Bit of a update including a really nice tip that has helped me cut my total hypoapnea count during sleep in half , so I finally found a perfect fit comfortable mask to wear which obviously helps , but a random tip from a pal who has suffered with S/A for years has really helped me .
A couple of...
Had appointment and tried another type of mask 1st night 5 hours , 2nd night 8 hours , fantastic , 3rd night woke up after 3 hours the bridge of my nose had become swollen and sore as anything , went online to see if there was a answer and ordered some mask protector type things , not got them...
It is hard going , I'm getting around 4 hours but once I wake up I can't put the mask back on again , it is getting a little easier to nod off as I've got used to the noise I suppose, I've got another appointment next week to see how I'm doing , apparently there's another type of mask now which...
When I was tested, a small monitor strapped round your chest for one night , it showed I stopped breathing 27 times this was classed as moderate !
The loud snore/grunting is due to the reflex of gasping for air not 3 Stella's and a brandy , my doc reckons there are hundreds of thousands that...
So I've been diagnosed with this and I'm on day 4 of using a machine ramp 9 Phillip's model which basically keeps your airway open as you sleep stopping you snoring which is a reflex to having stopped breathing normally , so I'm told .
My question is to anyone that uses the mask type airway how...