Hey, I finally got around to reading this thread:
viewtopic/t61785/Especially-for-newly-d ... ml#p578692

Maybe there's something there for you, too.

Jean

I'm a relative newbie to CPAP, too--about 2 months in. I think I've probably had an easier adjustment period than you, as I look forward to getting my mask on at night now. A couple of things helped me in my first week or so--things shared from others on this forum, which I lurked and searched for a...

Q. Is this an actual event, in other words does lifting the mask to scratch or go to the restroom just cause an artificial raise in AHI or does it actually cause me to stop breathing after I put the mask back on? I just take the hose off my mask, without turning off the machine, when I use the bath...

Ugh, I hate having to use all the equipment and to always have to change the water... Now, that's just plain whining, which has never solved anything. Before you make any further adjustments to your machinery, sit yourself down in your big-person panties, and make an attitude adjustment. Do you wan...

I have now had 5 separate types of masks cause skin irritation, . . . Newby here, also using the Wisp headgear, and was also getting some pressure marks/irritation from the mask (I sleep on my side, too). I noticed in archived posts that others have had success using lanolin (Lansinoh) on the skin ...