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[Jersey Born]

@smoochy - Have you considered trying Breathe-Right nose strips to help you breathe at night by keeping your sinus passages more open so the need to mouth breathe is diminished?  These nose strips have helped someone I know, and that person no longer snores at night and no longer needs a CPAP machine.

I wish you the best in finding what works for you and allows you to get a good night's rest with proper oxygenation.

[smoochy]

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@Jersey Born wrote:

@smoochy - Have you considered trying Breathe-Right nose strips to help you breathe at night by keeping your sinus passages more open so the need to mouth breathe is diminished?  These nose strips have helped someone I know, and that person no longer snores at night and no longer needs a CPAP machine.

I wish you the best in finding what works for you and allows you to get a good night's rest with proper oxygenation.

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unfortunately I actually stop breathing several times a night. The nose strips won't help that. But I appreciate the idea. I'm slowly getting used to sleeping with a mask strapped to my head. Sort of. 

[FatCatinCT]

It takes a lot getting used to for sure.  I was diagnosed in the late 90s and i'll tell you, those machines back then, not to mention the headgear were barbaric.  Hard plastic that you had to put on so tight so you wouldn't have a leak, used to get cystic acne on the top of my nose and looked like a cyclops.  I stopped using. 

About 10 years ago it became no choice, I would stop breathing over 40 times an hour and multiple times over one minute!  Thankful for the now humdifier and soft cushions and headgear, makes it much more easier on the face.  

Give it time, I am so used to it now I can't sleep without it.  

[Grnthumb]

I have been a cpap user for about 7 yrs. I have mild sleep apnea, was put on cpap because I also have afib and it helps control the episodes. I use the nasal pillows and It does take some time to get use to it but now I hardly notice it. I hate to be a sceptic but  wonder if everyone has some form of sleep apneas ? I don't know anyone who has gone in for a sleep study and has come out with NO sleep apnea...humm, makes ya think.

[hckynutjohn]

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@Grnthumb wrote:

I have been a cpap user for about 7 yrs. I have mild sleep apnea, was put on cpap because I also have afib and it helps control the episodes. I use the nasal pillows and It does take some time to get use to it but now I hardly notice it. I hate to be a sceptic but  wonder if everyone has some form of sleep apneas ?

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I don't know anyone who has gone in for a sleep study and has come out with NO sleep apnea...humm, makes ya think.

@Grnthumb 

You don't know me, but you will now know of me. I have had, over the years, 6 sleep studies. Of those, 3 said no sleep apnea.

Of those 6, there were 2 out of the last 3 that said no sleep apnea. Haven't used a CPAP since.

My opinion of my results? I was not wired(those hundreds of connections) the same for 2 of them. Those 2 showed sleep apnea. After you have had this done more than once, it is not to hard to remember when certain areas were not connected every time. 

My Sleep Studies were not done to look for Sleep Apnea, they were done for specific Respiratory and Cardiovascular Reasons.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒 🇺🇸

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