Sleep apnea??

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by PBO

Exercise is often the best cure & the best 'life choice'

I have a friend who has the machine, although it works it's almost validated his poor lifestyle & removed the need to make healthy choices

Go for a run, buy a bike, swim every day...whatever the exercise it will make a notable difference

Exercise does nothing for sleep apena. I'm very active, and have it.

Jerry - I just got my machine about a month ago. I'm not sure how they measured anything during my "test" sleep, 'casue I dont think I slept for more than a half hour or so. Very little insulation in the building, its on the corner next to one of the main hospitals in the north Seattle area, and all them damn wire hooked up to me was just a little wierd. Anyway, I blew you away on the score - I was in the low 80's - about every 35-40 seconds.
They have me set on about 8 for the pressure level.

I did suprisinlgly well with the machine for the first week. I'm a fairly light sleeper, and find it difficult to get to sleep. The noise level is quite low. I've only made it through a night with it on maybe twice. Most of the time it gets yanked off around 2 or 3 in the morning (normally get up at 4). Seem to having a hard time with the headband adjustment. When you are laying on your back, its a little tighter. But if you roll over, or change the tilt of your head, it will loosen up some. When it does this, it blows the air out the sides of the mask, and gets very irritating. Mosts of the time, I pull it off without really knowing what I'm doing.

As far as results, I haven't noticed much difference in how I feel yet. My wife is definitly getting a better nights sleep without worrying about me, and without my snoring.

Just an FYI, you'll have to clean the filter about once a week it seems.