sleep apnea cpap machine

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.

If you have obstructive sleep apnea and it is effectively treated (like with CPAP), a sleeping medication shouldn't matter. I'm guessing you were on the med at the time of your titration study, so that influence would have been factored in to the pressure you were prescribed. When you hear warnings about taking sleep meds with obstructive sleep apnea, that's mainly if your apnea is untreated. If you have central sleep apnea, then that's a different story.

His sleep doctor prescribed this for sleep apnea. Is this really safe? He is supposed to use his CPAP machine along with the meds., but he has not used the machine in months. Is this really good, safe intelligent treatment for sleep apnea?

I have sleep apnea. I wear a full mask. Is it normal to wake up several nights (3 or 4) with the mask on? I thought the CPAP was supposed to make me sleep better not waking up a lot of times. I'm not sure what is going on because I woke up one night with the mask on and was choking and gasping for air than I had a seizure.

I will be purchasing a cpap machine next week for my sleep apnea and wondered if anyone had any tips or advice on what I should be looking for or at when purchasing one. Also does anyone have any comments on the face mask verses the nasal mask??

I also have CM and sleep apnea. I love my CPAP machine. It has made a huge difference in my sleep. You should definitely have a sleep study. I also read that CM people are at risk for lots of sleep disorders. As a matter of fact, in addition to sleep apnea I have something called Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD). It is similar to RLS.

They told Craig he has moderate to severe sleep apnea and needs a CPAP immediately. So it is arriving tomorrow. It is the size of a laptop computer and has a "smart card" in it that records data during the night while the person is sleeping. We then take the card to each follow up appt and they will download the information on it. Anyway, the sleep doctor was telling me that many problems could be caused by sleep apnea.

My c-pap machine is a REMstarAUTO with A-Flex. It's a very good machine. I took the model with the humidifier because they air in winter is to dry not to have it. My only problem is that I have a nasal mask only and I should have get two! One nasal and a full face for when I have sinus infections (which is often with me!). I tried both but I prefer the nasal one. If you have a the chance ask if you can try diferent kind of mask before you make your choice.

I am a 32 year old male diagnosed with sleep apnea, so I was given an auto-pressure CPAP machine. Just as soon as I started using the machine it felt like I was struggling to exhale. The sleep company representitive said that the machine starts out using the lowest possible pressure, so I shouldn't be having a problem. I tried to use the machine for a couple of hours and I had the sensation that I had to take off the machine and struggle for breath, as I can't seem to exhale.

Im new to this and am asking if Im doing something wrong here. I am use the Autopap unit for Sleep Apnea that I have been diagnosed to suffer from. Been using it near 6 to 7 weeks now. I have a nose cup on my face at night. But at times I feel a need to cough at 1st. Like something is tickling the back of my oesophagus. Feels like a hair but I can't spit it out and it's always their when I put the mask back on. Then when I wake my lungs hurt like Im getting an infection in them.

I felt better within a 2 week period. I was more rested, because I was going into the restful stage of sleep. If I don't use my machine, I wake up after about 2-3hrs of sleep. The past 6-8 weeks, I was awake for 24 hrs straight about 2 nights a week. A part of my mask was broken and I had the part sent to me, but it was the wrong one. I finally got a whole new mask. It was more than time. I was lost didn't know what day it was or if it was night or day. Total confusion.

One year ago I was diagnosed with Severe Sleep Apnea. I was given a CPAP to sleep with. The machine seems to work however there are times when I take it off. Most recently, I gave birth to premature twin girls. While I was in the hospital I used the CPAP as instructed by the hospital staff. 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.

Sleep apnea is a fad now of sleep medical docs. I have severe obstructive sleep apnea and am on CPAP machine. This is a fatal disease. 70% of Alzheimer patients have sleep apnea (sleeping breathing problems). If your wife is diagnosed with sleep apnea by all means get help. CPAP machine may not be necessary. There are a myriad of causes of breathing problems thru out life. This cold winter can cause breathing problems both awake and asleep.

yes i am treating my sleep apnea. Before the CPAP I would wake my husband 25-35 times a night gasping for breath. When I had my sleep study I was told I stopped breathing 102 times durning the night. I have been sleeping with the CPAP everynight for 11 years. The headaches are new. I have been getting them for about 3 months not everynight but most nights I awake with the headaches.

This is when you are being treated for obstructive sleep apnea and the machine causes you to develop central sleep apnea. there is also a mchine to help wih that. I would definately talk to either your sleep doctor or home care provider and try to get another sleep study if you do not have a sjart card. Best of luck!

Hi, Dr Carolyn Dean talks about sleep apnea and Magnesium supplementation . If you google : Magnesium and sleep Apnea. I have family members who also refuses to use CPAP, so they are trying Mg instead. Still at the starting stage. But what I could tell you is that snoring is definitely less.. :) Sleep apnea causes high BP, memory loss, headaches, poor concentration, fatigue and so many more.. So I'd say, give Mg Glycinate a try..

My husband was recently diagnosed with Sleep Apnea at a sleep clinic. He has suffered from severe, almost debilitating fatigue for many years, never knowing why. He does not snore. It turns out there is a non-snoring type of Sleep Apnea, and not one doctor (of many, MANY!) ever suggested this as a cause for the fatigue and exhaustion. Now he is using a CPAP machine, and adjusting quite well!

Is all Sleep Apnea considered a disability? It seems that if you need a machine to sleep (or help with airway constriction), then that is a severe condition. I am new to this and dont know what is considered serious or not.

t even lay down to sleep without my machine because I know sleep apnea means I stop breathing. My night at the study with the machine was horrible. Now it's all just routine.

I currently have sleep apnea and have been on the cpap machine. Here is the real kicker when i wear the cpap i wake up and sneeze continuously plus nose is running and congested. Either i get a good night sleep and I am sick the whole next day or I am tired the next day and do not feel sick. All the dr's i have gone to don't seem to be doing anything. I recently went to strictly a sleep dr and they are changing my machine out to an auto machine which i will pick up today.

Has anyone ever used Provent Therapy for sleep apnea? If so, what was your experience? If you also had tried a CPAP, which did you like better? I'm not happy using a CPAP and I thought the Provent would be a good thing to try.

I have sleep apnea too and I stopped breathing over 300 times so 203 times is normal my pulse ox dropped in the low 40's I have a cpap machine and there are no horror stories about it as long as you get the right mask to fit you you will be fine there is air blowing when you breathe in and out it is normal especially if you have a nasal mask I have a full face mask because I am a mouth breather and because I have oxygen going in mine I like the cpap good luck.

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I am a t2 diabetic with sleep apnea. I have been using a cpap machine for almost a month. I have noticed within the past week that my morning glucose levels have gone down. There might be some connection between the two conditions. Previously, I had blamed my elevated morning sugars on snacking too much too late(am retired and watch late, late tv). The cpap machine has encouraged to turn in earlier, thereby avoiding the noshing.

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