SpoiledRotten wrote:
Call me a skeptic if you'd like, but I believe that CPAP is the biggest scam in America outside politics. That has been a multi-billion dollar device that can accomplish no more than getting a $3.00 sports mouthpiece that will keep your jaws aligned during sleep. When you sleep, your jaw drops, cutting down the air channel to your lungs. The CPAP does nothing more than force air through the smaller passageway. Align your teeth and you'll be set. I know that the mouthpiece isn't easy to get used to, but a CPAP surely isn't either. I know many people that have fallen for that junk, and all I hear is complaints about bruises to the face, or the tube keeping them awake, or the mask slipping around on their face. You name it, but if something is going to keep you awake, what good is it to begin with, and at what price are you willing to try something?
Oh, and I can't sleep without mine. There have been problems, I will grant you that, but they're solved with a little esearch. (like the idea of putting it on a cutting board on the floor what a good idea)I had mask marks. I cut up a soft sock and placed it between my cheek and the strap. No more marks. I had leaks, I tried 6 masks till I found one that worked. I can't sleep without mine, I keep waking up without it. Tell me the CPAP doesn't help me. It does. I put it on my face, and drift off. If I take a nap without it, I'm awake in seconds not breathing.
