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Battling the CPAP

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I am a retired school teacher.  I taught grades 2-6 for 34...

Leah

Sunday, February 17, 2008
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Leah here. Again.  I've just spent my third night with my new CPAP and it wasn't pretty...

By three a.m., I had snatched off the headgear, hoping to get a few hours of sleep before church.

My problem all night was that I didn't feel like I could breathe.  The nasal pillow kept moving about when I moved.  Possibly I haven't gotten the straps on the headgear tight enough yet. I'm also thinking that the nasal pillow the tech chose for me may not be large enough.  I will try the larger (small instead of "petite") size tonight and enlist my husband's help with adjusting the headgear.  The other problem I had was that the humidity in the bedroom was low, resulting in a dry mouth and nose.  

I AM NOT GIVING UP.  I will struggle and adjust until I get it right.  This is not easy, but it is also not impossible! 

If anyone has gone through this ordeal, please give me some insight and support!

(By the way, I have also been diagnosed with dementia...)

Leah 

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