CPAP / Femme

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From: Femme650

Kitty - What is a CPAP machine?? When I first looked at that I thought it

said crap machine and wondered if you had a new puppy! LOL!! ** I wish I

could get one of those SelectComfort systems - I'm on their mailing list

but once I saw how much they cost I don't even read the

literature anymore. Maybe someday.

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Femme,

Well, I have eight crap machines as well *haha* six cats and two dogs (my

children) ...

but, this is a C-PAP machine and, to be totally honest, I never remember

what the acronym is for ... it is a machine that blows forced air into a

mask that fits over your nose (I call it a pig snout) - it is used for

patients with sleep apnea to create a continuous feed of air through the

nose into the lungs so that your breathing doesn't get too shallow --

shallow breathing, a normal occurrence while sleeping, gets TOO shallow for

those with sleep apnea and they literally stop breathing -- so, the machine

sends a continuous force of air into the nose to prevent the patient from

ceasing to breath ... supposedly, it is also supposed to help you attain a

deeper sleep because you are not constantly waking up gasping for air ... to

me, it is just a big nuisance and I always ended up waking up, pulling the

mask off, feeling I was suffocating ...

as for the SelectComfort, I almost fell out of my chair when my husband told

me the cost -- but, he received a very hefty bonus this year because he won

manager, area and region of the year within his company -- so, we spent part

of his bonus on the sleep system.

~ Kitty

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