# CPAP users, tell me some stories **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-users-tell-me-some-stories/975105 "2022-11-17T21:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-users-tell-me-some-stories/975105/33 "2022-11-18T21:41:15Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Definitely NOT my experience, with my equipment. I’m a dedicated side sleeper and this has not been an issue, and I’ve no trouble covering up under the covers either. It’s been several years since I’ve used CPAP (I [lost 55 pounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-my-weight-loss-formulas/677465) which pretty much cured my apnea), but I was never that comfortable on my side – the pillow pressed the mask into my face or forced it sideways a bit, so I’d unconsciously end up on my back again after a while during the night. I’m comfortable with the covers at neck level. I’d feel suffocated - perhaps unreasonably - with the covers over my face. So my shoulders would get some of the cold that snuck through from the rest of the room (me and then-wife were dedicated “cool room, warm covers” sleepers) since lying on your back you can’t tuck the covers around your shoulders completely. So wearing a shirt helped that a great deal. I don’t know why this is mysterious. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpap-users-tell-me-some-stories/975105)._