sleep apnea

[oldbuck]

Anyone try one of these. I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea recently and have to get a cpap wich i am not looking forward to using. Just curious if these work at all

[terrym]

After a couple nights with a Cpap you will never want to sleep without it again. Sleep like a baby and wake up fully charged.

[topher]

I got diagnosed with sleep apnea in November last year... I got a cpap... sleep like a baby now... lost 40 lbs.. and and feel like a million bucks.. I'd use the machine over some gimmick... it took me a month to be able to figure out how to sleep with the mask... but now I can't sleep without it.

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[poltrojan]

yup my dad has one.

[gillshot]

Don't be afraid of a cpap. The night you spend at the sleep clinic is really no big deal, and you will sleep better the rest of your life. And if you are married, your wife will love you for it. Really really love you!

[Brampton Mike]

I too have sleep apnea and tried the cpap and gave it back...could not sleep with it under any circumstances...been slightly claustrophobic does not help either.

[Fisherman]

I too have sleep apnea and tried the cpap and gave it back...could not sleep with it under any circumstances...been slightly claustrophobic does not help either.

X2, tried 3 different masks, no luck.

[bowj]

I had a battle with my cpap for about 4 years trying off and on to get used to it but I would always waked up with it off my face.

than I ended up at a new doctors office (I moved and had to start the process over again) he recommended I see a nose and throat surgeon, who recommended I get a septoplasty (deviated septum surgery) tonsillectomy and nasal turbinate reduction (they carve a bit of my nose out to make the passage bigger at night). since than I have been able to use the CPAP and it has changed my life. I use the full face mask (the third type I tried) since I often have plugged sinuses. it works well now.

I was at the point where I was so tired I couldn't function properly. I would get really tired driving and had to pull over always fell asleep in front of the couch at like 7pm, plus I developed anxiety (a tired brain cant process stress), and a bunch of other difficulties due to being over tired, not to mention the strain on my relationship when I snored excessively and was never awake.

now I have used the CPAP for two years straight and I have never been healthier. If you have sleep apnea I would recommend working closely with your doctor to find a treatment that works for you. sometimes a CPAP is not your only option, but I wouldn't use some gimmick just to avoid a CPAP unless its endorsed by your doctor. sometimes lifestyle chouices like smoking cessation or weightloss is all you need, sometimes that's not the solution though...

[JUDGE]

Going today to get one on loan from my clinic.
Hope it works .
I had a hard time with it at the sleep clinic , could not sleep with it then.
But am told that I have to get one and use it.

[bushman]

Going today to get one on loan from my clinic.
Hope it works .
I had a hard time with it at the sleep clinic , could not sleep with it then.
But am told that I have to get one and use it.

I tried 3 different masks before I found the best one for me. I found it hard to breath with the full face one. I ended up going with mask over mouth and prongs in my nose. Good luck and they do help.