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I'm relatively sure that this machine will help me out. I do wish that the physician had spent more than 3 minutes with me in making the decision. I got wired up for the sleep study and the tech said, "Jim will come in at 2 am and start the CPAP calibration." This was at 9 pm. I guess they can make the decision in 5 hours of sleep study, but still...

I did a search and didn't find anything specific about the Hornfans experience with CPAP. Please educate me.
 
I have been using one for 6 years and I can tell you it makes all the difference in the world for me. During the sleep study, they measure how many sleep interruptions you have per hour. After they get a good measurement, they start applying different amounts of air pressure through the CPAP in order to minimize your sleep interruptions.

When I did my study, they measured me at 55 sleep interruptions per hour. That means I was never getting mor than 1 minute of sleep at a time. As you can imagine, the CPAP has made a huge difference in my quality of life. I don't like having to use it, but I could not get by without it.
 
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I have Obstructive Sleep Apnea and have been sleeping with a CPAP for about 7 years now. It helps me a lot. I|Without it, I would never get into deep sleep. It was kind of wierd at first using it, but I quickly realized that the benifits of it outweigh its drawbacks. Have a sleep study done to determine if you need one. They will calibrate it to to correct pressure for you. Not everybody uses the same amount of air pressure.
 
I use one as well. I was getting very sleepy and tired during work hours. My sleep study indicated that I had a ton of sleep interruptions. Just a question, how often do you guys clean your setup?
 
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damn, wish my doctor would have sent me to the sleep labs you all went too. I had to go 2 nights, the first they measured the whole night without a cpap and then the next night they measured with CPAP to figure out how much pressure I needed.
 
I went through a 2 night process as well. The 1st night to determine that I had sleep apnea and the 2nd night to determine the right solution.

The cpap.com that Agent007 linked is an good company with excellent customer service . I have purchased gear from them before and their prices are as good as I've seen.
 
Couldn't live without it.

I know this is gross, but I never clean mine, and I never use the water in the holding tank. It might make a difference, but I don't think about it unless I'm getting in bed.

Previously, my day was effectively done at 5PM. I did nothing. Now, I do too much.

My level of weariness seems the same, but I'm doing twice the stuff I used to do.

Camping trips are hard. At first, I wouldn't take my machine, and I couldn't enjoy a camping trip with my family because of it. I got a thing from Black and Decker that charges at the house, and I take it with me on the road, plug my CPAP machine in it, and sleep. You can recharge the power station via cigarette lighter as well, which I have to do on a multiple day camping trip.
 
coachkiss:

its not gross at all, that is why I asked. I clean the air pillow thingy that goes in your nose probably once a week (I have the mask set up that does not cover the whole nose).

I have cleaned my hose and machine early this month for the first time and I have been on CPAP since August. The booklet says to clean a lot more frequently but wanted to know what others did in the real world.
 
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