British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association

I will ask for her thoughts on that when I get home from work LOL

So...OK this is probably slightly unethical but....

I obtained a CPAP machine & mask and tried it out last night.

Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I lowered the pressure a little, jiggled the mask & straps a lot to get comfortable and fell to sleep.

I woke up a couple of times in the night- probably due to not being used to having something stuck on my face.

I woke up this morning to my alarm at 6am (work this Saturday!) and I felt like really quite amazing

Even after one night and with the waking up, I feel like I had the best sleep in many many years. I've had loads of energy today and have been in a brilliant mood!!!!! No snoring at all too according to my wife.

Also, I didn't have a headache or a sore throat...

The only downside is the bridge of my nose is a bit sore and has had a red mark on it most of the day. I expect I overtightened the straps.

So, feeling this good after one night has made me realise how utterly crap I usually feel. I now have years of sleep to catch up on, probably decades!!!

Glad you feel better Mountain!

NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!!!!

You don't say what pressure the machine was set up at, and how you arrived at this figure!!!!!!!

Does this machine have the capacity to show you the data each morning? If so, what are your AHIs per hour? You need them to be under 5, way under if poss ...

Yep, me bad Well, desperate!

I obviously cannot condone such behaviour.

I have set the machine at 9.5 because it seemed 'comfortable', it was set at 11.
I am going to attempt to decipher the data tonight.

So basically I have proved that CPAP works and has made a massive difference in only 3 days!!! I've only done this as a stop-gap until the NHS sorts me out. I don't believe I can actually harm myself with a CPAP machine.....

Next step is going to my Docs. to say, I've felt so bad and have been forced to take this action. It works. I need the NHS to supply me with the equipment and want to be referred to a different sleep clinic.

I do feel a million times better at the minute though!

Very glad to hear that you are feeling better - by fair means or foul!!

I suggest that you look at the data. If you need to raise the pressure to get the AHIs down, do it very S L O W L Y ... such as 0.2 (yes that little) at a time and let it run for at least 3 nights comparing the data every day before you make a further change.

Keep on at the NHS to get you a machine of your own though!