Thank you, everyone.

I'm looking into some new pillows. And I've ordered a pillow to try between my knees. That may take some getting used to, but I definitely need to make some adjustments.

Supporting my chin sounds like a good idea too.

Hi. Throughout my entire life, I have slept on my side. I've been using a CPAP machine for probably about 8 years now. Although I've never gotten along well with a CPAP machine, it's much worse now. I've begun developing arthritis in my hips which has forced me to begin sleeping on my back due to hi...

Hi. I just had my follow-up session at the sleep centre last night and they've upped my pressure from 9 to 11. I woke up this morning feeling freezing from the cold air going down my throat and my mouth felt like the Sahara Desert.

So now I'm thinking about a heated hose. What do I need to get?

The whole answer may have been a little more dramatic than I'd originally thought. My Mom is 87 and she's been having some breathing problems lately as well. I awoke this morning to find my Mom being taken away in an ambulance. The first thing the Paramedics said was, "You have a gas leak." I've bee...

Thanks. I kind of imagined, *sputter* *sputter* "What the heck?!" And then ripping the mask off. LOL

We're expecting really high winds tonight and they said to expect some power outages.

What happens if there's a power outage in the middle of the night, while you're sleeping? Does the loss of power to the CPAP machine wake you up?

I'm glad you asked that one, because I've had chronic nosebleeds my entire life. I have had one small nosebleed since I started using CPAP, when I hadn't had a nosebleed in 3 years. That upset me. But it didn't cause another one the next night. But I can understand the concern after having a large b...

I definitely felt much better today. I was not as tired and I didn't feel so easily out-of-breath and I had a busy day. I still had a problem trying to get in a full yawn sometimes, which is a very annoying feeling. But it was much better. I hope the improvement will continue too. If it's about mois...

Well, my blood pressure was a little high, but still within the normal range. It's not surprising with all of the anxiety that I was feeling. But other than that, my doctor was happy that I'm having another sleep study on November 6th. I thought I never wanted to have one of those again, but I'm act...

I'll be glad to see my doctor tomorrow, because I'm really struggling with anxiety now. Once anxiety sets in, it becomes difficult to tell the difference between a symptom and the anxiety reaction. I would imagine that if I had a blocked artery or something, they would have seen that on the echocard...

It took me a while to figure out where to change my Profile. I'm a moderator on a forum with this format, so I should have figured it out sooner. As soon as I finally saw User Control Panel, I went, "Duh, of course." But it was on the opposite side of the page, so it took me a while to spot it. I th...

Thanks everyone for being patient with me. I'm new to this and am having a little difficult with it all. I just walked the dog and felt pretty winded, which doesn't usually happen. I'm doing searches and finding that I'm not the only one who has troubles breathing during the day-time since using CPA...

I was so startled when they diagnosed me with sleep apnea, telling me that I stopped breathing every 2 minutes during the night. Why? Because every night I would fall asleep quickly. I slept through the night, not waking up until morning. I felt fine and refreshed. I was not tired all day. I had no ...

I have an appointment with my family doctor tomorrow. I'm feeling really lost as to what to do at the moment. Before I was told that I had sleep apnea and got the CPAP machine, I went to bed, fell asleep quickly and didn't wake up until the morning. I felt refreshed. I was not tired all day. I didn'...

I did go to a clinic. They said that I'm okay, but it sounds like I had a CO2 build-up in my system and my body was trying to take in more oxygen. I mentioned that I was finding it difficult to yawn when I woke up in the mornings, for about the first 10 minutes or so, and they said, "Same thing." Ma...