Many years ago I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. As a result I now wear this ridiculous mask to bed so that air is pumped into my lungs while I sleep so I don’t inadvertently stop breathing for too long. The problem with the whole CPAP machine, in addition to being a real pain is that I can’t seem to get comfortable with one of those nice pillows that always “bounce back”.
These types of pillows are always some kind of synthetic material which in and of itself isn’t that bad. It’s the fact that they have no “give” to match the contours of the mask.
I found a down pillow once that worked pretty well. The unfortunate thing with down is that it is
a) expensive and
b) goes really, really flat after awhile.
But down, seems to be the way to go. I recently bought one of those “synthetic down” pillows that is supposed to act like down but really doesn’t I’ve been tossing and turning since I got it to replace my other pillow which had gone really flat and kinda gross with use.
So, off to the pillow store, again. This time in search of a real down pillow.
Wish I could help you with the pillow, sorry.
I will say though that if I has to wear something like that to sleep, I would never sleep. Unless I just hadn’t slept in so long that I finally passed out!
I’m a very light sleeper and if anything isn’t right, I’m hosed.
I have a buddy that had the worst most dangerous type of apnea that required an operation so he would not die from it.
He’s fine now.
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Believe it or not, you kinda get used to it. It’s still a pain to use and traveling with the machine (the mask and tube are just part of it!) is a real pain, especially at airports.
Sleep apnea is said to be weight related…at least partly.
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