CPAP ... progress?
Nov. 9th, 2021 01:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
agoodwinsmithSo. CPAP, blah blah.
Previously I talked about getting the nose mask to try. It actually worked quite well - and then I got the letter from Phillips explaining the possibility of styrofoam (or whatever sound-deadening hydrocarbon-emitting petrochemical it might be) crumbling and off-gassing cancerous bits. Hurrah. So I stopped using it and sent a letter to four of the crowd of doctors currently meddling in my life, saying I was instructed to contact my medical professional, but I wasn't sure which of them might be in charge of this.
Ultimately it was the lung doctor (the bronchoscopy guy) who contacted me, and carefully explained what to watch for to see if my machine was actually affected (crumbles in the humidifier water - none), and that I really really really should use the machine because heart. Okay.
I am surprised as how well the nose mask is working for me. I am/have been a terrible mouth breather with pools of drool (sorry), however, the pressure in my head is enough that the sensation changes in my ears when I open my mouth, so it is enough to get me to close my mouth without waking up. I know that I am sleeping with my mouth closed because my tongue is *not* as dry as sandpaper in the morning, which used to be usual.
And this time I am sleeping normally. I do wake in the night, but it's normal bladder importunance, and returning to sleep is not a problem. I am also not waking up without the mask. I have better hopes of continued adherence this time.
Honest to heck, what a song and dance, y'know? However, I am grateful that this doesn't involve any cutting of my person, so forward we go, yes/no?
Previously I talked about getting the nose mask to try. It actually worked quite well - and then I got the letter from Phillips explaining the possibility of styrofoam (or whatever sound-deadening hydrocarbon-emitting petrochemical it might be) crumbling and off-gassing cancerous bits. Hurrah. So I stopped using it and sent a letter to four of the crowd of doctors currently meddling in my life, saying I was instructed to contact my medical professional, but I wasn't sure which of them might be in charge of this.
Ultimately it was the lung doctor (the bronchoscopy guy) who contacted me, and carefully explained what to watch for to see if my machine was actually affected (crumbles in the humidifier water - none), and that I really really really should use the machine because heart. Okay.
I am surprised as how well the nose mask is working for me. I am/have been a terrible mouth breather with pools of drool (sorry), however, the pressure in my head is enough that the sensation changes in my ears when I open my mouth, so it is enough to get me to close my mouth without waking up. I know that I am sleeping with my mouth closed because my tongue is *not* as dry as sandpaper in the morning, which used to be usual.
And this time I am sleeping normally. I do wake in the night, but it's normal bladder importunance, and returning to sleep is not a problem. I am also not waking up without the mask. I have better hopes of continued adherence this time.
Honest to heck, what a song and dance, y'know? However, I am grateful that this doesn't involve any cutting of my person, so forward we go, yes/no?
