Hello everybody. I recently started on cpap therapy and am hoping some of you folks can provide some insight into some of the issues that I have been having.

I am currently using air pillows and they fit nice and comfortably on my nose. However, lately I have been waking up after about 4 hours and have to remove the mask because the air flow feels constricted and my breathing is working harder than it should be. I really would like to be able to wear the mask for the full 7 or 8 hours that I am asleep at night.

Also, last night I think my mask fell off (or I subconsciously took it off) pretty early into my sleep. I woke up in the morning and noticed the mask on the floor and the machine was still on full blast, spraying wet humid air all over the floor. Isn’t my machine supposed to turn off when I take the mask off(or when the mask falls off)?

I also want to possibly try a different type of mask, which I think I will ask my doctor about.