there are different types of masks. the one i was using was a full-face type mask (completely covered my nose, straps over the top and bottom of my head).
they have one that looks more like what you see on patients at a hospital...just a tube that runs under your nose and a couple of little tubes protruding into your nostrils that shoot air up. I do suppose that giving that a shot is an option...but I do really like the option of just a one time surgical procedure and not having to be reliant on a mask/machine of any type every single night for the rest of my life :\ On 1/4/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That really blows. Didn't they come out with a more comfortable CPAP type > machine that doesn't require wearing a mask??? > > > there are, but the success rate is very low compared to using a CPAP > > machine. > > > > I've been trying (with little success) to get used to the machine I > > have (i was diagnosed with sleep apnea a little over a year > > ago...moving/changing jobs/insurance meant that I only recently got a > > machine/mask). > > > > I think I'm going to look into trying the surgery because I just can't > > seem to fall asleep with the mask. I think I've given it a fair > > go...but it's not working out. > > > > When I first asked the doc about surgery as an option, he said it only > > has a 40% success rate (compared with closer to 100% with the cpap > > machine), so most docs are hesitant to perform the surgery (because > > it's also supposedly rather painful to go through) unless the patient > > has given the CPAP route a try. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:190408 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
