I have sleep apnea and have the nose mask, not the full mask. I use the ramp up system so it is easier to fall asleep. One thing I found interesting is that I asked my doctor if the weight loss would take care of the sleep apnea and she said not necessarily. I was told that most people who have sleep apnea inherit this trait from their parents. They have it from birth, but it is not until middle age (sorry, it hurt my feelings too) that symptoms start to show up, the snoring, fatigue, etc. I had a bad EKG that tipped off the doctors to the sleep study necessity. I was only getting 60 percent oxygen with the normal being 97 percent. At that low rate, your brain and your heart are affected and lack of concentration and fatigue set in. So, while I am looking forward to life changes with weight loss after my surgery, I'm not necessarily going to be able to give up the CPAP. We may be friends for life.

I have had 2 sleep study and will have to sleep with a machine i find out tomorrow what kind but insurance only pays 75% is there some where in this world that helps people pay for the % that they can't pay for any advice or links would be helpful. Thank you so mvery much Marsha Please email me [email protected] so i am able to access by cell phone I am limited to internet right now at in laws house

Lor, I do sleep better but I hate the stupid machine. My husband is also having a problem & has been through 4 masks. Your Dr. can give you a small sleeping pill which helps. You can try different masks. I've gone through two. Even though you are a mouth breather, you can get a smaller nasal mask/pillows w/.chin strap. Just keep trying a few hours every night or even during the day. I've had mine for 2 months & still have trouble falling asleep with it. It also can wake me up when it gets to full pressure or I move. I set the ramp timer to the longest time I could -45 min. But even if you're using it for a short time, that helps. Little-by-little, I guess. You can also get your!Dr. to change your basic machine, depending on what your major complaint is. I'm with you. It's a real pain! Islander

I just had a repeat sleep study last Friday. Although I don't have the official results yet, it seems I still have some apnea. I am sleeping better and better every day however.

I experienced a lot of problems with the mask as well...would get panic attacks and decided not to use it. I'm 26 and the diagnose wasn't a fun one for me either. I'm about 6 weeks out from surgery and can already tell a huge difference in my quality of sleep....hang in there!!!