New CPAP user question
Question:
4U2NV wrote: > Last night was my second night on the cpap machine and I had a really > difficult time. I have the silicone mask (cant remember the exact name, but > you should know what I mean). It kept making feel like I was suffocating or > something… Like I was feeling claustrophobic… it was nearly > unbearable. Is this common? Does it normally pass? Should I see about > getting another type mask? > The first night I slept ok with it, I don’t know why the second night was > worse. > Sherry
It will probably pass. It’s a matter of becoming accustomed to the mask. Give it some time before you go looking for other’s. I’m not that sure what a silicon mask is. — "I do this really moronic thing that the government doesn’t want me to do. It is called thinking" – George Carlin Remove * * to reply.
Response:
Frankie wrote: > I’m not that sure what a silicon mask is.
I think Sherry was referring to what the soft flexible part of the mask is made of -*medical grade silicone.* Some may also contain Latex or Vinyl in the soft flexible parts. I think it is mainly of interest to those who may have contact allergies to specific items (i.e. I have a contact allergy to Latex which causes a severe rash, so I usually tell the doctor’s about it so they wear the vinyl gloves instead.). FWIW I don’t know the *exact* name of my mask either – other than calling it the "one the DME brought with the rest of the setup" and asking specifically for one that did *not* contain Latex. — Magesteff - "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."-Albert Einstein ——————————————————– Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II,
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