I mentioned some time ago that Jim had a sleep study done. The end result was that he got a CPAP machine, and what a difference it’s made in our lives! I was worried at first about sleeping with the machine going in the room, because I had heard they were noisy. HA! I shouldn’t have been worried, because as loud as Jim snored, nothing could be worse. In fact, the CPAP is kind of a relaxing white noise, and it’s rhythmic, too. It actually reminds me a bit of waves crashing on a beach. I have no problems falling asleep with it on, and I actually noticed that I can’t fall asleep as quickly if he’s not in bed with me – I guess I’m used to the sound!

Jim wore the mask for a few weeks and noticed a big difference in how he felt during the day. No more falling asleep at red lights for him! His only complaint was that the mask was rubbing the bridge of his nose raw. He mentioned this to the doctor and a new mask was prescribed…and things didn’t go so well from there.

This was what his original mask looked like:

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