Carrie Fisher Died From Sleep Apnea, Other Factors

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5. A lot of people feel that way.

I also have sleep apnea and it was scary to put the mask on at first. And it took time to figure out how to still sleep in my favorite positions.

But once I got used to it, I could no longer sleep without it. I didn't used to remember gasping for air multiple times during the night before I got my "sleep machine", but now I wake up each time (say, if I doze off in a chair, without the machine), and it's pretty unpleasant.

But you're right; there are a lot of people who just can't get used to it.