At first glance, when scanning the topics here on the forums, someone who has just been told they will get a CPAP machine can be forgiven to think hell on earth is about to begin for them. Open the CPAP Masks sub forum any time of day and it's loaded with mask fitting issues and what not. That looks scary!
But fact of the matter is, people use forums for problem-solving much more than for sharing successes. Based on this simple fact of (internet) life, newbie CPAP users may think they are doomed. Another important fact is that the vats majority happily use CPAP every night, and wouldn;t want to sleep without it anymore. So let's put the balance straight and grow this thread into the definitive CPAP success thread.
I will link to this from a prominent space up top so new people who are visiting and not logged in will read about the fact that there are plenty of people who call their CPAP journey a significant success, giving them a new lease of life.
So please take 15 minutes to share your successes below. Please leave detailed problems out of it, not for censoring but to balance the existing issues posted about elsewhere. Of course it's fine to say it took you a week of bad nights to arrive at blisfull CPAP therapy but let's try and keep this one predominantly about the positives.
I felt great after...
My wife commented how I...
My social life...
No longer falling asleep at...
Blood pressure dropped to...
No more separate hotel rooms...
Play with my kids...
Etc.
What is your CPAP success story and how did it affect your life?
Given all the perceived negatives, which positives would you like to send a newbie home with to make things less daunting?
But fact of the matter is, people use forums for problem-solving much more than for sharing successes. Based on this simple fact of (internet) life, newbie CPAP users may think they are doomed. Another important fact is that the vats majority happily use CPAP every night, and wouldn;t want to sleep without it anymore. So let's put the balance straight and grow this thread into the definitive CPAP success thread.
I will link to this from a prominent space up top so new people who are visiting and not logged in will read about the fact that there are plenty of people who call their CPAP journey a significant success, giving them a new lease of life.
So please take 15 minutes to share your successes below. Please leave detailed problems out of it, not for censoring but to balance the existing issues posted about elsewhere. Of course it's fine to say it took you a week of bad nights to arrive at blisfull CPAP therapy but let's try and keep this one predominantly about the positives.
I felt great after...
My wife commented how I...
My social life...
No longer falling asleep at...
Blood pressure dropped to...
No more separate hotel rooms...
Play with my kids...
Etc.
What is your CPAP success story and how did it affect your life?
Given all the perceived negatives, which positives would you like to send a newbie home with to make things less daunting?
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