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Topic: RE: New CPAP machine
Last evening my husband received his new CPAP machine from a therapist who dropped in at our house last night. He showed Michael & me how to operate the machinery, and I got one surprise from the whole thing - his mask is a full face mask, while mine is just a nasal mask. He got a full face mask because he had a tendency to open his mouth while sleeping, and I didn't. Fortunately, he doesn't have claustrophobia issues like I do, and I had to get over feeling claustrophobic with just my nasal mask, but eventually, I got used to it. His snoring disappeared, and he didn't get up once to go to the bathroom like he usually does.
He did remark this morning that it did seem strange to him to be wearing a mask on his face during the night, and I said that feeling was perfectly normal. I have that feeling every night when I first put mine on, then it fades as I drift off to sleep. If I wake briefly in the middle of the night, I notice wearing the mask feels perfectly natural to me by that time. I do like wearing my mask regardless of this feeling, because I usually feel so much better in the morning when I get enough sleep (7 or more hours) and don't use sleeping pills. I'm just glad his mask finally arrived!
Denise Phares/kitties
He did remark this morning that it did seem strange to him to be wearing a mask on his face during the night, and I said that feeling was perfectly normal. I have that feeling every night when I first put mine on, then it fades as I drift off to sleep. If I wake briefly in the middle of the night, I notice wearing the mask feels perfectly natural to me by that time. I do like wearing my mask regardless of this feeling, because I usually feel so much better in the morning when I get enough sleep (7 or more hours) and don't use sleeping pills. I'm just glad his mask finally arrived!
Denise Phares/kitties
Topic: RE: New CPAP user wondering is it suppose to be THAT LOUD?
Mine's pretty quiet. But on mine, there is an attachment I'm supposed to use if I don't use the humidifer.
Topic: RE: Just found out I have sleep apnea
Good. I still haven't got mine. I need to call them..
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Topic: RE: New CPAP user wondering is it suppose to be THAT LOUD?
I have had the same problem. In the beginning, 26 months ago, I used silicone earplugs to be able to put up with the noise. Now I am able to sleep without earplugs, but I do keep the CPAP on the floor on a rug. I also use a rubber band to hold the hose to the headboard and off my shoulder. Hope this helps.
Diana
Diana
Topic: RE: New CPAP user wondering is it suppose to be THAT LOUD?
Thanks for the quick reply !! Will call the company
Good Luck on your Journey !!
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
Topic: RE: New CPAP user wondering is it suppose to be THAT LOUD?
I have the humidifier on mine and it is no louder with the humidfier on or off.
They should have filled it for you when they were showing it to you so you made sure everything was working properly. It sounds like there is a malfunction somewhere, I would call the company that gave it to you and have them come back out. Even when mine is almsot out of water it doesn't make a sucking sound.
They should have filled it for you when they were showing it to you so you made sure everything was working properly. It sounds like there is a malfunction somewhere, I would call the company that gave it to you and have them come back out. Even when mine is almsot out of water it doesn't make a sucking sound.
Topic: New CPAP user wondering is it suppose to be THAT LOUD?
Sorry to be one of those newbies who ask the question that has been answered 100,000 times before .. but here goes ...
I just got the CPAP machine yesterday, with a humidifier. When the person demonstrated the machine yesterday afternoon, we did it withou****er in the humidifier, and it was kinda quite.
Well last night I put in the recommended amount of water, and OMFG .. it was like sleeping next to a 40,000,000 fish tank with the water filter on !! There was no way I was going to be able to sleep with that much racket.
After about an hour of no sleep, I had enough and dumped the water. Needless to say, the machine was still trying to “pump" the remaining water through the system – and it sounded like a little kid sucking on a straw trying to get that last drop of chocolate milk. After about another 30 minutes I had to turn the machine completely off.
So my first night of “restful" sleep was anything but that. I slept a total of 2 hours !!
I am beginning to think CPAP stands for a Crappy Product that *ssholes Produced !!
Any information would be greatly appreciated !!
Good Luck on your Journey !!
