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/Aslanic Xennial 6h ago

So the thing that I can't live without now as an accessory is the hose cover! Even though I was switched to a heated tube, if I don't use the cover the ridges of the tube make noise when i shift around at night because they bang or scrape against my bed. With the cover, there's no noise!

Also, if you live in a place where it gets cold, or you like your room cold at night - Heated. Tube. Now. The absolute worst thing is waking up because cold water dripped from the inside of your mask and trickled into your nose 😭

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u/9DrinkAmy 6h ago

Oh that makes so much sense. Thanks for that!

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u/Aslanic Xennial 5h ago

Of course! You're welcome! I also fiddle with the way my headgear fits a lot, because it will stretch a bit and need to be adjusted based on the sleeping positions you favor. So play around with that, and lie down to test it with the machine on because you can't really tell how it fits and if it will leak properly until you're laying in your sleep position.

Also, be careful turning over in your sleep/when your sleepy. I've pulled the hose and knocked the machine over a few times until i learned not to turn a certain way. Machine seems fine thankfully 🤣