So... if you have been following the blog, you know that I went for a sleep study a couple of weeks ago. Well, turns out I wake up about every 30 seconds because of an apnea (stop breathing). So, when I think that I have slept for 8 hours, I really have only slept about half of that time. For the past couple of nights I have gotten to sleep with my own CPAP machine. I have to put water in the machine (to create some humidity and not dry myself out) and then attach a tube that connects my mask to the machine. There is a little air pillow on my mask that fits up on my nose and basically forces air through my nose and down my throat. It keeps my throat open so that I don't snore and I don't stop breathing. I am still getting used to the feeling of having something on my face all night and air blowing into my nose, but I am sleeping a lot more! I am sleeping better than I have slept in years and I am not getting nearly as tired during the day!
It looks exactly like mine including the pillow. You will begin to notice that you start feeling that thing on your upper lip when it is not there.
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