Is CPAP worth loosing the beard?

[Smart]

Is CPAP worth loosing the beard?

I got a chin strap with mine years ago. Never needed it. Nasal pillows pretty much force you to breath through your nose.


Here's what I use.

Same... on all counts including the mask

[Burnadell]

Lose the beard. It looks scraggly!

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Dr. Mantooth..... one of your many expertise areas. [emoji2957][emoji41][emoji23]

I was a mouth breather due to apnea like most folks are because they have to be. . Nasal pillows made me a nose breather. ...The forced air through my nose made me not have to be a breather through my mouth. My information was based on that experience and my Dr. telling me it would happen..., Doctor. [emoji16]

So then why do they make the full mask? Why would a doctor prescribe them because of the study? They mentioned it after my study.

[emoji2369]

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Prescribed for a reason.

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

[deerplanter]

I have tried several different kinds and this is the one I keep going back to for the last 10 years. https://www.cpap.com/productpage/dev...llow-cpap-mask

[Gunnyart]

Prescribed for a reason.

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

I agree that under those circumstances it makes sense but in point of fact I took a sleep study at home and my PCP prescribed it without even talking to me much less ask if I sleep with my mouth open and my pressure is on the low side.

That said...

I was unsuccessful with the nose pillows last night. It's harder to get used to than I thought it would be but I'll try it a few nights before I draw any conclusions.

[Goldeneagle]

Run the hose up over the head board and down to you. It keeps the hose out of the way. Don't give up. I got plum serious about wearing mine when a friend of mine died from sleep apnea.

[Gunnyart]

Run the hose up over the head board and down to you. It keeps the hose out of the way. Don't give up. I got plum serious about wearing mine when a friend of mine died from sleep apnea.

I already do that.

My nephew aspirated in his mask and died.

[coker737]

I don't think its life and death in my case but looking younger is a good argument.

Purdy......... love my CPAP

[coker737]

Have you tried using just a nasal pillow?

I tried these. Mouth Breather. Resmed F20 rocks

[Smart]

Prescribed for a reason.

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Come On Doc! ... A physician "MAY PRESCRIBE".

I was a person that breathed through their mouth, slept on my back and has a high pressure setting,... The first mask my doctor tried on me during the test was the nasal pillows. There is no set mask for set people.

[Smart]

Run the hose up over the head board and down to you. It keeps the hose out of the way. Don't give up. I got plum serious about wearing mine when a friend of mine died from sleep apnea.

Same....I made myself like it and get used to it because I knew it meant staying alive for longer. It took a couple days but I didn't quit. Now I can't sleep without it. It gets packed first before anything on trips.

[Smart]

I already do that.

My nephew aspirated in his mask and died.

Stick with it man! Whether it be with the pillows or minus the beard, it will come..

[BowSlayer]

Lots of folks on here use CPAP.com to get their masks. You can usually find the same thing at half the price on Amazon. Mine is $120 on CPAP.com and $40 on Amazon.

[Gunnyart]

Stick with it man! Whether it be with the pillows or minus the beard, it will come..