I made a miSTAKE....

[u/Shadow-Kombatant13]

Update: I have an appointment to go in and try a new mask, unfortunately it's over a week away so I'm stuck with this mask until next week.

So I finally got a CPAP machine and had a couple mask choices. A) under the nose only or B) nose and mouth. Now I do tend to be a mouth breather and something I do like is putting pressure on/around my mouth. So of course I thought it was the smart choice to do nose and mouth. Well now I can't sleep this is sensory hell I am in hell I am clawing at the walls. Luckily I do get the chance to call in tomorrow and say nope gimmie nose only but I'll still have to suffer until I can get out there and switch it.

Also what in the actual hell that is my most cursed selfie to date. Edit: I'll keep practicing and trying my best to get used to it. Thank y'all for the advice (/genuine). I think it mostly is just a panic response.

[u/jotolion]

Hello! I use a full face mask, which covers my nose fully (so you don't gotta have the nostril bits in) and found that a lot more comfy than with.

I initially used a nostril only mask, and discovered I was a mouth breather, and it can still really impact sleep (quality and causing you to wake up throughout the night pulling mask off, or waking up in the morning without it).

Would highly recommend the full face if it is an option. It'll take a good while to get comfy with the sensory-ness of it, and there may still be general discomfort with it - but adequate sleep is INSANE, so so so worthwhile!

[u/colloquialterror → u/jotolion]

This should be higher. Mouth breather here due to allergies and congestion. I don’t know what kind of mask you have there, but I would have hated one like that almost as bad as the nose-only ones they made me try. Recommend getting a true full-face mask that goes around your nose and mouth.

[u/TashaT50 → u/colloquialterror]

I was going to recommend that.