Bellini gets even better in bed
27 Dec 2019.

While in the hospital, one of the things that impeded my recovery was undiagnosed sleep apnea. Oh, I knew. For years, the loud snoring, the daytime drowsiness, and the fact that I had to get up five times a night to urinate, made me certain that I suffered from sleep apnea. I dismissed it. Sleep apnea causes irregular breathing, and sometimes the sufferer stops breathing for several seconds while asleep. It is possible to die in one’s sleep, I was cautioned by friends who knew better. But dying in one’s sleep is how most of us would prefer to go. In fact, it’s how I almost died in hospital, vomiting while deep in an anesthetic coma.

How my partner Georges never suffocated me in my sleep while I snored at top volume is a testament to his patience. Now, I no longer snore. I no longer get up to urinate. I don’t get drowsy during the day. Some nights, I sleep a whole eight hours without a break. It’s a miracle. It’s called the C-PAP machine. 

C-PAP stands for ‘continuous positive airway pressure’. Basically, it is a machine that takes air, moisturizes it with distilled water, and then blows it directly into your nostrils all night long. At first it was hard to get used to, but it did put me to sleep almost immediately. Even better, I never open my mouth to breathe, so I don’t suffer from dry mouth any more. The next day, I felt awake and aware. C-PAP is now my best friend. 

My smartest move was in choosing the nose piece. There are full cups which cover the nose and mouth, and another that covers just the nose. Both of them feel like sports equipment. Instead, I chose the sexy little nostril pillows, made of soft silicone. They nestle into place and don’t bother me at all. 

So now I can breath again, and sleep again, and most importantly, not snore. I can say that this definitely increases my desirability in bed.