A CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is prescribed for patients for whom snoring and apnea are problematic issues. They are also written for those afflicted with COPD and other physical maladies.
My primary sleep-related complaint was excessive daytime somnolence and while there were/are secondary complaints, this one was critical.
Following two sleep studies, came a prescription for a CPAP machine. The one I have was had for a mere thousand bucks, plus some change. However, more affordable machines can be had, for the time spent Googling appropriate keywords.
The first two weeks spent sleeping with a mask over my nose and mouth were fitful at best. The dog didn’t appreciate it either and only resumed her position next to me about a month ago. She didn’t like the noise, the tubing or my exasperated fiddling with any of this hardware.
All of this aside, I knew after having slept with all of this gear for the duration of two overnight sleep studies, that this device would be very beneficial for me and it is.
I’ve been sleeping with a CPAP for approximately two months now and while I am only slightly getting used to the tubing and the hassles, I have come back to life!
My medicines are more effective (including a much-needed anti-depressant, for which I was considering an upped dosage), the daytime somnulence has somewhat abated and my personal productivity has quadrupled!
This may not sound like much, but, for someone of my medical history, the benefits far outweigh the unpleasantness of the CPAP experience in its entirety.
Do you think you need one? Please, talk to your doctor. A CPAP could very well wake you up as well. A CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is prescribed for patients for whom snoring and apnea are problematic issues. They are also written for those afflicted with COPD and other physical maladies.
My primary sleep-related complaint was excessive daytime somnolence and while there were/are secondary complaints, this one was critical.
Following two sleep studies, came a prescription for a CPAP machine. The one I have was had for a mere thousand bucks, plus some change. However, more affordable machines can be had, for the time spent Googling appropriate keywords.
The first two weeks spent sleeping with a mask over my nose and mouth were fitful at best. The dog didn’t appreciate it either and only resumed her position next to me about a month ago. She didn’t like the noise, the tubing or my exasperated fiddling with any of this hardware.
All of this aside, I knew after having slept with all of this gear for the duration of two overnight sleep studies, that this device would be very beneficial for me and it is.
I’ve been sleeping with a CPAP for approximately two months now and while I am only slightly getting used to the tubing and the hassles, I have come back to life!
My medicines are more effective (including a much-needed anti-depressant, for which I was considering an upped dosage), the daytime somnolence has somewhat abated and my personal productivity has quadrupled!
This may not sound like much, but, for someone of my medical history, the benefits far outweigh the unpleasantness of the CPAP experience in its entirety.
Do you think you need one? Please, talk to your doctor. A CPAP could very well wake you up as well.
