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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...

Not really , I'm taking a cocktail of opiates so always tired to be honest

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...

Excellent thanks for the link :thumbsup:

Probably do a leather spikey one , I'm not googling that .

Thank's all , very helpful stuff :thumbsup:

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...

Thank's all , 4 hours last night and less time nodding off due to the noise . ( that's noise not nose) .

Lovely start thanks for the replies , I started with the nasal thing and I couldn't bare it at all , mind you I have got a big nose .

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...