Posted 5/22/2009 10:55 PM (GMT -7)
Sojurner
Here is an excellent site to goto for sleep apnea:www DOT apneasupport DOT org/index.php you will find all the help you could ever want there. To answer your question, mask dicomfort is often a major problem in the treatment of sleep apnea, I but there are many different styles and types of masks available. I bet I tried at least a couple of dozen different masks, before I finally found one that would work for me, and even then I had to modify it so it would work with my high pressures. I could never tolerate the full face mask, because of the pressure it put on the bridge of my nose and the air leaking into my eyes, so I use a Hybrid or Liberty mask it covers the mouth like a full face mask but has nasal pillows coming out the top that fits into your nostrils, I like it, but everyone is so different, and they have to find what will work for them. Check out that web site I think you will find it very helpfull, to you!
Good Luck to You
White Beard
I'm Retired USAF, went back to school and became an RN, and now am on full disalbility!--Degenerative Disc (affecting mostly the thorasic disc but all levels involved), C6/7 laminectomy/diskectomy& fusion, Osteoarthritis, Ulcerative colitis, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Complex Sleep Apnea, and host of other things to spice up my life!(NOT!) Medications: Oxycontin, Percocet, Baclofen, Sulfasalazine, Metoprolol, Folic Acid, Supplemental O2 at 3lpm with VPAP Adapt SV