Excited for my CPAP | TheaterFire

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7_62mm_FMJ@reddit

For those of you who travel, I’m on my second trip with resmed air mini. It’s worth every penny not to have to find water or hand carry my CPAP through TSA.

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Modsmoddy-74@reddit

Best Gen X post I’ve seen in a while. We are all excited for you as well.

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I’ve had mine for about 5 years now. Before I got it, I’d wake up feeling like I had the worst hangover. Every morning. Did a sleep study at home during Covid lockdowns, and it showed about 70 sleep disturbances per hour.

I don’t feel hungover when I wake up anymore. I don’t feel all well rested and rejuvenated like it was some miracle thing, but I feel normal. Which is huge.

About a year after I got it, I forgot to bring it on a 3 day weekend trip. Worst sleep ever. Felt like shit all day every day. It definitely reminded me of what I felt like before.

I don’t snore at all at night. When I fall asleep on the couch, it’s a disaster lmfao. I wake myself up from my snoring.

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CK_CoffeeCat@reddit

Same. If I fall asleep without it my brain is just wrecked. That frigging machine is a pain to get used to, but so so so worth it.

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pagalvin@reddit

My experience is very similar to yours. A few times over the years, I travelled and screwed up. Forgot it once. Left the hose on bed another time. Left the power plug at home. It's such a mess sleeping without it.

Probably like all of us, I work a lot of hours, used to play hard. I just assumed that being constantly tired was normal. Best decision of my life was going through that sleep study and getting the machine.

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HatesDuckTape@reddit

Mine came with a travel bag/case that has pictures of where everything fits. I’ve never forgotten a piece because of that, and probably only because of that.

I only forgot it that one time. It’s always the first thing that gets packed. I figure I can always buy clothes or anything else I forgot, but I can’t buy a CPAP lol.

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Historical_Nail7271@reddit

70!!!! Holy shite! 🤯

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HatesDuckTape@reddit

Yup

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Few_Blackberry_1960@reddit

It’s like being water boarded with air.

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tvieno@reddit

I could never adjust to it. I just learned to sleep on my side and stomach. I miss sleeping on my back.

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ExistentialPenguin70@reddit

I’ve been on one for 20 years. Won’t sleep a night without it.

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SynXis_ps2@reddit

Same. I know a lot of people struggle with it, but I can't sleep without it. It's definitely got some downsides but compared to struggling to breath all night they are nothing.

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Spiritual_Sail_8969@reddit

The guy that came out and set my first one up gave me great advice. He wear it and watch movies, play video games for an entire weekend. Quickest way to get used to it. And he was right

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ExistentialPenguin70@reddit

The first time I wore one in the sleep clinic I had so many insanely vivid dreams. I didn’t realize how poorly I was sleeping.

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Historical_Nail7271@reddit

Just got mine. Three days and holy Crow 🐦‍⬛..... I feel human again. I was having 27.2 events in a hour.... No wonder I was always so damned tired!!!

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Starbbhp@reddit

Think it’s worthwhile for only 12.7? I’ll probably try it because I’m so tired of being tired. I’m just wondering if it’ll even make a difference with only a mild OSA.

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Historical_Nail7271@reddit

Totally worth a try. Normal is 2-4 / hour. 😁

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johnnythemonk@reddit

27! Try 60+ lol. Crazy to think I was struggling every minute for who knows how long. Have had it a little over a year now and I go right to sleep and wake up 7 hours later.

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mikewilkinsjr@reddit

Yeah, I didn’t realize how bad my sleep was until I registered an average of 65 events/hour during my sleep test. Three months in with my CPAP and I can’t believe I waited so long.

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Ineffable2024@reddit

I love mine!

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-Granby-@reddit

It's amazing.

I got mine about 3 months ago. So many people said it was hard to get used to. I had no problems with that. My sleep study showed I was having almost 40 events per hour. Now I average about 1.

What machine did you get? I got the Airsense 11. I recommend getting a memory card for it and downloading OSCAR. The app gives you a little info but OSCAR gives you a way more detailed picture. Lets you know what you should tweak.

I got mine set to ramp and pressure no higher than 10. I also use a climate line. I recommend that too.

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ProductOdd533@reddit (OP)

I got a ResMed. Just got it today, so I still haven’t gotten into the details yet. When I get it set up tonight, I’ll connect it to the app on my phone. They didn’t say anything about a memory card.

My sleep study showed I was having 34 episodes per hour.

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-Granby-@reddit

I know the ResMed Airsense 11 holds a memoy card. A standard SD. You don't have to use it. Without the memory card you can use the app to read your data every morning.

With the memory card you can use it to upload data into OSCAR for a more detailed view. It is not a must but it is nice, especially at the beginning so you can really track your shit and make adjustments.

Your clinic will tell you only they can make adjustments to your settings but that is not true. You can do it yourself. They just don't tell you how.

https://www.sleepfiles.com/OSCAR/

This shows you how to change your pressure settings. When you get it it will be set at a default. It will more than likely need some adjusting. I adjusted mine straight away. I had it set to go up to 12 but anything over 10 makes my cheeks puff out so I have it max at 10 with auto adjust. It starts at 4 for the ramp up and then adjust accordingly through the night. When I get up to pee I look and it is usually at about 7 but I left max at 10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi1Lx-TOHjw

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ProductOdd533@reddit (OP)

Thanks. Just checked, and it is the Airsense 11. I think the tech set it up per my doc’s prescription. Not sure what the numbers are right now.

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jaeldi@reddit

Type 2 Diabetes?

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ProductOdd533@reddit (OP)

Nope. Just bad sleep apnea.

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Debbie_Dexter@reddit

I got mine over 20 years ago and if you can get through the adjustment, it's life changing

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ProductOdd533@reddit (OP)

I’m actually looking forward to it. I’m hoping I’m not let down.

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Debbie_Dexter@reddit

May you sleep your ass off in the coming days

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Murky_Possibility_68@reddit

I gained ten pounds in four months and it didn't work on the problem I knew I had (night terrors).

Turns out sleep apena is yet another fun perimenopause symptoms and I had A LOT of events during the sleep study so here we are.

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tampaforfun@reddit

I think it is better to lose weight and breathe better naturally. Most people with a cpap are obese. Eating right can correct that.

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ProductOdd533@reddit (OP)

Well, I’m not obese, I run and exercise regularly and still have severe sleep apnea. Stop generalizing.

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