| I was around 79 events and my CPAP was also life changing. But they’re not easy to get right. First you need a mask that fits the profile of your face and the severity of your condition. There are a lot of different shapes and designs. Having tried a few, some were completely useless for me. Only one actually worked. Facial hair also affects the performance of the mask too. I don’t know if this is something you need to be concerned about or not, but if you have a beard and wear a full mouth and nose mask, then you might want to consider a change of appearance. Then you have the configuration of the CPAP machine itself: + how much pressure to apply? + what, if any, ramp up period to use before deep sleep pressure is applied? Those two metrics took a bit of tuning before I found something I was comfortable with. I was lucky that I had (and still have) an excellent doctor to guide me through all of this. Free from the UK NHS too. I can’t imagine having to navigate all of these caveats on my own. Good luck with the CPAP machine. Not getting enough quality sleep can be debilitating. I’ve been in the same situation as you so understand how horrible life was before my CPAP machine. |
I use a nasal mask (not the pillows) since I am not a mouth breather - for me the Fisher & Paykel Eson 2 (L) was just the right fit - took about two different masks before I settled on it.