Took me a full year, and I still get panic attacks sometimes when I put it on, but honestly you can do it if you need to. Go see a sleep doc. I was terrified, but I discovered after I got the thing how tired I really was (and I already thought I was pretty tired!)
If you snore badly enough, you’re not sleeping. You just close your eyes and effectively hold your breath between gasps of air.
I wasn’t breathing for 40 seconds every minute. 10+ hours of sleep and woke up dead tired.
With the CPAP I get 5-6 hours and wake up fully rested. Worth the pain of figuring out which mask didn’t make me feel like choking (it was the nasal one)
A lot of people can get used to it. I actually can’t sleep without it now, and I use the full face model. It’s almost comforting now. That said, some people truly cannot get used to a full face mask. If it’s an option, they do make nasal masks (only covers your nose) and nasal pillows (kind of just rests under your nose.)
I’ve heard there are even more cutting edge options out there but I never looked into them since I’m fine with what I have, but it’s definitely worth doing some research about. Quality sleep really can be life changing if it’s achievable.
It legitimately took me a full year to get used to it. I still have a panic attack every once in a while when putting it on and have to walk around for a few minutes before bed. Anyone can get used to it if you need to.
socsa@piefed.social 5 hours ago
It turns out I also cannot sleep with things strapped to my face.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Took me a full year, and I still get panic attacks sometimes when I put it on, but honestly you can do it if you need to. Go see a sleep doc. I was terrified, but I discovered after I got the thing how tired I really was (and I already thought I was pretty tired!)
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
If you snore badly enough, you’re not sleeping. You just close your eyes and effectively hold your breath between gasps of air.
I wasn’t breathing for 40 seconds every minute. 10+ hours of sleep and woke up dead tired.
With the CPAP I get 5-6 hours and wake up fully rested. Worth the pain of figuring out which mask didn’t make me feel like choking (it was the nasal one)
other_cat@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
A lot of people can get used to it. I actually can’t sleep without it now, and I use the full face model. It’s almost comforting now. That said, some people truly cannot get used to a full face mask. If it’s an option, they do make nasal masks (only covers your nose) and nasal pillows (kind of just rests under your nose.)
I’ve heard there are even more cutting edge options out there but I never looked into them since I’m fine with what I have, but it’s definitely worth doing some research about. Quality sleep really can be life changing if it’s achievable.
Montagge@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
I would put on my mask a hour before I would even try to sleep just to get use to it. Now I gave a hard time sleeping without it on.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
If I’d ever need one of those, I’d be screwed because I too can’t sleep with anything on my face
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
It legitimately took me a full year to get used to it. I still have a panic attack every once in a while when putting it on and have to walk around for a few minutes before bed. Anyone can get used to it if you need to.