I hate hate hate hate hate it.

I have a full mask appliance. It is so obtrusive and uncomfortable. I am very conscious of it on my face and I have to take Ambien to fall asleep.

I managed to make it through 4-5 hours last night with it and when I woke up I had to take the mask off and my throat was dry and it was hard to swallow.

Can\'t stand it. :(

However, my snoring is terrible and the other methods that were previously helping stopped for some reason. I need to stick with this until I figure out something else for the snoring at least... Sigh.

I\'ve been trying to get used to my CPAP machine.
I must say...I hate it too. But...I won\'t give up.
I\'ve heard many stories about how much it has helped people...so, don\'t give up on it. I\'ve only had mine for about a month...I must admit, I don\'t use it every night yet, nor have I been able to sleep with it through the night, but some day I will. I think it\'s important to stay in contact with the dr who diagnosed you, they might have some advice. Good luck!

I used to have a nasal mask..now I\'m down to the nasal pillow. It is very comfortable, and I can see okay with it on. Talk to your sleep doc?
Uther

Interesting...what\'s a nasal pillow?

I to am on a cpap machine and I am having difficulties finding a mask that works.
I started with nasal pillow until my pressure was increased to 16 and then to 18.Then it was a nasal mask which when I slept I would breath through my mouth so it didn't work so they gave me a chin strap to wear with nasal mask,I had straps all over my head but I stuck with it,pretty soon the straps were anoying,so now I am on a full mask,and been using it for about 2 wks now.I wish there was other options.I will make a follow-up with Doc,it's just not working like It should.

A nasal pillow sits just under the nose, with the air blowing up into the nose. The exhaust is on the said of the pillow away from the face. straps hold it in place. I find it the most comfortable type of mask I've ever used.

HI-
I've been using a Cpap for about 4 years. I got used to it after awhile, but sleeping has become just another bodily function... not much pleasure to it. But Cpap definitely has alleviated one symptom of apnea that I hated, which was waking up feeling drugged. I think it's called apoxia (?) which is when your brain is deprived of oxygen. Help me on this one, Dr. O. Anyway, last year I switched froman over the nose mask to a "Breeze" air-pillow mask, and it has made a big difference. This mask has a flat, curved metal spine that huges your head from back to front. It's held in place by two small side straps that only go about as low on your head as a hat would. At the front end of the metal spine, there's a small nose piece that suspends under the front of the nose with two small flexible, soft "pillows" that blow air into the nostrils. I was told by my sleep doctor that the a lot of people don't like it, but I like it SO much better than any headgear I've used so far. First off, I sleep on my side, and this mask leaves the sides of my face free so I can rest my face on my pillow. If I put my face in the center of the pillow, the air escape valve blows air aginst the pillow which deflects into my face a bit, so I position my face at the edge of the pillow with just my nose area hanging off. The mask rarely moves out of position until I turn over, and even then it stays pretty well in place. I can even sleep on my stomach as long as my face stays to the side. With the old mask, I was constantly readjusting it and have on more than one occasion, pulled it off and thrown it across the room. I would suggest trying the Breeze mask.

I have cpap & bipap .I like useing the bi it is easeier to breth the only problem i have is my nose gets stuffed up what does anyone suggest.

I love the glutino pretzels its amazing how good they taste. When I went gluten/dairy free I felt like i was never going to taste good food again, that feeling didnt last long.

Pasta Joy is by far the best I have found too. Much better than the other brands. Doesn`t get all sticky and tastes closer to wheat pasta. I`m going to try the pretzels, thanks.

I luv pasta joy also.There r some very awesome. Cherrybrook Kitchen GF Chocolate Chip Cookies Mix they test their food for multiple allergens. They also have Frosting and Cake mixes. There are also Indian Foods that are GF. Hope these suggestions help.

Oh no, PLEASE don't eat at Luc's Pizza! It is NOT gluten-free! They have a tiny facility, and they make "gluten-free" custs on the SAME EQUIPMENT using the SAME TOOLS as the regular pizza. I got REALLY sick when I ate there. And they were very nasty about it when I asked about the ingredients and the price details. Please be careful Ales22! Especially if you are Celiac, you don't want to take a chance!!!

Read this entire thread!! There is lots of info about how to live GF

Vitamin Cottage has a lot of GF products available, but you have to know your brands, as the website doesn't list them all if you do a search for gluten free. You have to browse through all the products and pick out the ones that you know are GF.