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So,,, in 2014 I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnoea<\/a>. It wasn’t unexpected because my snoring was deep, I was struggling to stay awake while driving and constantly nodding off at work for short periods.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The diagnosis wasn’t what I wanted to hear but sleep tests confirmed it beyond doubt so the best course of action was to accept it and start using CPAP therapy; something I will have to do for the rest of my life. With that said, in hindsight, it’s not the worst thing in the world and does not really impact that much other than having to wear a mask whilst sleeping at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first started with CPAP I bought a ResMed S9<\/a> machine that sits on my bedside table and is a bit bigger than a box of Weet Bix. To get the full benefit of CPAP therapy you need to use the machine at least five nights a week for at least five hours. This isn’t too difficult to achieve, when you’re at home, but travelling is a different matter. Although the ResMed S9<\/a> packs into a travel bag it is bulky. So much so that I elected not to take it with me on our two month Alaska, Canada & U.S.<\/a> trip. I did not want to be lugging something that size around with me in addition to every thing else. I made it through the trip fine but resolved that I would need to work something out in the future when travelling around Australia in a caravan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After we got our caravan<\/a> I took the Resmed S9<\/a> on a weekend trip. It worked fine but:<\/p>\n\n\n\n