Simmer down, birdshell. Someone returned my call yesterday morning, at 10:24, and said the previous evening's "workshop" had been cancelled and that they'll let me know when the next one is scheduled. Of course, that was a while after my last post. I'll report any further developments. (BTW, loved t...

That last post was from me. It seems I wasn't logged on.

I work fairly close to the guy's Tarzana office. I called a while ago and left a message on an answering machine asking if there is room in this evening's sales pitch. I mean, "workshop." I'm skeptical, but curious. Especially about how to get an insurance company to pay for something like this. If ...

The guy's web site is amateurish, and he can't write worth a damn. And I agree with MandoJohnny that a dentistry license hardly qualifies someone as a sleep disorder expert. But if the device works, then who cares about all that. It has to be a hell of a lot easier to tolerate that a CPAP. I'd sure ...

My mustache is not especially thick, but I've always kept it trimmed with scissors along the upper lip line. Yesterday, I had a barber trim it with clippers, so even the hairs closest to my nose are no more than a quarter inch or so in length. The mask was less uncomfortable, but sleeping was still ...

Thanks for all the advice. I've filled in the profile information as best I could. (I didn't even notice the profile questions when I created the user name last night. Must have been tired.) I have a Resmed mask, and since there is only one Resmed model on the list, I guess that must be what I have.

I have been using one of these torture devices from hell for about a week now, and have gotten less sleep than ever. The mask is the kind that fits over the nose. I can only get it to seal for a little while, sometimes, if I lay flat on my back and stare straight up at the ceiling. If I move my head...