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DoriC wrote:Judy, Just a couple of thoughts. I think David did great last night sleeping 4hrs and remember that was after a 3hr nap in the late afternoon. I think for insurance purposes they consider 4hrs or more as nightly compliance, of course his goal will be 7-8hrs which will happen. I don't know about your mask but with the FF after Mike adjusts his I put my hands around the edges to feel for any air leaking and we adjust. Also in most cases apneas occur more frequently in supine position and during his sleep study Mike had most of his events on his back, so it's a good habit to sleep on the side. If this position produces leaks after you've done all the adjusting you might want to get a special cpap pillow, you can do a search here or start a new thread about bed pillows and you'll get lots of replies. I don't want to throw too much at you all at once but even more important because we are the caregivers, having the software and daily reports is essential to seeing what's happening and giving the experts here the tools to help you understand the data and what adjustments to make. I'm glad you got your Xmas present just in time and a happy,healthy New Year to both of you. Dori

gasp wrote:Judy, you are the best Christmas present any husband could want. I'm so happy he feels more rested on therapy! Good job! I wish for you, your husband, family, and friends the very merriest of Christmases and an amazing New Year. This next year will just keep getting better and better as your husband gets more and more rested. Yeah!!

frtwome wrote:He came in here and told me "You know Judy, this might not be so bad, I actually feel like a got a little bit of sleep, I think that I might like this".

frtwome wrote:...Right now David is sleeping with the mask & machine on. Dori, I am so use to hearing so mush noise coming from David that I have to know. The first night that your husband used it, was he unusally quiet? I have been in there to check on David every ten minutes, because it's kind of scary not hearing the sounds that I am use to. He went in there to nap at 3:30pm today, and now at 6:08pm his is still sleeping with no interuptions, I don't know what to think of this. If this is real sleep that David is getting right now, he will be thrilled. This is so exciting, but yet a little scary, no knowing for sure....

frtwome wrote: He came in here and told "You know Judy, this might not be so bad, I actually feel like a got a little bit of sleep, I think that I might like this" And days before when I told David about your husbands remark about his girlfriend, David said "I think that I can understand that, I might just have me a girlfriend too!"