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
Tom
“Nothing I will ever eat will give me the feeling I get as when I lose weight” The views expressed are based on my own experiences - and should NOT BE FOLLOWED IN LIEU OF DOCTOR’S ADVICE/INSTRUCTIONS. Only your Doctor knows your condition, and make sure you talk to them before making any changes to your diet
Topic: RE: Just found out I have sleep apnea
How are you doing? I've been getting more used to my bipap now that my cold is gone. I still only have it on for about 2-5 hours every night, but I know it will increase with time. I have noticed that I feel more comfortable with the pressure setting (18/14) than I did when I first got it. I didn't want to be discouraging, so I had to post again. 
Topic: RE: anybody need a cpap?
I also stopped using my machine. I had severe apnea and had a CPAP for 4 years. I probably needed one long ago. My wife at one of my cardiologists appointments told him I snored alot and there you go.
After RNY surgery on 4/20/09 I quit using my machine and haven't snored, woke up at night or been poked in my side by my wift to roll over. I see my Cardiologist next month and he will probably have me take a sleep study.
After RNY surgery on 4/20/09 I quit using my machine and haven't snored, woke up at night or been poked in my side by my wift to roll over. I see my Cardiologist next month and he will probably have me take a sleep study.
Mike 
Topic: RE: New CPAP machine
It took me even longer to get my CPAP than my husband. I had to wait until the results got back to the sleep doctor first, even though the nurse who did my sleep study with the CPAP said right away that I had no apnea with the machine. Metro Health Hospital moves very slowly when it comes to things like this. I had to wait until they contacted my insurance company to see if it was covered or not. Then I had to have an appointment with my sleep doctor in person before they would get a salesman to bring the machine out to my house.
Even after I had the appointment, I had to call them, because it had been weeks since I had seen the sleep doctor, and still, no CPAP. I can't believe that you guys got it right after the sleep study! I wish I had! Oh well, I guess things move slower in Cleveland, Ohio than where you are. My husband getting the CPAP today is much faster than how long it took me to get it. But again, he had to wait until his doctor got the results of the sleep study, contacted our insurance, and then had a salesman contact us for an appointment to get it. Things move slower in Akron, too, I guess.
While we were on vacation last week, I did not remember to clean the CPAP machine parts in over a week. Sure enough, the next to the last day of our vacation, the machine started making a whining noise, and I had to sleep without for two nights in a row, before I finally cleaned them this past Sunday, June 7th. That Sunday night, the whining was no longer there. I usually clean the parts twice a week, and have no problem. But after sleeping with it for at least 2-3 months now, I really missed having it those two nights! I had to take a sleeping pill both nights because of my anxiety about sleeping without it.
Now my main problem is getting back on my 7 hours a night schedule that I had before my vacation. I'm having to take sleeping pills to get to sleep faster, and I don't like depending on sleeping pills at all. They tend to make me groggy the next morning.
Denise Phares/kitties4
Denise Phares/kitties4
Even after I had the appointment, I had to call them, because it had been weeks since I had seen the sleep doctor, and still, no CPAP. I can't believe that you guys got it right after the sleep study! I wish I had! Oh well, I guess things move slower in Cleveland, Ohio than where you are. My husband getting the CPAP today is much faster than how long it took me to get it. But again, he had to wait until his doctor got the results of the sleep study, contacted our insurance, and then had a salesman contact us for an appointment to get it. Things move slower in Akron, too, I guess.
While we were on vacation last week, I did not remember to clean the CPAP machine parts in over a week. Sure enough, the next to the last day of our vacation, the machine started making a whining noise, and I had to sleep without for two nights in a row, before I finally cleaned them this past Sunday, June 7th. That Sunday night, the whining was no longer there. I usually clean the parts twice a week, and have no problem. But after sleeping with it for at least 2-3 months now, I really missed having it those two nights! I had to take a sleeping pill both nights because of my anxiety about sleeping without it.
Now my main problem is getting back on my 7 hours a night schedule that I had before my vacation. I'm having to take sleeping pills to get to sleep faster, and I don't like depending on sleeping pills at all. They tend to make me groggy the next morning.
Denise Phares/kitties4
Denise Phares/kitties4
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