Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 There's also another " nasal pillow " type mask out there called the Swift. It's made by RedMed. This mask fits well and is extremely comfortable. I'm a sleep technologist and I fit my patients with this mask often when the traditional nasal mask doesn't work due to discomfort, bad fit, or claustrophobia. - > > >I can only comment on the CPAP as I have not had my surgery yet. I > >didn't even KNOW I had obstructive sleep apnea, only that i was > >always tired and always had headaches. I have dealt with this every > >since I can remember, before I was even really overweight. During my > >sleep study it was found that I come out of REM sleep 25.2 times an > >hour and my oxygen saturation drops to 80% on room air. Now that was > >a shocker! No wonder I had headaches! My brain was oxygen deprived! > >Now I have the CPAP machine and oxygen. Here's the thing though...I > >must still be pulling myself out of REM sleep because after almost 2 > >months I have yet to wake up with the mask on. It's still running > >but it's laying on the floor lol. However, I must be leaving it on > >long enough because I seldom have those severe headaches, let alone > >minor headaches, and am seldom as tired as I was. So, I would have > >to say that yes, I am so thankful for that pain in the ass mask that > >I absolutely dete st lol. It > >may be the most irritating thing but I sure as hell feel better. > > > >kris > > > > From the outbox of greenie > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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