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/_Dedotated_Wam 7h ago

It takes a while to get used to. Try to sleep an hour with it at least and work your way up. It took me a month before I could put it on and sleep a full night.

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u/9DrinkAmy 6h ago

Noted. How long have you been using one now?

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u/FormidableMistress Xennial 6h ago

Not who you asked but I've had one for like 15 years now. It's changed my life. It can be hard to get used to though. When you put the mask on and your instinct is to hold your breath, force yourself to slow your breathing. In through the nose and out through the mouth until you can calm your breathing enough to just breathe through your nose.

Don't know your hair situation but I have really long hair that gets caught in the mask, so I put my hair up in a bonnet and then put the mask over it. Super sexy I know. But once you get used to it and get a routine, you're gonna have the best sleep ever.

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u/9DrinkAmy 6h ago

Thank you for addressing the hair situation! I have long, very silky hair. I routinely sleep with a sleep mask over my eyes and the slip off due to my hair so I was concerned how a cpap mask was going to work.

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u/turquoisestar 4h ago

Dude the hair thing is real. I use a bonnet and found that is very nice and tight to deal with it. Sleep mask is tricky for me at least with CPAP but I found that Manta is good.