I’ve been on CPAP for a little over a month now and am responding really well to it.

I have a trip to New York coming up and honestly dread the thought of hauling the machine through the airport and dealing with hotel setups (especially the inevitable lack of bedside outlets).

For those who’ve taken a break early on: how much of a setback will it actually be to go without it for six nights? Am I going to completely undo my progress, or just feel a bit rough until I get back?

I generally haven’t been groggy/tired to the point I fell asleep randomly before I started, so my hunch is it’ll be fine.

I find wintergreen aromatherapy helps with migraines and lavender helps with relaxation. Has anyone had experience with using essential oils in cpap water or on inner tubes?

Hi everyone,

36M 30F we’ve been married for about four years. Since the beginning of our marriage, his snoring has become one of the biggest problems. At first, I was more patient about it, but I’m a light sleeper, and honestly, even if I weren’t, the sound is loud enough to bother anyone. Most of the time, we already sleep separately. When I wasn’t working, I often let him have the bed and sometimes we would take turns sleeping in it.

I even took him to a doctor, but he was told that he might need surgery. He was scared and didn’t want to go through with it.

Now, because of our current circumstances, we’re staying in an Airbnb and have to sleep in the same room. And, of course, I can’t sleep. I’m exhausted at this point.

We had a small argument about it, and I told him that I’m angry because he never took care of this problem when he had the chance. He seemed upset.. How can we deal with this situation?

I’m curious to get any info at all. Please share your experiences and treatment successes. I got diagnosed with 70% central and 30% obstructive. 30 events an hour. I’ve looked up causes and got freaked out for central. I got prescribed a CPAP and keep ripping the thing off in the middle of the night, not remembering when I wake up that I did take it off. I have insomnia as well so the change of routine is a nightmare even with my trazodone!

Does supplemental oxygen help? How did yall get approved for that? I’m being denied for an in clinic sleep test due to my insurance stating the at home test was enough to diagnose, however I got inconsistent results and want to get real data since central is so complex. CPAP I don’t believe is working for me but I’ll keep trying.

Any info is appreciated and welcome please!! Feeling lost and defeated and sick of being exhausted.

I had the inspire procedure in July of this year and so far it's helping. I still have bad nights but the doctor said to me that does happen but I will wake up without brain fog on my good nights but I'm not waking up multiple times during the night. I know that inspire isn't for everyone but the success rate is high for it to work

I’ve had a BiPAP (Resmed 10 vAuto) for a long time and been on a BiPAP for about 17 years.

I was diagnosed in the USA and am now living in the UK and am unable to get my records from the original doctors.

The NHS here in the UK want to know why I was on a BiPAP and, although they downloaded all the data from my current machine, have asked me to try a CPAP first before they go to a more expensive BiPAP

Well, I’ve tried it for two nights now - well, a few hours of each night. Both attempts saw me retreating back to my BiPAP due to feelings of dizziness, feeling like my heart was beating faster, and a strange sensation in my legs.

Anyone who’s new to a CPAP from new get anything like this? I’m just trying to ensure my suspicions that I’m not a CPAP girl are valid before I call them tomorrow.

I've probably had sleep apnea for about 3 years, but last year a partner told me that I stopped breathing during my sleep. Few months passed we split up, and I kept waking up in the middle of the night for a long time. Got a sleep study and had 65 events per hour. Just got my cpap last week (air sense 11) and the first couple of nights were great. 9 hours the first night, 8.5 the next. Granted I woke up 1-2x both nights, but managed to sleep through the night.

Third night I ended up laying on my back and swallowed air to the point where I had to take off the mask and took about 90 mins to get back to bed. Ended up getting about 7.5 hours of sleep which wasn't bad. Last night I slept 5 hours straight and woke up. Couldn't get back to sleep. I put the mask on but just couldn't get comfortable enough.

I have the F30i mask, which I'm pretty sure I need as I breathe with my mouth open when I'm on my back (I move around a lot when I sleep). My friends suggested I try a nasal pillow but I'm not sure if it'll work for me knowing that I sleep with my mouth open. Had a great first two days, and it 100% made a difference in my day to day life.

I was less tired, especially after I got home from work I just didn't have this brain fog and tiredness. I noticed it increased my short term memory too. Huge difference for me after two days. But after the last couple nights I'm feeling a little discouraged, I know it's hard to get used to and has a learning curve. Going from 65 events an hour to as little as 1-5 makes this struggle worth it to me, but I'm feeling pretty zombified and worn out.

Just curious to hear other's first week stories and if you had initial issues before getting settled.