Hi guys,

I am not sleeved yet, looking at June at this point ! I guess a 40th birthday present for myself.

My question is, last night was my first night sleeping with the CPAP mask. I lasted only a couple hours and had to rip it off as I felt I was being smothered. I tried a couple times during the day to lay down and get comfortable with it but just can't. I have the nose and mouth covered - not sure what that is called. The rep that came to the house tried to convince me to do just the nose but I couldn't. I am apparently a mouth breather and couldn't keep my mouth shut !

Anyhow, any others out there that have some advise for me on getting adjusted to the CPAP ?

Thanks guys.

Odee

One other thing, my tech told me that insurance requires an average of 4 hours use a night for 90 days to continue to cover the machine. That was a great motivator for me to use the mask. I'd tell myself to just use it for the 4 hours and then I could take it off. Of course, I ended up sleeping through the night with it very quickly.

I was told I have to use it 4 hours a night too. Tonight is a new night and I will try again and keep trying until I get it right. I look forward to it.

I've struggled with using a CPAP as well. I started seeing a new sleep disorders doc (diff from the one that first prescribed CPAP machine). Any way, this doc wants you to bring the CPAP to his office for fine tuning, and it really helped. I felt like the guy at the medical supply place adjusted it well, but the docs office really got it set right. I'd recommend seeing if you can get it reset, the airflow may be too strong.