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[hillcountryrider]

nThe sleep study showed I stopped breathing about 45 times a minute; each "stop" lasted 15- 25 seconds.  Once I got used to it I woke up far more refreshed.  Just do it.

  Dan, Unless I don't understand what ya'll are talking about, there seems to be something wrong with the math.

Jerry

yep Jerry, ......he meant in an hour 

Oh yea; duh.  I must have been passing a brainstone.

thats a good one ........ I am going to use that one !!

[pacrat]

I agree with BobB.  Never have been able to sleep thtough the night with mine.  I wake up around midnight, can't go back to sleep, the damn thing is too noisy, it hurts by then so I take it off and sleep like a baby till 4:30 when the other noise maker goes off telling me it's time to get up for work.
I only use it now when Liz makes me.

[Tinman]

Try to ask for the nasal pillows instead of the mask. I have seen them and they look a bit more comfortable. I only work in respiratory am not a user.

[hillcountryrider]

Try to ask for the nasal pillows instead of the mask. I have seen them and they look a bit more comfortable. I only work in respiratory am not a user.

Tinman you are right ......... that is what they gave me to use is the Swift air pillows ........ they are very soft, you still have to get used to the head gear of course but to me it is going to be worth it....... I had the best night since I have been using mine last night ...... I woke up this morning feeling the most refreshed that I have felt in years  ......thanks guys for the response .......I feel more confident now knowing that some of you have been using this thing successfully. 

[Morgan Buchanan]

My dad has used one for over 20 years.  He's still alive.  No clue if he wouldn't be without one, but he sleeps like a baby with it and doesn't snore, so my mom hasn't murdered him in his sleep...   Seems worth it.

[smooth x]

As a Nurse I must say I condone it for those with sleep apnea.

[Morgan Buchanan]

As a Nurse I must say I condone it for those with sleep apnea.

Your use of the word "condone" seems to indicate that you think that they're BAD if one does not have speel apnea... Could you please explain?

[smooth x]

I am simply saying that sleep apnea is not a good thing to leave unattended. You are keeping your brain and other very important  organs from receiving the intended amount of oxygen while sleeping. Thats why it kwwps you waking up all night. That is your brain telling you "hey get up and breath, I need oxygen". A CPAP machine works very well in Sleep Apnea in getting your brain, Heart and other organs the oxygen you need. Hence you are no longer waking up throughout the night.

[Tinman]

Probably meant highly recommend. As would I.

[hillcountryrider]

Probably meant highly recommend. As would I.

I was wondering about the use of the word condone in that context as well, but the definition does suit it's use ......... just another way of saying what you said.   

[Snake Doc]

Every night I sleep like a baby; I wake up every two hours crying.  lol

[Birdman]

Used one for many years and cannot sleep without it.  My sleep study found that I was waking over 70 times an hour!  One suggestion is to try the "Breeze Sleepgear".  It is ten times more comfortable than any of the other headgear and masks, and uses "nasal pillows" instead of a mask with a bunch of straps.

Gary in Texas