Because all forms of CPAP machines use tubings connected to the machine and a mask that fit to your nose during the night; the treatment option can be difficult for sleep apnea patients to wear if they move around often while they sleep. Patients could wrap themselves as they turn, dragging the machine with them. Tossing and turning while wearing a CPAP could dislodge the mask placed in your nose and could lift the mask off of your face completely, leaving you vulnerable to your sleeping disorder.
Patients who usually toss and turn try to acclimate themselves to a more calm and stationary sleep habit while wearing their CPAP; however, this can make it more difficult for them to get the quality sleep they require. The patients that choose to opt out of their treatments in order to continue their comfortable sleeping habits will be again faced with apneic episodes, daytime drowsiness and a severe lack of energy.
