Any CPAP users here?
Funky!
Make sure that machine is below your head level at night man, you could drown from the water in the tank. Yes, I know there is a valve to help prvent that, but I wouldn't rely on it.
I use a Fisher Pykel Flexifit 431 full face mask. Its a love hate thing with it. When I get to sleep, and it doesn't leak, I sleep damn good. but I hate the head harness and it makes my hair itch. I also cant stand things on my face when I sleep, but ive learned to adjust. I think I need to have my pressure turned up though, im still not sleeping as good as I could.
Dude, im so tellin yer dad. :hihi:
Sounds to me like either its too tight on your face or just wont work on it. I found that because mine leaks some, I started tightening it up. I then discoved that it was so tight it made the area where the mask rested on my cheek numb. So I loosened it up some and it actually performed better.
THe other thing I hate about my mask is that if you have an itch on your face, you have to unsnap the buckled and scratch it, which of course, wakes up the wifey.
I didnt like the nose dealie, and the chin strap, thats why I opted for the full face mask. It still sucks overall. Man, I gotta lose some weight. :hihi:
It takes some getting used to, but trust me when I say, once you get yout first full night of sleep without waking up so much, you'll feel like superman. Im no doc, but id be willing to bet you wake up mroe then you actually think you do. I had sleep studies done and showed I was waking up far more then once or twice a night.
You can sleep on both sides and your back. All types of masks have a swivel joint on the tube to allow you to move, and some masks have a clip at the top to keep the tube running up over your forehead and out of the way. Some machines have alarms that go off to wake you if the airflow(of the machine that is, not yours) gets blocked.
BTW, my wife also told me I was waking up all the time, not breathing, etc. I know we husbands often tune out the wives :hihi:, but this is something to pay attention to.
Funky!
Make sure that machine is below your head level at night man, you could drown from the water in the tank. Yes, I know there is a valve to help prvent that, but I wouldn't rely on it.
I use a Fisher Pykel Flexifit 431 full face mask. Its a love hate thing with it. When I get to sleep, and it doesn't leak, I sleep damn good. but I hate the head harness and it makes my hair itch. I also cant stand things on my face when I sleep, but ive learned to adjust. I think I need to have my pressure turned up though, im still not sleeping as good as I could.
Dude, im so tellin yer dad. :hihi:
Sounds to me like either its too tight on your face or just wont work on it. I found that because mine leaks some, I started tightening it up. I then discoved that it was so tight it made the area where the mask rested on my cheek numb. So I loosened it up some and it actually performed better.
THe other thing I hate about my mask is that if you have an itch on your face, you have to unsnap the buckled and scratch it, which of course, wakes up the wifey.
I didnt like the nose dealie, and the chin strap, thats why I opted for the full face mask. It still sucks overall. Man, I gotta lose some weight. :hihi:
It takes some getting used to, but trust me when I say, once you get yout first full night of sleep without waking up so much, you'll feel like superman. Im no doc, but id be willing to bet you wake up mroe then you actually think you do. I had sleep studies done and showed I was waking up far more then once or twice a night.
You can sleep on both sides and your back. All types of masks have a swivel joint on the tube to allow you to move, and some masks have a clip at the top to keep the tube running up over your forehead and out of the way. Some machines have alarms that go off to wake you if the airflow(of the machine that is, not yours) gets blocked.
BTW, my wife also told me I was waking up all the time, not breathing, etc. I know we husbands often tune out the wives :hihi:, but this is something to pay attention to.