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Cpap and getting better sleep: What's your experience?
Sleep Health | Last Active: Sep 15, 2022 | Replies (356)Comment receiving replies
Good idea to agree that we will save some cuddling time sans mask before the mask goes on and when we wake up, @thankful.
Well, I decided that what @cece55 said certainly applied in our case, as far as the aesthetics and the room not looking like we were in a hospital. My husband actually has an antique trunk for his nightstand, which is big enough that with it being closed (with the water tank out during the day on a certain spot on our large bathroom counter) and the tubing piled nicely on top (versus slung over the bedpost, as it was originally), it doesn't look so much like a hospital room. We found a place in a tub containing various cleaning supplies in a bathroom vanity cabinet to store the jug of distilled water and a place in our shower for the bottle of baby shampoo for the weekly major clean of the equipment.
My husband is an engineer (software) and all about function (not so much into aesthetics, but understands that I am), so we had to work together on this.
I also decided to really take to heart what you said, @johnhans, about preventing a stroke or heart attack with the CPAP (and its accompanying equipment) and that that is what really matters here.
Does everyone seem to require a travel CPAP? Just realized we don't have one and are going on a trip in under 2 weeks.
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@lisalucier- Great to here that you got things worked out on your end!
As far as travel C-paps I've not gotten that far as to decide I need one.
We are traveling much more and the thought of having a smaller machine that fits into my suitcase interests me, but it sure seems like a lot of money to shell out when I already have a C-pap I like. BTW after being in airports more frequently I have realized that there are a lots of very recognizable bags being carried through them. I always give the thumbs up to someone carrying theirs as I pass by. We now have Pre-Check and that makes it so much easier than opening the C-pap bag every time we go through security.
I would be more interested in a battery operated one if our journeys were more often off the grid, but that has not been the case for us. Happy Zzzz's! Jim @thankful
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Hi Lisa @lisalucier -- I think needing and wanting a travel CPAP may be 2 questions ☺ It just is a little smaller and easier to take with you and you can leave your current one hooked up for when you come back. Since I got the Dreamstation Go my AHI numbers are much better than with my other one and I haven't been able to figure it out yet. I stopped using the humidifier on the Dreamstation Go and it hasn't made any difference yet so I may put it back on and run it for a week to see if my numbers change.
Do you have a small case that you can put his CPAP machine, hose and mask in? or will it easily fit in a suitcase?