cpap machines do they work

My nonprofessional opinion is that you should focus your efforts on making CPAP work. Maybe your pressure needed adjusting or you needed a different mask. It took me a long time to work the kinks out of things and get used to stuff enough to feel comfortable sleeping with it. Now I won't lay down without it - it is my "security blanket" because I know as long as I'm using it, I won't suffocate in my sleep.

There are thousands of people given cpap machines that they don't need. I know people who used to sleep just fine before. They had none of the symptoms but their employer forced them to do a sleep study because they were overweight. After going on the cpap they developed all the symptoms of sleep apnea where none existed previously. After going off the machine, all symptoms went away.

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?

Sounds like you are getting air in the stomach from the machine. It happens when the sphincter that should keep the stomach closed is weak, particularly in those who have reflux problems. It is also common in those with higher pressures. There are machines and settings for those with higher pressures to help out, particularly with exhalation relief. About the tiredness... Are you using a full face mask?

m almost to the point of just buying a CPAP machine on craigslist. But, your reply concerns me a little. Do CPAP machines *really* only help *some* patients suffering from UARS?? Is it only because most can't tolerate it? What if I get a BiPAP? I guess I'd like to get a an idea of a percentage of the UARS population that *can* benefit from the machine and whether a BiPAP significantly increses the chances that it will work (because it's much easier to exhale).

with sleep apnea. Did you do a follow-up sleep test (polysomnography with titration)? Or, did they actually put a CPAP mask on you during your test(s) at the laboratory? If not, you may need to see your sleep physician again and have a PSGT (Polysomnography with titration). If your problem is not "simple" obstructive sleep apnea, CPAP/BiPAP/AutoPAP, etc. may not meet your needs.

Anyway, I have adjusted well to the CPAP machine and do feel my quality of sleep has improved. Thanks again! Take care!

Now at month 2 follow up, the shallow breathing episodes are worse. They want to monitor me for 1 more month, and if it shows that I am still struggeling with shallow breathing, they will send me home with something to hook me up to monitor my oxygen for 1 night. She also said that they may have to switch me from a c-pap machine to a bi-pap machine. What are some causes for shallow breathing?

I use a CPAP, but they ended up having to do a multiple sleep latency test on me due to excessive daytime sleepiness. I felt ok for the first hour maybe after I woke up, but then went downhill after that. The Sleep doc then put me on provigil to help with that and it is helping some, but still faling asleep. So now I am going to take Xyrem to help me sleep through the night and hopefully that will take care of it. I use the full face mask because I couldn't use the nose one...

I've been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. I also have major sinus problems. I've tried the bipap and cpap machines with many different mask and can't find anything I can tolerate. The mask is one thing, but the air being forced causes my sinus problems to increase by stopping up my nose which makes me breathe through my mouth which as everyone knows won't work. Does anyone have issues close to what I have or any other suggestions.

If so, are you certain your treatment is effective? Some machines record treatment data that reports how well the treatment is working for your apnea. Also, if you are on CPAP, some masks have straps that are too tight around the lower back of the head and hurt the muscles of the neck that connect the head and shoulders.

s company replaces his CPAP supplies whenever he asks. They give you instructions on how to keep it clean. Obviously nobody wants to do it, but there are consequences. Otherwise they would let you do it the easy way. Now you have unexplained lung nodules, so you will have to get a biopsy to find out what is going on. Nobody here can help you.

If you want a raised head then the head end of the bed should be raised. Pillows should be kept to the minimum. Lowering the CPAP pressure can help but do not do this without consulting your sleep specialist. Switching over to bilevel pressure or C-Flex may help you too. So ask your specialist about it. Take care!

from what I've read CPAP machines are unpleasant and help little

m not real informed about it, but you may want to find out how off that 11mm point in your airway is from the norm and exactly what surgery it would take to fix it, then read up on it. If the narrowing is tissue, cpap would likely blow past it without much trouble. Some people do have an inset jaw that narrows the airway, and that could make a difference with cpap.

I spoke with the folks at the store where I got the machine and they say that they have not heard of issues like this. But they are in the business of selling machines and I have it on a thirty day trial so that info may be biased. I will be seeing my family doctor is about ten days. Any help advice will be appreciated.

Sleep apnea itself can have negative implications for brain health. The bacteria that they talk about with cpap machines is more lung related. But talk to your doctor.

Do this as well, and you will get better sleep and improved breathing. Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.

ll have to prove to me any other means will do better, then I will discuss not using my CPAP. Sorry to be so passionate about this, but CPAP literally saved my life. Maybe in some time the implant being studied will be getting similar reviews. Let's hope.

Pillows should be kept to the minimum. Lowering the CPAP pressure can help but do not do this without consulting your sleep specialist. Switching over to bilevel pressure or C-Flex may help you too. So ask your specialist about it. Take care!

From what I've read on a site devoted to cpap (cpaptalk) some of the older machines are workhorses and some report length of service similar to yours. It would not hurt to plan for the day it does "give up the ghost". Have you had it checked to make sure it is still outputting the proper pressure? Also, many of the newer machines capture treatment data so that you can know if your treatment is effective, and some even have available software so you can monitor it yourself.

I have a BiPAP rather than a CPAP, but mine has an alarm that goes off should I not take a breath within a certain time. Little do they know, short of a nuclear blast, it will NOT wake my DH;) I am definitely an amateur - only had it for 2 weeks. It pushes air at my nose so hard that a breath is pretty much "triggered" by all that air confined in the mask area.

CPAP machines can also cause air in the stomach-gas and bloating. Lowering the CPAP pressure can help but do not do this without consulting your sleep specialist. Switching over to bilevel pressure or C-Flex may help your mother too. Hope this helps. It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and received one of those machines. Shortly afterwards I lost my insurance so I no longer can afford to go to the clinic. I was told I awake 120x a minute and snore so loudly the walls move inward and outward (nurse agreed with my wife). It went well for about 2-3 weeks when I realized I was removing my tube in my sleep. This went on for awhile till I was let go from my job and no longer had insurance. I could no longer afford to deal with the clinic.

I am a Sleep Physiologist and we set patients up on CPAP and provide assistance if they experience any issues. It would be worth speaking to your healthcare provider, there are new masks being made available on the market, is your CPAP machine an automatic unit or a fixed pressure. If it is fixed pressure, it may be worth using the ramp facility as it steps the pressure up gradually. An automatic unit will vary the pressure just to suit your needs.

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