> Why would someone keep a mask on for 4 hours, then take it off? I started CPAP about a decade ago and in the beginning I would take the mask off in the middl

> Why would someone keep a mask on for 4 hours, then take it off? I started CPAP about a decade ago and in the beginning I would take the mask off in the middle of the night, while sleeping-- completely unaware of what I was doing. My doctor said this is common with many patients. Frustrated, I started taping the mask to my face with medical tape. I only stopped taping up my face when I was able to make it through the night without waking up to my sleeping self trying to rip the mask off.