so tired

[jazzfish]

First night with the CPAP last night. Went to sleep around ten-thirty, woke around two, slept again until the alarm went off at five-thirty. No particular problems with the machine or the nose-mask, but I can't tell if it's actually doing any good either. That is, I don't know if I'm breathing through my nose or mouth when I sleep, and if I'm breathing through my mouth the nose-mask is unlikely to have much effect. Which would mean having to go to a full face mask, which I am even less in favour of. We Shall See.

I'm more tired than usual today, but I blame that on having been woken up by the alarm. The point of the light-alarm is to wake me up slowly and gently, but I guess I was out enough that that wasn't an option. I'd forgotten how much I hate hate hate the alarm sound. Especially when it's the first thing I hear in the morning.

I also mentioned my traitor lungs to the sleepdoc, and she suggested it might be vocal cord dysfunction (and why do I always want those to be vocal chords?). Worth looking into when I go back to talk to my main doc. Assuming the inhaler doesn't do me any good.

As for sinuses, who knows. I'll try the steroid and see what ends up happening.

Comments

[ckd]

Another option is a chin strap, which lets you keep the nose mask but may be less comfortable than a full face mask.

[jazzfish]

Hm. This one has several different attachment points. It's basically a skullcap that's attached to a nosemask and a couple of magnetic clips at the jaw.

[carbonel]

My CPAP (which is actually an APAP) has an info button where I can check time of use and AHI (apnea/hypoxia index) after a night's use. If the AHI is under five and the time of use is over five hours, I call it a win.

You might want to see if your device has something similar.

[jazzfish]

Huh! Yeah, I will definitely check to see if it's got that.

[carbonel]

On my Resmed model, you have to press the Info button twice to display the information. Weirdly, it zeroes itself out sometime around noon, so I have to remember to check in the morning if I want the info.

It is, of course, also stored on the SIM card in the device along with more esoteric information. There is a way to access that information (you can find instructions online), but the daily check is good enough for me.