Cpap oxygen deprivation
Common Questions and Answers about Cpap oxygen deprivation
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After a full workup it was determined that my palpatations were brought on by sleep deprivation. You should get yourself a CPAP if you don't have one. Talk to your doctor about prescrbing one for you. It will save you life.
Good Luck.
You need to go ahead and do it your oxygen level is falling way to low, It will probably be something you will do the rest of your life unless they find a underlying problem. If you dont do nothing may happen but your oxygen levels can get low enough you could pass out, you could have a seizure , I did, or even worse.
*on a CPAP machine. Not *in one. Sorry for the typo. You don't go *in a CPAP machine.
How can we determine if these problems are from oxygen deprivation and are they reversable? She does not fully recognize the extent of these problems.
Elaine,
That is some serious oxygen deprivation for Craig if his saturation is dropping to 76%. Oxygen shortage affects everything - lungs, heart, brain, muscles, organs.
Here's hoping you are both pleasantly surprised by the improvement the CPAP breathing machine brings to him.
Someetimes there are other health issues with the lungs that affect the oxygen levels and require adding oxygen to the cpap if determined there is a need. Sleep apnea certainly can cause daytime fatigue. In many cases, therapeutic cpap treatment restores one to health and vitality. In some, damage can have occured. If any doubt, a cardiac workup wouldn't hurt.
I currently have a friend who has Hypoxia, and has severe sleep apnea. She has a CPAP / with oxygen and her O2 levels are ridiculously low. Low 80's. She is obese and refuses to lose weight. She was taking opiates for months that ultimately caused her apnea.she is also averaging 58 apneas an hour. She woke the other night gasping for air. I have said to her so many times...execise, lose weight and eat better...this should make her start feeling better right??
In the past, he has used oxygen to assist with the low levels in addition to the cpap. I noticed his leg/back pain was less while using oxygen. We have recently moved from McAllen TX to Wichita KS. He has stopped using the oxygen and the pain has returned with a vengence not only in his legs/back, but his entire body hurts. Is there any medical support that the use of oxygen helps to reduce pain?
I have used CPAP for 2-3 months, there appears to be little benefit, I switched from APAP?, the automated pressure version, to a constant 12 with the machine releasing pressure when breathing out (C-flex), this was with a Respitronics machine.
I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea waking 23 times per hour. I've since lost somewhere around 35-40 pounds. I believe I still have apnea, but not as severe.
I was completely unable to handle cpap as it induced vertigo (a problem which I have intermittently), and sharp pains in my ears. I worked with the doctor and even on the lowest settings I had problems. I tried an oral device, but I have severe TMJ and it was too painful.
"I had a sleep study test ( OXIMETRY) and it showed that my oxygen levels was dropping to 72% at night. What can I do to improve that instead of being put on oxygen every night? I have to still in a couple of weeks to go for the overnight sleep study to see if I need a CPAP and O2 or just one of them.
Sleep apnea is associated with increased risk for cardiac disease, Type 2 Diabetes and High Blood Pressure. Oxygen deprivation to the brain can cause severe morning headaches, and possibly even brain damage when oxygen levels get too low.
I'm not saying all that to alarm you, just to make sure you are in tune to why your mother instincts are telling you this is not a concern to be causally dismissed. It may be the doctor will first order him to sleep with an oxygen monitor overnight.
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