My last rant about the noble handkerchief was stimulated by a "cold" that caused my nose to flood and overflow the morning after my sleep study. I thought it was strange that it only lasted 2-3 days and didn't follow up with the usual ropy mucus stage and 2 -4 weeks of coughing. That's because it wasn't a cold. I met with the respiratory therapist to get my cpap mask yesterday. In my sleep test, I favored the "Swift II" version of mask, which I now understand is more likely to cause nose and sinus irritation. Ahah! Here is a picture of the Swift II on a model. She said that sometimes if you use one of the "nosecone" types for a while, your sinuses can get used to the air blowing, then you can switch to the Swift II if you want. So, here is the plan. I got the ResMed Mirage Activa mask.
http://www.resmed.com/en-uk/products/masks/mirage_activa_nasal_mask/mirage-activa-nasal-mask.html?menu=products I will use it for a couple of weeks, then try the Swift II to get away from the big aparatus. If that works, then I will stick with that, but if not, I can go back to the Activa. I have been hearing of all the people using cpap who have newly discovered energy. Thinking back to 50 years of being yelled at for falling asleep, in class, in movies, in church, etc. as well as catching myself falling asleep while performing ultrasound exams as well as while dictating
reports, I obviously am looking forward to this part of the future. Although I haven't yet met with the medical specialist for my total report, I did find out that during my test, I stopped breathing over 90 times/hour. An incident is described as over 10 seconds without breathing. So, my situation is described as severe sleep apnea. I hope this doesn't turn out like the whale sighting hopes because I am really looking forward to the change. Last nite was my first nite with the machine. Got to do some adjustments on the humidity because my mouth got really dry. My nose was slightly runny this morning, but is much less than after my test. So the grandkids don't freak out when they see me in bed in the future, here is a picture of me in my mask. Darth Vadar style????
My last rant about the noble handkerchief was stimulated by a "cold" that caused my nose to flood and overflow the morning after my sleep study. I thought it was strange that it only lasted 2-3 days and didn't follow up with the usual ropy mucus stage and 2 -4 weeks of coughing. That's because it wasn't a cold. I met with the respiratory therapist to get my cpap mask yesterday. In my sleep test, I favored the "Swift II" version of mask, which I now understand is more likely to cause nose and sinus irritation. Ahah! Here is a picture of the Swift II on a model. She said that sometimes if you use one of the "nosecone" types for a while, your sinuses can get used to the air blowing, then you can switch to the Swift II if you want. So, here is the plan. I got the ResMed Mirage Activa mask. http://www.resmed.com/en-uk/products/masks/mirage_activa_nasal_mask/mirage-activa-nasal-mask.html?menu=products I will use it for a couple of weeks, then try the Swift II to get away from the big aparatus. If that works, then I will stick with that, but if not, I can go back to the Activa. I have been hearing of all the people using cpap who have newly discovered energy. Thinking back to 50 years of being yelled at for falling asleep, in class, in movies, in church, etc. as well as catching myself falling asleep while performing ultrasound exams as well as while dictating 
reports, I obviously am looking forward to this part of the future. Although I haven't yet met with the medical specialist for my total report, I did find out that during my test, I stopped breathing over 90 times/hour. An incident is described as over 10 seconds without breathing. So, my situation is described as severe sleep apnea. I hope this doesn't turn out like the whale sighting hopes because I am really looking forward to the change. Last nite was my first nite with the machine. Got to do some adjustments on the humidity because my mouth got really dry. My nose was slightly runny this morning, but is much less than after my test. So the grandkids don't freak out when they see me in bed in the future, here is a picture of me in my mask. Darth Vadar style????
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Wow...severe sleep apnea! Bless your sleep-deprived heart! I hope this mask really helps and that you will find new energy and vim! It'll be interesting to hear what you think over the next few days/weeks. Did the specialist say how long it would take before you would notice energy differences?
M
Okay. At your expense, Mel and I are totally cracking up at your description of the events where you've fallen asleep (good thing you were ultrasounding and not flying a plane) and the fact that you still had your glasses on with the mask. We hope the same for your future, and may the force be with you.
Supposedly it will be a few weeks before I notice. Of course, everyone is different. I think the delay is because it's a bit of a struggle getting things adjusted. Last nite, I kept waking up with a dry mouth. Hopefully I know more about adjusting it for tonite.
Oh, the places... I didn't list them all, but one may be related to Elvis. Fortunately, I do well while driving.
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