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by 0dodo
Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: They Tell Me I Need This Machine
Replies: 223
Views: 42741

Re: They Tell Me I Need This Machine

[quote="Omne"][quote="ckeith"] Work on the acceptance, it makes it a lot easier to find a solution or at least a way to live with it. Hello everyone, I’m new to forums and I’m also French speaking…so please forgive any mistakes I’m so glad that I found this forum. I have been reading many posts on i...
by 0dodo
Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Especially for newly diagnosed - Dealing with Change
Replies: 245
Views: 683844

Re: Especially for newly diagnosed - Dealing with Change

In response to the discussion in the thread about an unsupportive spouse I felt prompted to revise a write up I have concerning dealing with change. We encounter changes of all sorts through life, including the one when we received the diagnosis of sleep apnea. How we respond is almost always the s...
by 0dodo
Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: HELP!!! Gotta make this work!
Replies: 12
Views: 2202

Re: HELP!!! Gotta make this work!

Hello Janknitz, I'm in the process to choose my first mask and I was looking at the Dreamware myself. You say that you can't not stand the feeling of bare silicone against your face except for the Dreamware. May I ask why it is OK with this one, has it is all silicone Thank you! I think because the...
by 0dodo
Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: HELP!!! Gotta make this work!
Replies: 12
Views: 2202

Re: HELP!!! Gotta make this work!

You might try a dry brushing technique for some desensitization. The ideal item would be one of those plastic bristle nail brushes that's really soft to the touch. Alternatively, a terry wash cloth might do. Rub your face wherever the mask touches for about 2- 5 minutes with the brush or cloth. The...
by 0dodo
Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I actually have sleep apnea?
Replies: 43
Views: 17071

Re: Do I actually have sleep apnea?

I’m new here and I just what to give my experience to. Just like MisLizzie, I also had no particular symptoms, except that I have trouble getting up in the morning. I have the impression that I slept on the clothesline Sometimes I get up each hour to pee… Needless to say, that the night is short and...