My Life and Sleep Apnea

Everyone that has been diagnosed with sleep apnea has probably tried using a cpap mask . While some find it a life saver others view it as a torture device. It definitely isn’t a natural feeling to wear a mask to bed, especially a mask that pushes air into your mouth or nose. If you are thinking about using a cpap mask here are a few things you might want to know about them. The cpap mask can either be full face or just fit over your nose. If you breathe through your mouth then the full mask is for you. One of the reasons I didn’t like the cpap was the noise that it made. Fortunately this issue has been addressed by many of the companies that manufacture cpap machines. One of the fears that I had when I wore a cpap was what if the power went off . Having a beard with a full face mask can be a problem. It is difficult enough to get the mask to fit without any leaks but having beard makes it much worse. Even if you can’t sleep the whole night with the mask on some rest with the ...

There are many reasons why I couldn’t use the cpap mask and machine. Not only was the fit uncomfortable and the air pushing down my throat unnatural, there was another problem. Its one problem that a lot of people have with all the types of continuous airway machines and that is the noise . If you are a light sleeper like me even the slightest sound can keep you up. I am forever tightening faucets so the sound of dripping water doesn’t keep me up. And dogs barking in the neighborhood at all hours of the night is another one that annoys me to no end. The hearing in my left ear is almost shot so it is actually sort of a blessing in an odd way because it cuts down on the noise that I hear at night The sound that comes from the cpap machine, at least the ones that I had, was very annoying and probably the worst sound was when there was a leak in the mask. I know that the manufacturers of cpap and bipap machines now days are very cognizant of this problem and they are making the mach...