CPAP pros

[notherhalo]

5 hours ago, halodground said:

I've been using mine for more than 5 years and still occasionally have a night where it bothers me. But for the most part I make it through the night with minimal disturbance, although I would say at least once a night I have to adjust it in some way. I have both central and obstructive sleep apnea and it was super severe.  I was apneic almost 400 times during the testing. My oxygen saturation was dropping into the low 70s.

The process of getting used to the CPAP takes much longer than I anticipated. I expected that within a couple months, I'd hardly notice it.  Realistically, I'd say it was more than a year before I felt like I was sleeping better than I had been prior to getting the CPAP and that I didn't feel like I was getting blasted by an air hose every time I opened my mouth. But it does eventually happen and it is certainly worth it for the benefit of your health  Also, not everyone experiences the dramatic sense of improvement in their energy level and "refreshment" after sleeping with the CPAP.  I never had a huge sense of improvement.  It was very gradual. 

Stick with it. It's a long process but it's better than developing AFIB or the many other life threatening conditions that sleep apnea makes you higher risk for.

 

thank you for writing this