Diane
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Hi, I seem to have the same trouble,I use cpap unit to sleep with,I have only been using it since the end of june 2001  I have no answers for this question,I just wanted you to know your not alone with this,I suffer from esophgitis,and gastritis.gerd and sometimes dysphagia  I wish i had answers to this  keep me posted if soemone can help with this