Our Patient Stories

My sleep issues were so intense that I was waking up constantly and drinking three bottles of water a night because I was so dried out from breathing through my mouth. I was treated at Winchester and advised to use the CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine for sleep. In the beginning I didn’t want to use it because I was too vain; I didn’t want my boyfriend to see me wearing the mask. But it really worked for me, so I use it faithfully every night. Now I sleep eight or nine hours straight, and the humidifier on the machine keeps my sinuses from drying out. My breathing is better and I’m not exhausted anymore. If you keep an open mind, you just may give yourself the chance for a better quality of life.