My Life With CPAP

A very rough video made to demonstrate what CPAP is and to highlight the dire need for funding for CPAP across the whole of the UK. Please sign the petition http://is.gd/mSly

Category:

Education

Tags:

• CPAP
• OSA
• Obstructive
• Sleep
• Apnoea
• Petition
• NHS
• PCT
• Funding
• UK

[CentralDotty]

Hi. Thank You for posting this video. I've just been diagnosed (shockingly, the Hospital told me by post), and I've been very worried in what to expect when I have to go there for my mask fitting appointment in 3 weeks time. Do you get a choice on the mask they give you? I guess I've got a lot to carry back on the train then. Please post where you bought the tube cover from, as by the sound of it, I'm gonna need to get one too...P.S: I've signed the petition as requested, so I hope it helps....

[FailedMuso]

@CentralDotty The tube cover was from a seller on eBay called cpap_tubewrap. Do a search for them on eBay directly as YouTube won't allow me to post links here. Thanks for signing the petition and good luck! :-)

[howlingserenity]

i love your video :) very informative, i just got diagnosed myself at the age of 20 and have barely any knowledge if not none to the equipment used. so i thank you. do u know if they have the funding in the us to help people with the cost?

[FailedMuso]

@howlingserenity Thanks :-) Sadly, being from the UK, I have no idea about funding in America. I would assume that most medical insurance would cover it, and would hope that things like Medicare do too. That's why the National Health Service we have here is so good. Whilst it does depend on which NHS authority you come under, CPAP is becoming more widely available. And as OSA becomes more recognised, more authorities are making CPAP a standard treatment. Good luck :-)

[cutseypoo777]

Thanks for such an informative video. I just got diagnosed with sleep apnea/hypopnea, & am waiting for my new CPAP to be delivered. How long did it take for you to adjust to this machine, & do you have to wear it if you're just lying in bed while sick? Thanks so much.

Peace to you,

Angie

[FailedMuso]

@cutseypoo777 Surprisingly, I took to my CPAP very quickly but even now, many years later, I still have the odd night or too where it's a pain in the ass! ;-)

I would always recommend that you wear it whenever you think you are going to go to sleep. It won't matter if you don't, but you will really notice the difference :-) I've had to say goodbye to naps on the sofa and stuff like that, simply because it's too much bother bringing all the gear downstairs but I sleep so well at night now :-)

[TheCPAPZone]

@sab82100 -If you want to learn about all your options to treat your sleep apnea, visit cpapandbeyond. com

[TheCPAPZone]

@howlingserenity -If you want to learn about all your options to treat your sleep apnea, visit cpapandbeyond. com

[rtvddomrd]

I got diagnosed with this problem and thanks to God and my local state laws provide it to me for free and the free study. Now I am using it. The solution of this problem for me is loosing weight. AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[tequnuki]

@dandybear1

Thats good to hear, I haven't had any real dreams, since I was young, and my

OSA makes daily life completely draining. I'm going to get a Resmed S9 Auto

soon, hopefully. Hope yours is going well, it would be nice to hear about the costs

involved in running and maintaining it, as I have had to save an entire year for one.

[89Kitri]

I love my cpap the first one was charged 3500 dollars to medicare.After Igot mine I have found inside of A couple of years six more in second hand stores. They were almost free. All of them are good. Onehad only 70 hours on it .It is the best one made I paid 40 dollars for it including accessories. The stores that sell them dont even know what they are.Any one wanting one cheap try 2hand stores.good luck.