Originally Posted by Lindsey
my dh has really bad sleep apnea. He hates his machine and won't use it. It gives him sinus infections and he would rather not use it. He doesn't snore as loud as he use to but still I can hear him stop breathing. It bothers me that he doesn't use it but he is a big boy and I can only do so much. The dr won't give you a medication to make you sleep because you may not wake up..
My doc lets me have sleep meds and i use them all the time. in fact, i'm embarrassed to tell you how much meds i take to get to sleep...but sleep is that important to me, i'm dead without it.
i don't use the water with mine and never have, but we live in wet country (Ga), maybe that would cut down on the infections? Or have 2 sets of gear and alternate, allowing each to fully dry over a 24 hour period. Has he talked to his doc about it? Or his cpap supplier? They can sometimes be really helpful.