I have been using the Resmed and nasal pillows for about 4 months now.  I felt great relief in the first weeks - sleeping better- symptoms going away.  Now - in the last 3 weeks - I wake up with symptoms only to find out I have removed the appliance in my sleep....readouts telling me I only used it for an hour or two.  I am trying to figureo ut how to STOP myself from doing this!!  I DO NOT want my sleep apnea back!  I have been waking with headaches and coughing again.
Does anyone else have this problem?  Any ideas for a remedy?

Sorry no one responded yet Dorgal.  I went 7 years and then started doing that.  I don't know why I did or how I stopped.  Since it has been 4 months, you are due for a new mask.  Do you think there is something about the mask that is bugging you?  Is it starting to leak more, etc.?

Vicki


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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

Don't know if this would work for you, but I have started taping mine down. I wear an Optilife w/nasal cushion. I tape the strap that goes under my chin down, and use one piece of tape on each side of my face.  Of course all also am taping across my lips for now to keep them from blowing apart. Its a bit of a pain, but I get the paper tape from the first aid aisle and it comes off pretty easy in the morning w/o leaving a bunch of marks.  Hopefully this will all be temporary.  Good Luck!

I was told that wearing cotton gloves will keep you from taking your mask off at night - why, I don't know.  I haven't actually tried that because I've got mine strapped on with my chin strap (I put my chin strap on after I put my headgear on.  It would take a lot to get the whole contraption off my head in my sleep.  My husband has been using a CPAP for years and years; the other night he took his headgear off in his sleep and then tried to put it back on in his sleep - needless to say, he wound up with it on upside down with the air blowing on the top of his head!  We both got a really good laugh out of that one in the morning!