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Re: Getting my CPAP tomorrow, need help!


Posted by Big Al (N.O., LA) on October 11, 2000 at 18:57:12:

In Reply to: Getting my CPAP tomorrow, need help! posted by WayCoolJr. on October 11, 2000 at 17:14:26:

Hi, Terry:

I was diagnosed with moderate OSA last month, have been on CPAP for three weeks, and am settling down to what looks like a long and beautiful relationship with my new friend. So far I have not had a lot of trouble adjusting to the CPAP and I felt noticably better from the start. I give a lot of the credit for this to the people here who have been there, done that and are sharing their hardwon experience to help us newbies.

Reading the messages and replies about masks and straps, machines and pressures, tubing, staples and hot glue (just kidding on the last two) put this change in my life into perspective. I saw that I, and my family, could get a lot of benefit from the CPAP, but that it could also involve some problems, trials and tribulations. Armed with this knowledge, I've taken it one day at a time, learning firsthand about mask leaks and straps that were too tight and putting into practice some of the solutions that I found here.

Read the postings here about CPAP, listen to the person who sets it up (I recommend taking a few notes) and don't hesitate to ask the persons questions about anything you don't understand or want to know more about. Get the manual for the machine and any instructions that come with the mask. Read them carefully to understand how the gear works.

Understand that it won't be perfect the very first night and it will take some getting used to (more or less), but it's not likely to hurt you and it just might help a lot. Take it one day (night) at a time. Three weeks or so from now take stock and see if your better off than you are now. If so, keep it up. If not, you can pursue the alternatives with your ENT.

Good luck and hang in there.

Al

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