Sleep Apnoea and CPAP

I was diagnosed with 14 an hour and told it was mild enough. But my snoring would wake the dead. I don't feel rested wearing the machine, or not wearing it, but my snoring is far far reduced/eliminated (so i'm told...) so I must persist and wear the shaggin thing. I hate it. Wearing it 5 years now. Often times it has the adverse affect of waking me during the night as when I move the tube can pull and slip the mask a little, creating a hissing etc.

Giving Away AirFit N20 Headgear (Small)

I was sent the wrong size replacement headgear for my Resmed AirSense.

ResMed AirFit N20 nasal CPAP headgear - Size: SMALL.

I tried it on once and discovered it wouldn't fit. Because all the other parts were fine (small nasal cushion, frame, short tube) they told me to keep it all and they'll send me just the new headgear later on.

So I have a spare headgear (see picture below) that I would like to give to the first person that privately messages me and who lives on the island of Ireland. I will pay for postage. Please note a few things:

1. It's size SMALL. On your current headgear, you may see the size printed in white text (S) on the blue strip on the very top. As I understand, if the size is not printed there, it's a medium. But I am open to correction on this.
2. I (impetuously) disposed of the packaging before noticing the size issue so it won't be in its original packaging when I send it.
3. I am only offering the neoprene headgear with the two magnetic clasps; no mask cushion, no frame that the cushion clips onto, and no small tube.

This is only my second time posting on Boards.ie so if I am breaking a rule, please let me know.

I presume people will be able to private message me. If not, reply to my post I guess.

I had actually known I had sleep apnea for a number of years; I just didn’t do anything about it. My wife would tell me that I stopped breathing during the night and that she would lie awake counting the seconds until I started to breathe again. I thought I was sleeping through the night, so I never really gave it a lot of thought. But it badly affected my health, and as a result, I got diabetes and hypertension. A year ago, I went for a routine physical, and my doctor diagnosed me with sleep apnea and suggested using a Respironics dreamstation while sleeping. From that day until today, I have slept with a CPAP machine, and it really helped me reduce my breathing problem. It helped me a lot. At first, I felt a little uncomfortable with it. But after 2 to 3 days, I felt ok with it. Now I can’t sleep without a CPAP machine.

I think I rented mine (something like 110/mo) for over a year, and asked them about buying it and got it for 800eur or so.

It was with BOC gas (I was surprised too!)

Hi, Sorry to hear this; I got a better experience after using a CPAP machine. By using this, I improved my sleep and reduced hypertension and diabetes. This CPAP machine help me to cure my respiratory issues(https://www.cpapoutlet.ca/product/respironics-dreamstation-auto-with-humidifier-heated-tubing-and-cellular-modem-cax500t12c/3190), and I'm happy now.

I tried and failed.

well, that was not fun.

score of 38, but the really worrying part was oxygen sats down to 72% during the night. Doc said I absolutely had to go on cpap immediately.

Looks like some fun and games coming.

I've been wearing my machine for 6 years almost. Do I feel better? No. Honest answer, no. I only went to a doc about it because my then girlfriend, now wife, was driven demented by my snoring and didn't like listening to me choking and not breathing in my sleep. So I wear it because it stops the insane snoring. But honestly I don't feel more rested, but I'd like to think I'm less likely to die of a heart attack! Whenever my wife is away for the night I don't wear it, the freedom of not having a hose off your face is great!

I also find that it did not give me the rested sleep or energy levels I was hoping for. I do feel slightly worse and more groggy in the mornings when I don't wear the mask, so it is having some mild benefit. But I wonder sometimes if there is more than just my sleep apnea going on.