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Is there an adjustment period?
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RE: Is there an adjustment period?
(06-02-2014, 08:49 AM)jaycee Wrote: I've heard a number of my patients tell me that they didn't realize how much benefit the machine was providing until their first night without it.

I feel so disappointed when I wake up in the morning realizing I fell asleep in my book without using my CPAP machine. For me, with severe mixed/complex sleep apnea, a night without CPAP might as well be a night without sleep.
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So require yourself to read wearing the mask......zzzzzzzzzzzz
Sweet Dreams,

HerbM
Sleep study AHI: 49 RDI: 60 -- APAP 10-11 w/AHI: 1.5 avg for 7-days (up due likely to hip replacement recovery)

"We can all breathe together or we will all suffocate alone."
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RE: Is there an adjustment period?
Or you practice good sleep hygiene and don't read in bed.
PaulaO

Take a deep breath and count to zen.




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RE: Is there an adjustment period?
(06-01-2014, 10:16 PM)eviltim Wrote: Mine was like, 6 months! So yes, definitely.

Eviltim, what things took the whole six months to improve for you? I would really be interested to know thanks.
Sleep Tight...
Gabby
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