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Originally Posted by MMARSH
I snore and have done a sleep study. I have a CPAP and I absolutely hate using it.
I have several friends that use them and don't leave home without it. They would wake up tired and just didn't get quality sleep prior to using the CPAP. It literally was a life changer for them. That's just the opposite of how I feel. I've never woke up tired and felt great. I took the sleep study because I snore. NOW, When I use it, I wake up feeling terrible, I don't sleep well, i wake up and my mouth and throat are dry and the whole thing just irritates me. I know I should use it, but it's just not working for me....
My wife snores and after a sleep study was told she doesn't have sleep apnea.
We already have a fully adjustable bed and adjusting it does work for her, but not so much for me.
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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Michael, assuming you have the humidifier set up properly, dry mouth is usually due to the mask leaking.
I hated my CPAP for the first 3 months I had it. I bought a special pillow and all sorts of crap to try to make it work better for me. I changed the size of the mask down a size and experimented with different tension on the straps and finally found something I could live with. There is a very narrow sweet spot that keeps the mask tight without being uncomfortable.
Now, count me among those who wouldn’t live without it.
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My wife couldn't ever get used to it either. Then she lost some weight. Problem solved. We've used separate bedrooms for many years, but mainly because she likes late night TV and I don't. I had to get up at 5:30 if I was engaged with an ongoing construction job. First there and last to leave, every day. That's how you run a good job.
Frankly, I think sleeping separately is not such a good thing as you reach the elderly stage, which we are. But she has an Apple watch and I hope it's programed correctly. He daughter and she handle that. I'm supposed to get the alert.