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I can't get used to my CPAP mask
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jesvideo
jesvideo
Joined in 2020
After fighting my C-Pap for over a year someone finally tells me that my mask size is too large and I need a medium. So now it's a little better but I still have to make sure my mask is on before I say prayers at night or I will zonk off to sleep without the mask on. I know how drained I will feel if I don't wear it so I do. But its still so tight on my face. Getting a my pillow to sleep on I can place my shoulder underneath it for support which helps some. It's just something I know I have to do. One day I forgot to wear the mask and then another day and on that second day I started coughing for air and knew I had to grab the mask to breathe,. My coughing finally settled down and quit all together. That was a big lesson for me about having to wear the mask to get enough oxygen to function.
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hundal
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hundal
Joined in 2022
Mostly avoid using a mask if you are single and have asthma.
Gnorts58
Gnorts58
Joined in 2020
It is hard to get used to it. I have mine for overn6 years some nights are tough. Hang in there. Pray for a breakthrough for an alternative. Look up sleep apnea research studies for new or different equipment. Then see if your insurance covers them. Praying for you.
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Dr.WhoPeggygmail.com
Joined in 2020
Hi @Allinitsleep. I hear u, & understand too. But, there are different kinds of masks ppl can use. A nasal pillow, full face mask, & others too. I wish u well.
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Selkie319
Selkie319
Joined in 2024
When my cpap was recalled I had to wait 18 months until I got a new one. Let me tell you, I have never appreciated my cpap like I do now. Going without it was even worse after having one for a couple of years. Yes, I hate the mask. I don't think anyone likes to have something on their face when they're sleeping. But it really is what you have to do. And that's the lesson I learned when I lost my machine during the recall. Falling asleep and falling out of the chair and landing on the floor is not a way you want to live your life. This is what I do. I use eyedrops because sometimes the mask leaks and dries out my eyes. I used saline nasal spray because, even with the humidifier, my nose gets dried out. My mask is a triangular shaped mask that goes over my nose and my mouth. I hate the silicone "cushion", but that's the way they're made. I went to my sleep doctor last week and told her all of my issues (mainly leaks from the mask), but I told her that in spite of that I would NEVER go without this mask again. I learned my lesson during the recall. I know I'm repeating myself here, but breathing properly at night has a side effect on all your other organs; your heart, blood pressure, lungs. If you want to live better, just let the cpap do it's thing.
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Allinitsleep
Allinitsleep
Joined in 2020
It's hard living with sleep apnea especially when it's going to be with you for the rest of your life. Knowing that every night you have to out that mask on your face and it's suppose to help but to me it only suffacates me .I wear it but I hate it there is a chance that if I don't wear it I'll forget to breath and die which scares me alot. I still wear it .my life depends on it. I get reminded all the time from my family mom don't forget to use your machine .they are scared for my life.unfortubately thats the price of having something you can't control.ive give up my machine 2 or 3 times cause of the mask and I'm not qualified for anything else so I keep getting the mask .I will never get use to it and hate it no matter what sleep apnea really sucks