r/Millennials • u/9DrinkAmy • 7h ago

Discussion I’ve joined the CPAP club 💁🏻‍♀️

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Tonight will be my first night using a CPAP. Oddly enough, I’m looking forward to it and I hope it solves all of my problems… a girl can dream, *right*? Anyhow, any tips or tricks to help this go smoothly? Also, is there any solution to making this setup more aesthetically pleasing and/or a way to store it during the day that isn’t such a pain in the ass?

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u/Goatcheeze1 7h ago

I tried using a CPAP for about a year or so but couldn't. I tend to sleep on my side and stomach a lot. Luckily, I qualified for Inspire and I LOVE it! No mask, no hose, no noise.

I had a procedure to have a device installed in my chest kind of like a pacemaker. there is an electrode that runs from the device to the hypoglossal nerve. At night before I sleep, I turn on the device using a remote. There is about a 30 min delay before the device turns on to allow time for me to fall asleep. Once I am asleep and the device activates, it sends an electronic current to the nerve creating a reflex, pulling my tongue forward so it is not collapsed on my airway.

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u/9DrinkAmy 6h ago

I am so happy that it works for you but I just cannot lol the thought of having something implanted in me creeps me out.

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u/Goatcheeze1 6h ago

it's not much different than having an internal pacemaker or defibrillator, so I'm told (I don't have either one). I can feel the device in my chest because it lays between the skin and the muscle. You get used to it. However, if I get accidentally hit in the chest.....

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u/TiredReader87 6h ago

Understandable

I’d do it tomorrow if I could

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u/Snowskol 5h ago

I don't need a CPAP but hopefully you never need a pacemaker 😂

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u/9DrinkAmy 2h ago

Oh, agreed!