I'm Joseph Goldstein and in 1996, much to my surprise I was diagnosed as suffering from severe sleep apnea. I was given various CPAP supplies, a CPAP machine set at 12 and a CPAP mask. Quite frankly I was very excited at the prospect of getting a good night's sleep and ending my daily daytime fatigue.

In spite of the negative experiences some of my friends have had with trying to use CPAP nightly, I was determined to faithfully be a good patient and endure the inconvenience and discomfort of this regimen since I realized that sleep apnea can be fatal.

The first few nights weren't too bad. But then the skin around my nose became raw, my eyes were irritated from the mask leaks and I had a big red scab right above my nose. At that point, I knew that I was in trouble and started to buy every mask, every dental device and any other miracle product that claimed to be a remedy for sleep apnea. I even flew to Dallas to MedSouth Hospital to have silicone poured around my nose to make a custom mask. That cost $1500 and once again it was a waste of time and money.

I was absolutely frustrated and seriously considered taking the extreme step of having surgery. But at my sleep doctor's excellent advice, I didn't go through with it since I learned that the surgery is extremely painful and the odds of success are 1 in 3!

But I'm an inventor! I have been issued over 35 U.S. & Foreign patents throughout my business career and have received royalties in the millions for my ideas. So I started to ponder the cpap mask problem and realized the inherent problem with cpap masks and sleep apnea machines!

It was because every time I pressed my face against the pillow... the mask would shift to the opposite side of my face... causing annoying leaks. So I had to make the straps tighter and tighter causing the terrible pain and discomfort that every cpap user has experienced!

So the problem was to create a cpap interface that didn't depend on Velcro straps or headgear to keep the mask in place. I thought about this for a very long time and then it dawned on me!

There is only one part of your body that always stays in perfect relationship with your nose! YOUR UPPER TEETH!!

Based on this fact, I invented the amazing CPAP PRO® that is being used by me as well as thousands of other sleep apnea patients nightly. Without any awful straps or headgear, patients are getting the full benefit of cpap without enduring nightly suffering.