Re:Flipping the model presents a new way to treat sleep apnoea
by jnovek on Saturday August 19, 2023 @03:15PM
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Some of us are just unlucky and face a bunch of challenges with CPAP.
I was first prescribed a full face mask. I didn’t tolerate it well. I swallowed air and woke up every morning feeling like I was going to vomit.
I had to teach myself to breathe through my nose while sleeping (with no help from the sleep clinic, of course) and then switched to a nasal mask. This was extra challenging because I have a deviated septum and can only really breath through one nostril.
I’m a side sleeper and it took me a long time to find a pillow and sleeping position that didn’t hurt or break the mask seal.
Along with all that, I just find it uncomfortable to have a thing strapped to my face all night. I still really can’t fall asleep without some sort of sedative.
I was first prescribed a full face mask. I didn’t tolerate it well. I swallowed air and woke up every morning feeling like I was going to vomit.
I had to teach myself to breathe through my nose while sleeping (with no help from the sleep clinic, of course) and then switched to a nasal mask. This was extra challenging because I have a deviated septum and can only really breath through one nostril.
I’m a side sleeper and it took me a long time to find a pillow and sleeping position that didn’t hurt or break the mask seal.
Along with all that, I just find it uncomfortable to have a thing strapped to my face all night. I still really can’t fall asleep without some sort of sedative.
It’s just hard for me.