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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Hi Leah - I'm a moderator for this site (along with Alzheimer's and Skin Cancer) and will try to help where I can woth any informaiton or questions you need answering. Or maybe just an ear. I'm fairly certian I have responded to some of your posts on the other sites.
So the CPAP is proving to be a challenge? Well if anyone can get the better of that machine (and not the other way around), it is you.
You will most definitely stick with it and in the end I bet improve so much in your daily routine.
Our Sleep Expert thas posted about the CPAP. Check out his latest post.
Please come back and share your thoughts with is here. All are welcome.
All the best, sue
Thanks, Sue. Yes, it is I, Leah of the "Leah" blog.
I am happy to announce that this, my fifth night with Mr. CPAP, has proved to be the turning point. I was able to sleep comfortably for almost seven uninterrupted hours!
This morning I arose refreshed for the first time in ages. Hopefully, this will continue!
I appreciate your comments. I am going to post another time to write about my good night. Someone sometime in the future may be struggling with their CPAP and I hope my post will encourage them to just get through those early days grappling with their CPAP.
Leah