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agoodwinsmithOkay, six days does not a sample make, but I am underwhelmed.
I have, so far, knock on wood, kept the girls from damaging things, so yay.
Do I sleep better? From my perspective: no. I felt I slept pretty well before. Since this is new, I am currently dealing with the irritant factors of wearing something on my head and on my face while trying to sleep. Bleah. To give it its due, though, the harness and facemask are as lightweight and soft as you could want (I bet someone forced to wear one came up with both designs). The mask is a little odd because it has a cradle for the nose with two nostril holes.
I am using a fancy machine that has a humidifer for the air, and a heated hose to temperature-control the air. Suzi really wants to drink the water when I fill the reservoir each evening.
I have discovered a few things. I have discovered that if you are wearing the mask before sleep, just to accustomize yourself and fiddle with fit, the machine detects your breathing and turns itself on. Hey there big fella, not so fast. I have discovered that if you can hear the machine then you probably haven't closed something properly.
I don't feel particularly energetic, and the water weight went up, so this is a bit like when I was sent to the hospital at age five to have my tonsils and adenoids out - promised jello and ice cream, given nothings and shut-ups.
One continuing troubling thing is the air farting out around the edge of the mask. The edges vibrate when it does that, and it's noisy, and, as I was warned by Dewline, the fart shots in the eyes are not peace-inducing. If I tighten the head harness until it can't do that any more, I would have a headache before I fell asleep. I have, however, discovered that one can jam some or all of one's face into the pillow because the mask continues to deliver air.
One thing I am not sure whether or not to be worried about. When I first turn the CPAP on, it feels like someone is trying to blow up my head like a balloon - a real sensation of pressure - and yes, my cheeks balloon out. It also makes my ears pop. I had a lot of sinus trouble as a kid (the reason for the tonsilectomy - which didn't work, by the way), and one of the uncomfortable symptoms was pressure in my ears.
Well, I will continue to use it, and get better at managing the fiddly bits, but currently I do feel like I looked like a wallet walking around.
I have, so far, knock on wood, kept the girls from damaging things, so yay.
Do I sleep better? From my perspective: no. I felt I slept pretty well before. Since this is new, I am currently dealing with the irritant factors of wearing something on my head and on my face while trying to sleep. Bleah. To give it its due, though, the harness and facemask are as lightweight and soft as you could want (I bet someone forced to wear one came up with both designs). The mask is a little odd because it has a cradle for the nose with two nostril holes.
I am using a fancy machine that has a humidifer for the air, and a heated hose to temperature-control the air. Suzi really wants to drink the water when I fill the reservoir each evening.
I have discovered a few things. I have discovered that if you are wearing the mask before sleep, just to accustomize yourself and fiddle with fit, the machine detects your breathing and turns itself on. Hey there big fella, not so fast. I have discovered that if you can hear the machine then you probably haven't closed something properly.
I don't feel particularly energetic, and the water weight went up, so this is a bit like when I was sent to the hospital at age five to have my tonsils and adenoids out - promised jello and ice cream, given nothings and shut-ups.
One continuing troubling thing is the air farting out around the edge of the mask. The edges vibrate when it does that, and it's noisy, and, as I was warned by Dewline, the fart shots in the eyes are not peace-inducing. If I tighten the head harness until it can't do that any more, I would have a headache before I fell asleep. I have, however, discovered that one can jam some or all of one's face into the pillow because the mask continues to deliver air.
One thing I am not sure whether or not to be worried about. When I first turn the CPAP on, it feels like someone is trying to blow up my head like a balloon - a real sensation of pressure - and yes, my cheeks balloon out. It also makes my ears pop. I had a lot of sinus trouble as a kid (the reason for the tonsilectomy - which didn't work, by the way), and one of the uncomfortable symptoms was pressure in my ears.
Well, I will continue to use it, and get better at managing the fiddly bits, but currently I do feel like I looked like a wallet walking around.
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