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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,7:43 am

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SO, I spent sunday night in a hospital for a sleep study and they confirmed that I have sleep apnea and was stopping breathing during sleep up to 100 times per hour. (Whatever doc) I just figured I was always tired because I was working too hard :rotflmao

SO I got this breathing mask deal and tried it last night for the first time. IMPOSSIBLE!!!! This just ain't gonna work for me. I woke up 7 times last night to either take the damn thing off or put it back on. It is WAY too uncomfortable and much harder for me to breathe :rolleyes

SO, does anyone use this mask thing, and if so, what adjustments did you have to make so it is comfortable and the air flow is sufficient?

I am tired of being tired and I really want this thing to work for me, but at this rate I'm gonna give up on it within a week.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:26 am

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Might try a nasal canula. (sp) Small tubes that go behind your ears to the nostrels.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:28 am

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Sorry to hear about that. I knew someone who suffered from it and it can be a nightmare.

Coincidently, was the mask you got made by a company called Respironics? I make a display for them, they are probably the world's largest manufacturer of those masks.

You should check out all the different models they make to find one that works for you. i have a bunch here in my office that I used to fit the display.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:31 am

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Quote (GlassMan @ Sep. 23 2008,8:28 am)

Yes, it's a Respironics. It's supposed to be their top of the line model with the Gel in it for comfort.
Didn't give me much comfort though last night :banghead

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:32 am

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Here's a link to their sleep apnea site:

http://mseries.respironics.com/

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:35 am

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Sometimes the small rubber ones are more comfortable, here's a few I have. Does it look like one of those?

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:37 am

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Sometimes the small rubber ones are more comfortable, here's a few I have. Does it look like one of those?

There is no way in Hell I'd be able to sleep with something like that on my mug.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:38 am

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I think I'll just take a nap in the afternoon if I'm feeling a bit groggy...

Jeez... Jim, if you have to wear one of the contraptions, I can see why you couldn't get any sleep. Looks like the cure is worse then the disease...

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:38 am

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Quote (GlassMan @ Sep. 23 2008,8:32 am)

Here's a link to their sleep apnea site:

http://mseries.respironics.com/

Yeah, that's the machine I got alright. The mask is the ComfortGel Nasal.

Maybe I should look into a full mask? One thing that I noticed last night is if I opened my mouth (Either intentionally or unintentionally) it would suck the air right out of my lungs. At least that's what it felt like. Not a comfortable thing for sure. Maybe I'll give it another nights try and if it don't help tonight I'll call the supplier tomorrow and tell them I want to try the full mask.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:42 am

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Good luck with this. :good

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:44 am

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I think I'll just take a nap in the afternoon if I'm feeling a bit groggy...

Jeez... Jim, if you have to wear one of the contraptions, I can see why you couldn't get any sleep. Â Looks like the cure is worse then the disease...

Yeah, I tried the nap thing, and still do when I get a chance. BUT, the Mrs says I snore really loud so she will get up and go sleep on the couch in the living room.

During the sleep study, the Doctor said that I snored so loud that the EKG sensors on my Calfs picked up the vibrations :rotflmao

I always figured (and said) that the cure is worse than the disease, and have always wondered why Doctors "Practice" Medicine and have a Medical "Practice", but I need to do something here. 4 Hours of restless sleep a night just ain't cutting it.
The only time in the past few years when I got a full night sleep was when I got so drunk I passed out :eek

WAIT!!!! Maybe I'm on to something here!!! :drink

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:46 am

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Quote (DirtySquirty @ Sep. 23 2008,8:42 am)

Good luck with this. Â :good

Thank you. I'll just have to play it by ear and see how it goes I guess

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:49 am

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I hear you man, nothing worse than irregular sleep for a long period of time.

It can really mess you up. Naps don't cut it for me. I can fall asleep in 5 minutes at any time of the day.

I don't think I've had a full night's uninterrupted sleep since May! :banghead

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:52 am

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I hear ya. Â Try this one, pull up to a red light while driving a car and take a short nap. Â That's happened to me on numerous occasions. Â SO far my foot hasn't slipped off the brake pedal, but I've sure heard lotsa various tones from car horns

And of course, I've had lotsa friendly folks showing me that their middle finger is nice and clean :finger

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:54 am

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Quote (BigBoyToys @ Sep. 23 2008,8:44 am)

Quote (Sleek-Jet @ Sep. 23 2008,8:38 am)

Yeah, I tried the nap thing, and still do when I get a chance. Â BUT, the Mrs says I snore really loud so she will get up and go sleep on the couch in the living room.

During the sleep study, the Doctor said that I snored so loud that the EKG sensors on my Calfs picked up the vibrations :rotflmao

I always figured (and said) that the cure is worse than the disease, and have always wondered why Doctors "Practice" Medicine and have a Medical "Practice", but I need to do something here. Â 4 Hours of restless sleep a night just ain't cutting it. Â
The only time in the past few years when I got a full night sleep was when I got so drunk I passed out :eek

Â WAIT!!!! Â Maybe I'm on to something here!!! :drink

So it's either get 4 hours a night sleep because of the apnea... or get 4 hours because of the mask...

The upshot is the doctors get to charge your insurance (or you I guess) big $$$$ for all of this... :good

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,8:57 am

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yeah, they can charge my insurance that i pay for. :banghead

On the other hand, most of my customers are in the medical field.....maybe it's a wash :rolleyes

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,9:00 am

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This aging thing is a little overrated I think. Â Eyesight went to crap, hearing is a constant ringing, Heart Attack last September, Diagnosed with a blood clotting gene mutation condition that now I can't travel (or sit in the same place) for more than 3 hours, and now this. :banghead

I can deal with the rest of the crap. Â Just want to get some sleep someday. Â :banghead

On the brighter side though, at least I still got a full head of hair

And I buy so buch hair coloring that I could probably sustain the Miss Clairol company income single handidly :rotflmao

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,9:40 am

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4 hours sleep. That's a unheard of for me. I'm lucky to get two hours at once. Except in Havi. I can sleep hard for 6 straight hours. The lower humidty helps a lot. Helps with my snoring too, so I'm told.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,1:26 pm

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Try putting one of these on your face. Â You won't sleep any better but you'll be happy. Â :good

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,3:20 pm

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Quote (WATERDOG @ Sep. 23 2008,9:40 am)

Might wanna get that checked out. SOunds like you may have sleep apnea too.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,3:21 pm

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Try putting one of these on your face. Â You won't sleep better but you'll be happy. Â :good

Works for me :good

Built in ear muffs too!

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,4:06 pm

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Quote (BigBoyToys @ Sep. 23 2008,3:20 pm)

Quote (WATERDOG @ Sep. 23 2008,9:40 am)

Might wanna get that checked out. Â SOunds like you may have sleep apnea too.

Nothing to check, Had it for twenty plus years now.

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,5:54 pm

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Quote (WATERDOG @ Sep. 23 2008,4:06 pm)

Quote (BigBoyToys @ Sep. 23 2008,3:20 pm)

Quote (WATERDOG @ Sep. 23 2008,9:40 am)

Might wanna get that checked out. Â SOunds like you may have sleep apnea too.

Nothing to check, Had it for twenty plus years now.

me too....been tired as far back as i can remember. now i know why

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Posted: Sep. 23 2008,6:25 pm

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A few years back I went and did the test. They could not get any good results due to I couldn't sleep with all the wires and crap. The bed was sh!t as well. I probly should give it another shot. I'm in the same boat. I bet I don't get 4 good hours of sleep a night and the wife gets pissed off at the snoring as well.

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