I am also having dry eye, but I haven't undergone treatments.

Dry eyes here, too. I solved that by ending my use of the CPAP entirely. Now I am faced by a demand from my doctor that I address this again. I love/hate my doctor. Good luck out there in DS land to anyone who has sleep apnea. I consider it one of the most tortuous factors that has come along due to fibromyalgia. My doc wants me to get some sleep and I keep telling him that sleep apnea or not, I can't sleep anyway. Long before I got fatter and tried to address this problem, I couldn't sleep. Between being awakened regularly by pain and/or kitties at the door/having to get up to pee, I won't get any better sleep if the sleep apnea were cured. It's no fun being awakened by pain, let me tell you.

I do not understand why each of you are having problems with CPAP masks blowing air back onto your face. I have been using a C/APAP machine now for 2 years and have never had this problem. The exhaust in for my masks exit away from my face, and I also wear a sleep mask so even if the mask did exhaust air back onto my face, the sleep mask would block any air from my eyes.

I use "pillow" masks (ResMed's P10 and currently testing a new mask from Fisher and Paykel called a "Brevida"). Neither blows are onto my face, in fact it is very hard to detect any exhaust air from either mask.

Since having SA is very deadly, you should try very hard to make changes in equipment to eliminate this issue.

"marsharebel 2.0" have you ever considered buying a "Quell Pain Relief" device? It has been found to be effective for fifro (and other types) of pain and is FDA approved for 24x7 usage. It looks to be something like a TENS device, but works totally differently.

FYI - - Below is a link to Quell's website. Do not pay any attention to the device's mounting location shown in the pictures. It is required to be mounted near either knee, but this mounting location is the same regardless of a person's actual pain location.

https://www.quellrelief.com/

Try Refresh brand Celluvisc. It was given to me after I had eye surgery and it feels fabulous when you put it in. That said, don't plan to do much seeing after you use it. It is so thick, you can't see through the stuff. For daytime use, if you have dry eyes then, try Systane. Terrific product. It does cause a bit of blurry vision when you first put it in your eyes, but the relief is outstanding. Systane is a terrific product, in my view.

Also, if your mouth gets dry, get some XyliMelts. This stuff is fabulous. I use two a night. Of course, you can use it any time, but I am a grazer of food and don't like the taste while eating.

My problem is that my whole mouth and throat get super dry, even way down into my throat (kind of kills the benefit of exhaustion relief). When I wake up I have to slowly drink some water to be able to swallow. God knows what is happening in my esophagus. I shudder to think.

marsharebel 2.0,

I assume that you have, but have you been tested for Sjogren’s syndrome? Dry eyes, and trouble swallowing due to dryness, are both symptoms of Sjogren’s.

Ask ur doctor about gel tears they create artificial tears which should help i get it prescribed as i get dry eyes a lot with having sleep apnea but im permanently congested due to clenching my teeth in my sleep which causes dry eyes and often throat infections

Regards

I have had sleep apnea and Sjogren's Syndrome for over 20 years (Sjogren's came a year before the OSA). I've gone through various masks & CPAPs over the years and the best thing that I've found for treating dry eye is to use eye ointment just before I go to bed. This ointment is over-the-counter so you can buy it at any drug store. If you have Sjogren's, it's recommended that you use preservative-free ointments such as Refresh PM, GenTeal ointment or Systane ointment, but I've tried preservative-free and non-preservative and didn't notice any difference (but the preservative is much more expensive!) I buy a 6-pack of LubriFresh P.M. from Amazon and its very affordable & works as well for me as the high-priced brands.

Another product that may help you is a prescription drug that helps your eyes (and mouth) to make more tears/moisture. There are 2 different drugs- pilocarpine (brand name-Salagen) and cevimeline HCL (brand name -Evoxac). These are both quite expensive, even the generic versions. I'm taking pilocarpine and I'm holding my breath to see what the pharmacy wants when I get in the "Donut Hole" as I'm on Medicare Part D for my medications.) I was taking 5 mg. - 3 times a day and learned that it was also available in 7.5 mg. and asked my rheumatologist to change it to 7.5 mg - 3 times a day. I'm getting better relief with the 7.5 mg.

Hopefully one of these suggestions will help you with your dry eye and/or dry mouth problems.

Correction- the preservative-free eye ointment is much more expensive than the ointment with preservatives.