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I've been struggling with the CPAP mask the past several nights

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 4 Mar 24

It like self destructs and then I try to put it back together in the dark. Then I get frustrated and just toss the mask away, turn off the machine, and sleep without it. That results in poor quality sleep, exhaustion the next day,...

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Sleep Apnea, CPap, Oxygen and Covid

Nate @NateB11 (816) • United States 21 Mar 21

So about a year ago I ended up in the hospital because I couldn't breathe. They kept me there for several days, trying to bring my oxygen level up; it never got up to a satisfactory level, nurse was thinking I had COPD. I was...

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CPAP drama

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 30 Sep 19

I have sleep apnea and sleep with a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine on my face at night. I thought I would have a hard time adjusting to sleeping with something on my face but it never bothered me. I used it...

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Oh Happy Days

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 12 Dec 17

Today I will be having my new CPAP machine set up. I have been waiting for a month or so for this occasion. I called to have my address changed with Medicare and Social Security and it has taken this long to get it all sorted...

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Sleeping Test Night

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 22 Aug 17

So, tonight is my sleeping test. They are going to hook me up to wires and such and test how I sleep. The pulmonologist feels that my CPAP may need to be upped or something like that. Apparently it is not working as well as it...

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Resmed AirSense users and MyAir data syncs

Douglas Pyles @DouglasPyles (19) • United States 6 Aug 17

If you use any of the ResMed AirSense CPAP units, have you utilized the MyAir app for iPhone? Are you having any issues with data sync to your app? Is there any place within the app to add notes for a particular day to share with...

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Almost a year with my CPAP machine

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 21 Feb 17

I've had my CPAP machine for 11 months now and I can honestly say that it has been life changing for me. I used to have to come home from work and nap for a couple of hours every single day because I was so exhausted. I was...

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6 months with a CPAP machine

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 27 Sep 16

I've had my CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine for 6 months now and I'm so happy for that fact. I never really considered that I might have sleep apnea until my doctor mentioned it during a check-up visit for my...

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CPAP machines don't count as carry-ons

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 22 Jul 16

I learned something new tonight while trying to finalize my packing. I was all proud of myself when my husband came home and I was all packed. Problem was that I packed my regular bag and he wanted us to just carry-on luggage....

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So used to my CPAP mask that I didn't think it was on

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 7 Jul 16

Sometimes in the middle of the night I wake up and my CPAP mask (for sleep apnea) is off. This tends to happen more often if I've had a couple of drinks but it does happen on regular nights as well. I must push it off in my...

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3 months with CPAP treatment for my Sleep Apnea.

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 29 Jun 16

As the title states, it has been 3 months that I've been dealing with a new diagnosis of sleep apnea and the experience of using a CPAP machine to sleep at night. I had heard horror stories about them and was very worried about...

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Sleep well ... using the NASAL CPAP

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 3 Jun 16

I was diagnosed with Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea back in the year 1995. I was prescribed the Nasal CPAP machine to be used every night for the rest of my life. I have often gone to sleep without it and for that I am not...

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Sleeping with a CPAP machine

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 20 May 16

Despite what I initially thought, sleeping with a CPAP machine is really easy. You have a nasal mask which goes over your nose and attaches to a long tube which goes all the way to the actual machine which is sitting on the night...

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Two months with CPAP

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 18 May 16

I have had a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine to use for my sleep apnea for almost two months now. It has definitely made a big difference in how I feel both in the morning and throughout the day. Instead of...

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Set up auto-order for CPAP supplies

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 11 May 16

I finally called the number to order the overdue one month supplies. I was nervous about calling because I had no clue what I was eligible for after 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, etc. The woman who went through it with me went...

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Medication experiment going well so far.

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 30 Apr 16

My doctor cut the dosage of one of my blood pressure medications in half earlier this week. He is the one who wound up getting me diagnosed with sleep apnea and getting me my CPAP machine. Untreated sleep apnea is believed to...

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Success with CPAP machine (1 month later)

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 29 Apr 16

I've been using a CPAP machine for just over a month for my sleep apnea and I think that I can say that I am finally at a point where I am really comfortable using it. After struggling the first two weeks, I switched to from a...

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Nap time!

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 29 Apr 16

I'm home from work, it's Friday, and it's all cold and gray out. I think it is the perfect afternoon for a nap. My plan is to snuggle under the covers next to my old man cat. He has already been napping on my bed for what...

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Interesting visit to the doctor today

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 27 Apr 16

The doctor wouldn't refill some of my prescriptions until I went in for a visit so I made an appointment and went in today. I thought he was going to yell at me for never getting the bloodwork he requested done but that never...

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A week with my CPAP machine: I have energy!

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 4 Apr 16

I've written here about my ongoing sleep apnea journey from the testing to the diagnosis to finally getting the CPAP machine and the first night with it. I've now had it for over a week and I'm really getting used to sleeping...

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