[The Great RJ]

I have sleep apnea and have used a CPAP successfully for 10 years. The difference in my quality of life was immediate when I started using a CPAP and I have even gone camping and traveled to Europe without problems. Sleep apnea can be a silent killer, check with your doctor if you have excessive daytime tiredness, loud snoring, a sleep partner who reports you stopping breathing during sleep or an increase in your shirt collar size as an adult.

[aberaussie]

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[i_dont_chat]

Ditto, your remarks. I have used a CPAP machine for 15 years. Seriously, I think this has added a decade to my life. I sleep all night now, and feel rested and refreshed in the morning. Sleep apnea is one of the most under-diagnosed ailment in our society.

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“or an increase in your shirt collar size as an adult.”

Huh? I suppose this has something to do fat in the neck area?

[Tokra]

Ihave sleep apnea and have used a CPAP successfully for 10 years. The difference in my quality of life was immediate when I started using a CPAP and I have even gone camping and traveled to Europe without problems. Sleep apnea can be a silent killer, check with your doctor if you have excessive daytime tiredness, loud snoring, a sleep partner who reports you stopping breathing during sleep or an increase in your shirt collar size as an adult.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea ( I also had a massive heart attack 9 years ago). I just cannot wear that mask. I've tried and tried and I find it so uncomfortable I cannot sleep with it. I've tired waiting until I'm just drifting off before I put it on - but I wake up in the middle of the night and find I have pulled it off.

It must be the shape of my face - they have given me 3 different masks and none of them fit. They are so tight they dig a ridge into my face. If I loosen it just a hair - then the air starts leaking out of the edge. There doesn't seem to be any in-between for me.

I heard a radio ad once for a "maskless CPAP" - but I've never heard it again to find out more about it.

The specialist I saw told me not to bother with the surgery - he said it was useless. He also said the nasal strips you see advertised on TV are also useless.

I keep hoping technology will invent something besides the God awful CPAP mask.

[caveat emptor]

I have sleep apnea and have used a CPAP successfully for 10 years.

My first CPAP was a modified vacuum cleaner. Most of my camping had been backpacking, which was no longer possible, but I have continued hiking and car-camping. My latest CPAP is lightweight and draws very little current. I recently bought a small, sealed deep-cycle battery which is packable and plan some overnight outings after a very long hiatus.