...

Now this mask is "scary"!!



But hey, whatever mask works best is the one to use

That's the scariest mask I have ever seen. It is horrible to realize I am going blind.