bubble cpap vs variable flow cpap

I have been using a CPAP for 4+ years; lately I have a problem with the air flow irritating an already inflamed nasal passages. I am now using a chin strap and oxygen cannula instead of the CPAP when nasal irritation won't allow sleep with the CPAP running. Should I jut give up on the CPAP?

Most patients on CPAP require some time to adjust to the machine. The time required for adjustment is variable, ranging from a few days to a few weeks to may be a few months! Most important is that you should not give up. If you don’t face any nasal congestions or rhinitis and are able to sleep properly, then you should be back to normal in a few days time. Just in case if some problems related to a good fit exist, you can try out some other brand/model.

I have been diagnosed with fairly serious sleep apnea and have been using a CPAP machine (set to 15 as the pressure) for several weeks. While I have adapted to the machine, and sleep well with it, my headaches have been more intense lately. My understanding is that the CPAP machine will reduce pressure in my brain because my heart does not have to pump so much to circulate oxygen. My blood oxygen level dropped significantly at night (down to 60%) during my sleep study.

If your asthma makes exhaling against pressure a real problem you may need BiPAP rather than CPAP. CPAP maintains one continuous pressure. BiPAP is variable with two pressure settings - a higher one to keep air passages open during inhalation and a lower one to keep expiratory resistance to a minimum. It does seem your present set-up could work against the best interest of your asthma. And if MS leaves your intercostal muscles weak you could be getting a double whammy at times.

maxthecat - Did you have a ramp feature on your CPAP? It allows you to decrease the air flow when you turn it on each night. The machine then gradually increases the air flow rate over about 15 minutes until it reaches your proscribed setting. Then again, if you woke up gasping there must be some other problem. We certainly can't take new air in until we blow some old air out! Hope you get it worked out because it really can make a difference in how we feel.

I have hypopnea with hypoxia that causes me to become confused and disoriented when I don't use my CPAP. However, when I use my CPAP large amounts of mucous will build up in my throat, blocking my airway. I wake up choking. The mucous is yellow with streaks of blood in it. The pulmonary sleep specialists do not know what causes the mucous to fill up my airways. I do have esphogeal dymotility (cause undetermined) and no gag reflex.

i have mild obstructive sleep apnea and use a cpap,,,i was recently in hospital for some stomach surgery and noticed how much better i felt each morning after using oxygen at 2 liters with my cpap then when i was at home...even though i was in pain i woke every morning feeling very refreshed.. i feel the oxygen made a big difference in my recovery and feeling much better...could using oxygen at home just with the cpap give me the same feeling of being able "to take on the world" ...

Did not help at all, but made CPAP a little more tolerable. (First few tries with CPAP gave me very bad sinus headaches.) RDI went up a little. CPAP is not working well as I still have a lot of nasal blockage when I lay down. Wake up after about 3-4 hours with a very sore throat. Tried oral appliance. Wake up after a few hours with a stuffed nose. Dentist noticed nasal blockage due to nose injury (football) and referred me to an ENT. Have done 2 RF turbinate reductions.

However, the 2 titration studies I had seemed to have been focused on apnea; the CPAP pressure used only reduced my RERAS to 12/hr hour, and the sleep fragmentation was worse than my diagnostic study. I have used CPAP faithfully for 3 months, trying every setting from 5 to 9 cm. None of these pressures restore my sleep - I am waking every hour or so and feeling as tired as ever.

I have been having chronic fatigue for a couple of years. Past year got so bad I almost had several MVA's. Finally went in and was tested. Severe sleep apnea and PLM's (alot of them). Cpap at 10cm helped daytime fatigue and I am sleeping better but still aytime fatigue. Provagil helps but not with driving. Ritalin, adderal not helping with that yet. Still testing for Hypersomnia vs Narcolepsy. Repeat sleep study showed very little Apnea but still some PLM's.

previous to Oct 22, 2012, my BP has historically been 110-120/80 and I never had headaches. I was diagnosed with UARS in 2005 but was given a CPAP with a nasal-aire vs a full face mask and any time I was stuffy I would discard the use of my CPAP. I haven't used it for several years now. The doctors are baffled, my sleep study did not reveal OSA (but when I mentioned UARS they looked like they were unaware of what that was).

i just went for my second sleep study to be hooked up to the cpap. the first one said i quit breathing and was breathing very shallow. once i get my new machine how long will it take to be back to 100%. i could tell the morning after that i did feel a little better and did not have a headaache.

i just went for my second sleep study to be hooked up to the cpap. the first one said i quit breathing and was breathing very shallow. once i get my new machine how long will it take to be back to 100%. i could tell the morning after that i did feel a little better and did not have a headaache.

I know that they are going to put me on a cpap machine. I know I would do okay with the mask that is just the two little prongs that go in your nose. However in the past when I have had surgery I have gone crazy when they have put the mask over my mouth and nose. I have always had very bad allergies and can not stand to have anything touching my nose and mouth. So I was wondering how do they determine what is the best mask for you to have?

My wife uses a cpap machine with moisture every night. She has had two bouts with pneumonia this winter which she never had before using the cpap machine. Questions: Can breathing in excess moist air into the lungs by means of the cpap machine overload the lungs with moisture and cause problems?

Shhhhhhh - your brain and body are listening. Give yourself some positive self talk, such as... I can do ANYTHING for just 30 days. Sleeping in my own home and bed will be nothing like in that lab. I'm going to take advantage of this change to get 30 days of real quality sleep. I'm glad that CPAP increases my likelihood of a good surgical outcome and recovery. I'm glad the next 30 days I will be at reduced risk of heart attack and stroke.

so I did some research and apparently apneas and cpap can stop the cerebral spine fluid flow at the c2 - only the venous flow building intracranial pressure ( from research on normal healthy awake males using cpap) , So I took it as a good thing and even started yoga which is meant to improve csf flow, Now I hear this noise more often - when truning over in bed and even walking on flat surfaces but not if I am still.

I have been dealing with insomnia for about six months. Initially, I was prescribed a combination of Remeron and Ativan to help me sleep. The side effects were fairly severe. I was going through my day very dizzy, and felt like I was in a dream state the whole day. I'm now taking only 30mg. of remeron and have been doing so for about two months. I'm getting some sleep, but my sleep is interrupted and I wake frequently during the night.

I just got a call from my ENT who ordered a sleep study for me a couple weeks ago. She said that I need to do another sleep study and be put on CPAP as my results showed medically significant apnea. Ah ha, no wonder I am so tired all the time. I was hopeful that this time the apnea would still be in the mild range and i could avoid having to go to CPAP. I agreed with the doctor to try the CPAP and see if it will help.

since using cpap machine started swelling in feet,ankles,hands and stomach. stopped using machine for 4 days swelling went away. started using again for 3 days swelling came back.

i have to put 2 bandages on my nose and this rubber square thats for people with corns on there feet to comfort my nose so it doesent rub..DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEMS WITH THERE CPAP MASK???

s during the test so she ordered oxygen for me (I had tried teh CPAP machine a few years back and was unable to tolerate it). My question is - I am a mouth breather (always have been), but the supplemental oxygen is through a nasal cannula. Is this method of supplying the oxygen sufficient since I breath through my mouth and not my nose or should I request a mask to wear instead? Right now my o2 is set at 2lpm if that makes any difference.

The CINE MRI done recently shows no significant change in herniation, and similar to the last exam, there is a high signal CSF flow in the anterior spinal column at the foramen magnum, and low signal CSF flow in the posterior spinal column consistent with decreased flow. The flow obstruction is considered mild. Scattered foci of high T2/FLAIR signal likely represent chronic microvascular ischemic changes.

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