If your hair is long enough, you can put it in a ponytail. Then be sure the straps are below the tail which will stop it from coming off your head.

I'm over fifty dear.

After about 9 months following my surgery, I had a repeat sleep study performed. At that point, the doctor decided I no longer needed a cpap. She waited until my weight loss slowed and seemed stable before doing the repeat sleep study. You too can hang it up!

Instead of the nose mask, they suggested I use the full mask. I got it in June 2007, and I am just now getting used to it. I never had it come off, it would just leak air. But, something happened where it doesn't do that anymore. If I am laying on my side, and it starts to leak, I just put my hand to it and hold it in place - that seems to work. Now, I wouldn't be without it. I can sleep for a solid 8 hours a night at times, not every night, but most nights. I would suggest the full mask.

They did my sleep study in one night also. Sometime during they night my tech came in and put the mask on me. My insurance will only pay for one sleep study per lifetime, so they have to get it in one shot. They said I kept waking up so they couldn't determine what level the machine should be set on so I got a machine that adjusts to my breathing during the night. It also has a card in it that reads it and I will take the card in two weeks and my doc can determine the air level, I guess is what that is - how hard the air blows? Anyway, I went straight from the appointment to the medical supply place and picked up my machine. It has a humidifier also. I may ask my doc if I can keep this self-adjusting machine since I plan to have WLS soon and believe my numbers will change as I lose weight. Jena