Feel horrible today - CPAP

 It's so weird about the CPAP. I was dx with sleep apnea, but not severe and the surgeon insisted I have it treated before she would do the surgery so I got the machine about a month ago. I don't sleep as well with it on. Every night I put it on faithfully as instructed, and every morning I wake up and it's not on, I've removed it during the night and I never remember doing it. I check, sometimes I wear it for as long as 4 hours but sometimes as little as 1. I honestly don't know that it works better for me. I felt like they needed a comorbidity to do the surgery and that was the only one they could come up with. Maybe I'm wrong, but my air is at a 4 and I think when the weight comes off I won't need it anymore. 

I did hear that it wasn't just fat people who have it though - but I think in my case it must be weight related. 

Yeah if your pressure is at only 4 that isn't hardly anything.  Mine is currently set at 18, down from 21 where it was before.

You have a good chance of not needing it at all sounds like.

 Wow! 18! LOL I would be blown away at that pressure! The technition who came out to set up my machine said he's never done one with such a low setting. As long as I'm trying to be compliant for my surgery. My doctor said once I've lost 30lbs I probably won't need it anymore.

 Sorry about the sleepless night. I hear what your saying about choosing to not use the cpap. I wish I was like most and got the same relief too. Please don't judge the people who just can't get the same benefits from their cpap as others. The cpap made me get even less sleep unfortunately. I wish I was a heavy sleeper like my husband, who just crashes in less than 5 minutes. Nope, I was blessed with being a very sensitive, light sleeper. It can take me 15-30 mins before I even start to drift off. So if anything made me uncomfortable, or restricted my movement in any way, I would not be able to sleep. This is a huge issue for a side sleeper. Either I was forced to sleep on my back which restricted me and made me uncomfortable, or I slept on my side and had the mask pushed and leak air into my eyes. Very frustrating.  It was not a matter of getting used to it either. I tried for 3 months straight and changed different masks but still no luck. After fussing with it for 1-3 hours, each night, it purely wasn't worth it to me. I never get a fulls nights sleep with or without the cpap, but at least I am comfortable, and my brain can relax without it. Thankfully mine is mild, with it set on 7. I function quite well during the day, and never get sleepy enough to have any worries driving,  but I don't know how it feels to get a full nights sleep either. I am fully aware of the long term dangers, but I don't have much choice about it. I hope to have it resolved soon. They told me it would most likely go away once I lost about 60-70lbs. I hope to get retested once I hit maintenance. I went over 10 yrs with it before being diagnosed, so I am sure I can last a few more months, if I am one of the lucky ones to recover from it. You are lucky to get the much needed relief you need. I can see why it works better for people who are on a high setting. I noticed many people with a lower setting, don't seem to get the same results. 

 this mask is great for tummy and side sleepers, the hose off the face is very small and then hooks to the larger hose and it swivels,   i sleep on my side mostly, my daughter is a tummy sleeper and she loves this mask   Swift FX

http://www.cpapsupplyusa.com/ResMed-Swift-FX-for-Her-Nasal-P illow-Assembly-Kit.aspx

 my BF has a setting of 8 and he cant sleep wiht out the CPAP now  and the swift fx mask is great

I am sorry you have had so much trouble with it!  That really stinks.  The good thing is your pressure isn't very high so you do have a good chance of not needing it at all when you loose all your excess weight.  That is a luxury I may not be able to enjoy but I do hope so.

Thanks for your reply and giving a different perspective on things.  Best wishes!

 i was diagnosed at  age 25 wiht sleep apena,  i wasnt over wt.  i dont ave abstructed apena, i jsut stop breathing. so i know i will alwasy have a cpap.

on HOT nights  i cant sleep when the air is so hot.    I fill the humidafire on my cpap wiht ICE a dab of water and OMG  its soo nice breathing cold air,  aso when i have a cold and my nose is stuffy, i use the ICE and it reduces the swelling in my nose and i can breath better....

there is a new mask out,, called Swift FX   
http://www.cpapsupplyusa.com/ResMed-Swift-FX-for-Her-Nasal-P illow-Assembly-Kit.aspx

My mahine has a heater in it to evaporate the water for the moisture so I dunno how the ice would work in mine but it does sound nice to have the cool air.

 my humidifyer is also heated, but i dont turn on the heat.. i hate breathing hot air