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My boyfriend has no insurance. He cannot afford a machine. He wakes tired from this condition and he is a carpenter. Hard work with power tools. I worry about him.

you can’t cure sleep apnea even with a cpap machine. what you can do is get a uppp operation by a ent specialist or lose weight and do not drink alcohol before sleep. do not sleep flat on your back either. those things will help but you are right to be concerned.

I recently had to start using the nostril type mask and I’m having a terrible time. Any ideas will help. HELP !!

I feel your pain. They put me in a full face mask (Moouth and nose) and I suffered through trying to use it for 4-6 weeks. Worst experience in my life.

It is possible that a better mask would help- unfortunately your supplier might charge extra, with no real guarantees that you will be help. If you feel your problems sleeping are severe enough, that’s the only chance you have.

What I did was I went back to the doctor and told him I was not using the machine any longer, and demanded another treatment. If you can’t use the machine, you need to let the doctor know.

i have recently been diagnosed with sleep apnea and i sleep a lot each day. my husband doesn’t understand and thinks i just don’t ‘do’ anything all day. i haven’t got my CPAP machine yet. if you have sleep apnea and don’t yet have a CPAP or remember what it was like before you had yours, how long did you sleep each day, assuming you were able to sleep as long as you wanted?

thanks.

My uncle had sleep apnea and slept an average of 6-7 hours, however he woke frequently. Excessive daytime sleepiness is a symptom of sleep apnea. Other associated symptoms may include:
- loud snoring
- morning headaches
- unrefreshing sleep
- a dry mouth upon awakening
- chest retraction during sleep in young children (chest pulls in)
- high blood pressure
- overweight
- irritability
- change in personality
- depression
- difficulty concentrating
- excessive perspiring during sleep
- heartburn
- reduced libido
- insomnia
- frequent nocturnal urination (nocturia)
- restless sleep
- nocturnal snorting, gasping, choking (may wake self up)
– rapid weight gain
- confusion upon awakening
I would gather more info on apnea and let your husband read up on this and understand exactly what it is as this is a real sleeping disorder. I do know that the CPAP machine has helped my uncle immensly. I do hope that the machine will help you as well.

I retired Oct 2008 from the Navy. I had a brain anurysm in the past while i was in the navy. I was diagnose with sleep apnea w/ cpap machine 2 yrs ago. do any one know what percent i will be looking at, or a ruff estimate. thanks for reading.

talk to your SSDI counselor.

I want to fly to the Philippines next near but I can’t bring my sleep apnea machine with me because it’s too large. I have to wait until I get to the VA Clinic in Manila to borrow one of theirs. Meanwhile, on the airplane, does the airplane provide a mask for me in order for me to sleep comfortably?

No, they do not. If you must use oxygen during the flight, you will need a doctor’s order and then call the airline to make arrangements. Most people do not have sleep apnea when sleeping in an upright position.

My husband has sleep apnea and will not use the machine. He also has diabetes. He goes to work, comes home sleeps for about two hours, goes to bed at 12:00 AM and gets up about 4:30 for work. On the weekends he will sleep if you let him about 14 hours a day. He would do this during the week but he has to go to work. I just don’t know what to do. I’m very concerned.

Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do… You can show him all the information about sleep apnea and its deleterious effects on health, how improved sleep can actually improve diabetes, etc etc, but until he decides to do what he needs to do, he’ll probably just hear it as "nagging" and ignore you even more industriously.

If it gets to be that bad, you could lay down an ultimatum: That if he doesn’t start taking better care of himself, you’ll leave because you can’t stand to watch him take such risks with his health. I would certainly not recommend that, unless the marriage is already irretrievably broken and you would actually be okay with it if he said, "All right, bye then."

My sympathies are with you; it’s very frustrating to watch someone you care about neglect themselves. Unfortunately, your options are rather limited. I hope someone else has a more productive answer for you. Good luck.

Want to know if there is a power pack for this machine.
where can I get one, cost.etc.

get a powered camping site

Are you refering to noise? or are you refering to volume as in volume of air? That has to be set in inches of water by a technician, based on the prescription from your doctor. Every machine is adjusted differently some can be set manually programed using the LCD indicator on the machine. The directions come with the machine when it is delivered from the manufacturer. They are removed just before they are delivered to the patient. Basically it is a combination of the controls being pushed down at the same time and being held until the LCD changes based on the brand. You can set the ramp up time the delay to get to the pressure as well as the pressure like mine is 10 inches of water!

It should REALLY BE SET BY THE HEALTH SERVICE PERSONNEL!

There is no way to adjust the sound!

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Can you tell me what brand, modell number etc…..also about the mask…..or even the site I can find more information on it.

Thanks heaps!!

I didn’t have a choice about which machine to get. It was purchased (through insurance) at the Sleep Center. I tried several masks but the one that works best for me covers my nose and has 4 velcro straps – 2 for the top of my head, and 2 for the bottom. It works very well.

Have been diagnosed with osa following sleep test at bangkok pattaya hospital in Pattaya. Need now to obtain automatic machine. Hospital cannot supply and their agencies are very slow.

I dont know exactly where you could get one in Thailand. My suggestion would be to try and get one online. If you have a prescription for one it should not be a problem. Try looking up Durable Medical Equipment Providers Online and see what you can find. You can also try Cpap.com. Respirionics and Resmed are both good units. Good luck.