Behind the Mask
or...Have You Hugged Your Face Today?
So I had my second visit to a sleep center (a new and nicer one in my neighborhood run by Maimonides Hospital) last night. Two hours into the session, I was woken up and it became a "split sesson"--I got my initial titration for a CPAP machine. I had the full head harness with the straps around my big noggin to hold the mask in place. See the following diagram:
I slept really well (mask and humidifier, high pressure) though I woke up at 6am this morning feeling like I was getting no air. Happily, nothing burst out of my chest and sang "Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal!" I was frightened but got the tech--he saw that I was panicking and feeling like I could not breathe. The tech informed me I had just slept for five hours straight and that I did "really well." So I treated myself to breakfast at the Americana Diner and walked home.
Today, feeling more energized and getting some work stuff done or at least trying to.
Anyway AFN
The Respirating Owl
So I had my second visit to a sleep center (a new and nicer one in my neighborhood run by Maimonides Hospital) last night. Two hours into the session, I was woken up and it became a "split sesson"--I got my initial titration for a CPAP machine. I had the full head harness with the straps around my big noggin to hold the mask in place. See the following diagram:
I slept really well (mask and humidifier, high pressure) though I woke up at 6am this morning feeling like I was getting no air. Happily, nothing burst out of my chest and sang "Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal!" I was frightened but got the tech--he saw that I was panicking and feeling like I could not breathe. The tech informed me I had just slept for five hours straight and that I did "really well." So I treated myself to breakfast at the Americana Diner and walked home.
Today, feeling more energized and getting some work stuff done or at least trying to.
Anyway AFN
The Respirating Owl