FAA Medical and pilots with Sleep Apnea

On 9/28/2005 12:19, Montblack wrote:

("Foster" wrote)
[snip]
I used the CPAP for about a year and probably lost as much sleep to it as
I had with the apnea. My doctor got offended when I suggested he try it
for a night.


Ahh, another 'at war' with his mask.

The leaking mask under the eyes is one nightly problem (eyelash flutter).
After a while you learn to flick your head a little, like a hound on the
front porch when flies are bothering him, and it usually seals back up.
Otherwise, you can (lightly) smack/tap the side of the mask, like
'fine-tuning' our old 1963 TV set - that will sometimes cure air leaks too.

Other nights you take it off. It wins that round.


Montblack


Sheesh, I thought I was the only one ;-)

When I first got the set-up, the technician showing me how to use it
said:

You can make this work, or you can do without. The choice is yours.

.... I got the impression that it wasn't going to do me any good to
complain.



--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA