Well it turns out that I am noticing several curious things with my c pap machine.
First, my wife actually misses my snoring!
Second, my wife is NOT sleeping well and is getting very little rest.
Third, I've had dreams of an alien clamped onto my head attacking my face.
I wake up 2 to 3 times each night to adjust the mask, go to the bathroom, etc. But even though I am getting up, I am MORE RESTED during the day than I've been in a very long time. I am NOT yawning all day like I used to. I don't NEED a 'triple shot' Starbucks to make the 7 mile drive home from the Fencing Club.
Near as I can tell, without the mask I get a MISERABLE night of 'sleep' where my body gets no actual rest because I'm not falling into a deep restorative sleep.
Near as I can also tell, with the mask I get a very good rest with a restorative sleep, but I do find the mask waking me up a couple times each night. Despite the fact that I don't sleep through the night, I am still far better rested. So overall I'd have to say my experience with the C Pap is a positive/very positive one. With time I hope that I actually can sleep through an entire night, more often than not, while wearing it. I've only had it one week and I can already see positive results. I'm hoping that I get more used to having the alien attacking my head as time goes on.