r/SleepApnea

Last night I think I had the scariest experience with my CPAP machine. I’ve been using it for two months and so far I’ve been feeling great and have had less fatigue during the day ever since I started.

I filled my water tank as usual and went to bed, I woke up today around 3:00 am and felt like I couldn’t breathe. there was something making some weird noises in the hose and when I turned on my room lights I saw that my CPAP machine had fallen & gotten stuck in the gap between my bed and nightstand. The hose was full of water I had put in the tank and I almost drowned because of it (I’m using a full face mask). I must’ve moved a lot while sleeping last night, I’ve never had that happen before

The fact that I started watching the final destination movies and how water killed a bunch of people in the first one didn’t help at all and I couldn’t sleep for the rest of the night

Does anyone have recommendations for a generator for your CPAP when the power goes out or if you go camping?

How many nights/hours does it last?

I have to take an CNS depressant to sleep due to my narcolepsy, so going without my CPAP is not an option!

I'm feeling very ill daily. I've been to the e.r often and I'm desperate as I don't know what else to do. I've had 3 sleep studies done, 1 at home that failed and 2 in lab that didn't collect enough data. I was told I don't go into REM sleep and I don't know what else to do about this I'm desperate and my health is declining. I have sever sleep apnea symptoms like daily headaches that sometimes go away when I wake up and start breathing normally. When I wake up my blood pressure is high and my heart is beating out of my chest. I sleep a lot in the daytime. When I sleep at night I wake up often and go back to bed. I have 2 boys and I don't want to die just yet but I feel very sickly. I have high anxiety and panic attacks that make it extremely difficult to sleep in lab. I used to take a high dose of Clonazepam for 15 years but I'm no longer on it as of a year and change now. I was given a sleeping aid for the in lab test but it didn't work at all. What will work would be 2mg of Clonazepam as it is a sedative that will relax my body so I can sleep. I will request that pill for that certain day. I need another sleep study done and to talk about other options maybe other types of sleep test I don't know but I'm desperate. I don't want my heart to be damaged by the stress of having to pump harder due to lack of oxygen. I also have palpitations daily

I know the cpap is working. My physical symptoms are gone. They were horrible. I feel so much more physically energetic now too.

I’m so sleepy though. It’s not the same sleepiness as before treatment. It was a brutal, harrowing exhaustion, but now it’s like I just wanna sink into a recliner and enjoy the newfound peace. But mentally I really struggle to do anything requiring any brainpower. I feel dull, unfocused, relaxed, and inescapably sleepy. I can’t nap during the day though, oddly.

The last two nights were the first nights I had really well cycled sleeps tracked by my Apple Watch with minimal interruptions. REM and deep sleep were in normal time percentages. AHI events are basically gone. Is it normal to just feel so completely unfocused and sleepy? I want to be mentally awake and energetic, not just physically. Any tips to just feel awake? What should I expect?

I haven't been diagnosed and have an upcoming study, but I wanted to ask do you find there are daya where your energy/restfulness seems pretty decent and then the next day feel like complete trash?

After 40 days of struggling with Apria Healthcare, I finally received my CPAP machine (ResMed AirSense 11) with a P10 nasal pillow mask.

I've been reading a lot of posts and watching videos about CPAP therapy, but honestly, I'm feeling overwhelmed by all the information. People talk about SD cards, OSCAR, SleepHQ, adjusting pressure settings, EPR, and so many other things.

My doctor prescribed a pressure range of 4–20 cmH₂O, but I don't even know what EPR is or whether I need to change any settings.

There's so much information out there that I'm getting anxious about doing something wrong. Because of this, I've had the machine for two nights now but haven't been able to bring myself to use it.

I just want to get started without overcomplicating things.

For those who have been through this:

• What are the absolute minimum things I need to do to get through my first night with CPAP?
• Should I just use the prescribed settings but how to setup and worry about optimizing everything later?
• Do I really need an SD card, OSCAR, or SleepHQ right away?
• Any beginner tips for using the P10 nasal pillow mask?

I'm not trying to optimize my therapy from day one. I just want to overcome the anxiety, put the mask on, and get my first night started.

I'd really appreciate a simple, step-by-step approach from people who remember what their first few nights were like.

I was scouring the internet for real life accounts of dealing with this company, so I figured I would help others out by sharing my own.

I first filled out the form Monday 9/28 and received my CPAP machine Wednesday 10/7, so overall it took 9 days. This is incredible compared to the months-long ordeals I saw regularly from people who believed they needed a CPAP.

I used a discount code quiz26 and paid a total of $111 for the study. It requires a telehealth appointment before the testing device could be shipped. This appointment occured Wednesday 9/30 and lasted about 10 seconds. They simply stated I qualified for the test based on my forms and the instructions would be in the box. It arrived Saturday 10/3 but I was too busy that day into the night to sit down and figure it out. I spent about 30 minutes Sunday reading the instructions and downloading the necessary app. At bedtime it took about 5 minutes to get it all ready. I tried to wait until I would actually be going to sleep, not just chilling in bed, because your phone is necessary for the process and I didn't want to mess with it. This was pretty simple to set up. Anyone of average intelligence could do it alone. It was also not uncomfortable at all during sleep, and I'm easy to disturb when it comes to sleep.

In the morning you press "done" on the phone and it submits the data to the company without showing you. I received an email later Monday that my results were in and I needed to make an appointment to go over them. This appointment occured the next day, Tuesday 10/6. This was a longer appointment. I was emailed approximately a 10 page summary of my results and a non- doctor (there is a doctor listed on the report that interpreted my results behind the scenes) reviewed them with me. He was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. He answered all my questions with patience and understanding. Once we were clear on my results, he showed me the available machines and masks and made recommendations. I ended up purchasing a React Health Luna G3X auto CPAP with a Phillips Dreamwear full face mask and a pack of replacement filters. The total was $760. This was overnighted to me and arrived at 9am Wednesday 10/7 via FedEx, signature required.

I was offered to join some type of membership for a one time fee of $200 which included continuous support and unlimited masks for 60 days, as well as 25/% off for life. I decided to hold off and see how I did on my own and was told I could accept the offer within a week if I decide to.

I've been playing with my machine through the day and watching YouTube videos. I think I pretty much got it but will have my first night tonight. I just wanted to share the experience with Lofta. If you can afford around $900 out of pocket this is in my opinion a far superior route than waiting weeks for a very unpleasant office sleep study and perhaps months of back and forth to get a machine.

If you have any questions about something I forgot to mention I'll gladly answer!