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bipap woes & insomnia! help?!

Posted by freebird on October 14, 2003 at 17:21:01:

I have been using bipap with full face mask for bad case of osa for two years; tried other masks, this is the only one I can tolerate. I STILL find sleeping with the darn machine awful, uncomfortable, restrictive, unpleasant and annoying to say the least. I also have bad insomnia and that only adds to my sleep deprivation troubles. I am interested in how the rest of you osa sufferers out there have learned to deal with the fact that bipap/cpap is pretty much the only choice we have to treat the osa; I got a consult for the dental device but they thought my degree of osa made me a poor candidate, and the stats on surgery make me personally feel it is not a realistic option for me to try. So, short of going through life exhausted, too sleepy at times to drive or watch a movie and depressed/irritable from chronic lack of sleep, I have the machine. I am simply having a never ending hard time adjusting; it's like just going from no sleep to slightly more but unpleasant sleep. Any thoughts, stories, experiences or encouraging ideas? By the way, my osa is not due to weight so losing the 5 lbs extra I have they say will not cure it. Any advice may help. Thank you!!!

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