I don't use any humidifier on mine, never had a problem. I don't like cleaning the thing and I imagine I'd get sick from nasty water in that thing. lol

Moosey shoot me a PM if you want more info on it. I'll be glad to help.

Nessie - 95 times an hour??? I find that a bit hard to believe. Maybe 95 times a night ( 8 hours).

There are 60 minutes in an hour. 95 times an hour means you are waking up like every 45 seconds. If you are waking up every 45 seconds, you aren’t sleeping at all, are you.

Just my opinion, but then you don’t want to know what I think about sleep doctors and sleep studies……………..

I tried to go that option because I could not get used to a CPAP. went to the Dr. and in 30 seconds I was told that I did not qualify because my BMI was to high. It had to be below 32, Heck if my BMI was 32 I wouldn't need the CPAP. The Dr visit cost $290 dollars cash out of my pocket, because my insurance did not cover Consultations. I think it was just a racket.

Now they say a BMI of 40 is acceptable.

That is less often than I was waking up Nancy. You don't realize you are awake but you never get into REM sleep and you stop breathing for 10-30 seconds at a time. Sleep apnea kills people and I am very sure I'd be dead by now without my machine. I asked my wife it's been like 30 years since I got it.

I was only at a comparatively lowly 88 apneas an hour. They have me on a 16 out of 18 pressure.

Waking up, hours later than you remember last being awake is great.

Keith

How about an update for folks on the fence about getting a machine Moosetrot?

Yes ma'am....thats what the doc told me.

I have fallen asleep at a traffic light.

And you don't have to be ovah weight to have sleep apnea...

My brother in law is 175 lbs 5'9"....

His number was high also ...and was having trouble remembering

His 4 boys names.

All Bettah now with the C PAP..

It's a real game changer...!!!!

Ness, I believe you. I was at 72 episodes a minute. Virtually no sleep at all and working 14-16 hour days. Did this for years until my brother convinced me to get tested through the VA. Now I'm 100% covered the rest of my life.
It has made a world difference. But I do need to have my air pressure increased and a new machine. Doc said I wasn't too far away from deep rem sleep if I had continued as in the form of death.
Folks, don't be stubborn and get tested. You will be greatful you did.

Sarge

Ness, Sarge. I'm wright there with ya. 185 times an hour. never got to full sleep. I would fall a sleep at stop lights and even fast food lines. Took me about 6 months to get used to it. Now I don't sleep/ nap without it. One of the best things I have done.

I am into the Cpap for a week now. Gets better and easier every night. Last night I had the best night's sleep I have had in recent memory.

Thanks to all for the encouragement and help.

Moosetrot

At times I couldn’t find distilled water so I purchased a distiller on Amazon and have distilled water all the time!

Wy.wolfer, have you made this work on a backpack hunt? I like to get into the backcountry once a year

Good to hear it’s getting easier to wear, at some point I’ll have to have one as I’ve got a “fat” tongue, my tongue is too large for my mouth and it causes some apnea, doc said the older I get the worse it will be.

My advice is sleep with one eye open. My young adult boys thought it would be funny to wait until I was asleep then unhook the hose and fart into it.

My advise is get one ! and sleep . good stuff

I just use water from my RO unit. Cheaper & easier than buying distilled.

I've had one for 25 years, on my 5th machine, keep the mask and tubing clean, every other day for mask, weekly for tubing, if you don't you will get sick, only distill water, change filters monthly, I have the nose cup , just goes over the nose, never had a problem wearing it ,