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  1. Intellectual Intercourse » New CPAP on the way November 15, 2005 @ 12:03

    [...] Friends of mine know that I have sleep apnea and have required the use of a CPAP for several years now. Even though I couldn’t tell much difference right off the bat, I can’t sleep without it now. [...]

  2. New CPAP on the way | Intellectual Intercourse September 18, 2008 @ 13:34

    [...] of mine know that I have sleep apnea and have required the use of a CPAP for several years now. Even though I couldn’t tell much [...]

CPAP and Sleep Apnea

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My good friend, Anne Mitchell, has a new rave about CPAP machines up on her blog, the Accidental Evangelist.

I’ve been using a CPAP machine for going on 5 years now, since not long after the birth of our first child, Timothy. My own sleep apnea was bad enough that the tech who did my sleep study asked how I was able to function on 4-6 hours of non-sleep per night.

Now, I have to admit that I couldn’t tell any difference in wakefulness after I got my CPAP, but when I try to sleep without it now…well, I can’t. It’s worse than horrible.

The only quibble I might have with Anne’s post is that she doesn’t mention the Breeze headgear with nasal pillows, which I use and love.

Happy sleeping.

MickC @ May 18, 2004

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