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I have mild obstructive sleep apnea. PO2 only drops into mid 80's sometimes, mostly low 90's, but overnight polysomnogram says I have 13 apneic events per hour. I've tried O2 overnight (used neighbor's) and PO2 stays in the high 90's. Is that a sufficient treatment?... or do I need the positive pressure of CPAP. I've tried the CPAP and I've completely failed. Mostly keeps me from sleeping well unless I'm on Ambien.

Hi, not heard from you for sometime, hope now you are doing well and have got adjusted to your new CPAP machine. Initial discomfort is commone but in due course you will get used to it. How did you do your recent sleep study. Any advise from your physician. Take care and keep updating your feedback.

He is not a smoker, but he has used the cpap for several years now. Could not changing his tubing and mask cause an infection in his lungs that could cause him to have these problems? (it has been a long time since he changed his tubing and we are remedying that today) Around July of this year he started noticing a heaviness in his chest and it got bad enough that he had me make him a doctor appointment. So the result of that breathing test is early emphysema.

I have other sleep problems, but I have not yet had to go to a CPAP. I understand if I wish to go to a CPAP my doctor requires I do another overnight in hospital (or other sleep study center) CPAP test to determine the best "settings" for me. So far I am CPAP free.

It is difficult to say as to how many days you require to get used to the CPAP machine without any difficulties, could be even just a couple of days. You can feel the sleep changes by time as your sleep and daily routine activities improves. Go through this link for some more details - http://www.cpap.com/cpap-faq.php Keep posting your thoughts and take care.

I have sleep apnea and was using the cpap machine but used it only once cause i could not at all sleep with a mask on my mouth and I could not aford to pay for it. So I returned it ,but now i cant sleep and during the day at abut after 12 noon i feel really tires and headaches and very sleepy . So i take caffine pills everyday to stay awake. I know taking pills is no the answer and I should be using the machine. My question is is there any other way to cure my problem with out the machine.

Could you include CPAP as a treatment? CPAP is so commonly used that it deserves a place. Thanks. Dave.

i used a cpap for a couple of years now. i'm still tired. plus i have problem when i use it sometimes my head will jerk uncontoled. i still have to much moving around at night, that keeps my wife up to mort999 thanks you.

Reports are that it doesn't work well for mouth breathers or if you have nasal obstructions generally. Some probably can't get used to it - same issue as with CPAP . But it certainly seems worth a try since you don't have the machine with which to deal. If you live in a place where it is available - US, HK, Aussie-NZ, Malaysia - I'd be making a visit to the doctor's office stat. Ask the nurse, assistants as well. Sometimes they give you a clear picture and alternative view.

Using a mouth piece will not help, unless, you have MILD apnea. It takes awhile to get used to wearing a CPAP mask for some people. I always suggest to my patients that are having a difficult time, to wear it during the day (while watching TV) to help your body get used to it. Give yourself atleast 2 months to get used to it. Don't give up so quickly..It's your health!

ve lived my life in a state of exhaustion, until use of my cpap machine, and that has often caused very bad seizures. Without my cpap machine, I don't think I'd be here making this post.

Typically, companies that provide you with the CPAP machine have a card with a microchip in it that monitors how often the machine is being used, for what period of time, and whether or not it is being properly used (via pressure measurements and recordings).

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At first the machine will make you very tired but after you get used to it it wont bother you and you will be able to get more sleep

Can CPAP air entering through the nose pass up the tear ducts and exit the lacrimal punctum between the closed eyelids and the cornea/conjunctiva when sleeping? If this is the case, is there risk of long term damage to the lacrymal system and persistent tearing? My mask fits well, and my CPAP pressure is nominal (8.2), but every morning my eyes are invariably red and itchy, and the lids are a bit swollen.

Thank you a lot for the answer. The CPAP is been used now for 17 days. Doctors said that they will apply the Tracheotomy (temporarily) if my father's respiratory function is not fully improved.

I noticed I had gained over 6 pounds since starting CPAP. After just one night without the CPAP I dropped 3 pounds, which I believe is all fluids. My question is this: Could CPAP use cause your kidneys not to filter out fluids from your blood? When using CPAP I do not get up during the night to urinate. After one night without using CPAP I did get up to go to the bathroom, my weight dropped by 3 pounds and the pain is greatly reduced.

I have been on auto cpap treatment for 2 weeks now and my data is good. But i cannot stay on the cpap for a whole night. I just get about 4 to 5 hours a night on it. Very difficult to get used to the mask but i am hanging in there and i am determined. I am trying to get better sleep habits.

Any one use a CPAP or BiPAP? Can you tell me how long it took you to get used to sleeping with it? Do you really feel better? Waiting to get mine and not too thrilled about it. I hated it when I had to do the titration stay for CPAP. Really did not like the way it felt. Any thoughts?

I had a roommate at guitar camp one year who used a cPap. She wasn't in the room when I arrived, but I saw the machine, there, by the side of her bed, and thought - it's gonna be a llooong weekend. When I met her, she greeted me with a fresh packet of earplugs (oh, no!). When we retired for the night, she fixed her mask (she had the full mask) on her face, turned on the machine, and, I swear, it sounded like NORMAL BREATHING!

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.

the doctors fed my daughters every three hours around the clock. I never used the CPAP machine at this time. Eight months later I am still not using the machine. I hope this makes sense. I am not getting much sleep. My daughters are still waking up every three to five hours at times to nurse. There was one night I got up and I passed out however I have not passed out since. How can I manage this situation - situation being a mother of twins getting lack of sleep and my sleeping disorder?

I can easily sleep 15 hours a day and still feel tired. I was diagnosed with moderate (13) sleep apnea several years ago but never could get used to the CPAP. I have Disk Degenerative Disease with two vertebra abnormalities. In addition I am being treated for hi blood pressure, hi cholesterol, fibromyalgia with Gabapentin, zoloft. etc. Could it be all of these drugs? I also had a blood test and am now taking 1000 mg of Vit. D, and Vit B. But I still sleep 15 hours and always feel tired.

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