Pretty sure that I need BiPap instead of CPAP. The exhale pressure is too high on CPAP even with the EPR maxed at 3 and a setting of 7cm to 9cm. I've read that someone had anxiety on CPAP and switched to BiPap and it was fine. There are times when I feel so tired that I could faint.
Has anyone had any similar crazy symptoms like this?
I am also in the same boat as you two – I had a sleep study which revealed an AHI of 2 but 20 “spontaneous” arousals per hour. The sleep doctor said I do not have sleep apnea but mild upper airway resistance syndrome and that my test results were not abnormal enough to require treatment. However, I experienced all the symptoms of someone with UARS/sleep apnea at various stages in my life.
I have a CPAP machine , but I can't use it the air rushes in so fast I choke, I just went for a BIPAP sleep study, it was awesome. I slept like a baby. the difference is the Bipap adjusts to your breathing and it didn't choke me. so now I'm waiting for the machine. the sleep apnea isn't too bad, but my narcolepsy is so difficult to manage. I haven't been outside after 6:00pm in about two years, my medication runs out around 4:00pm so I can't drive.
I am 64 with copd and sleep apnea also. I use a cpap at night with 2 liters oxygen. I use several inhalers. The cpap is designed to push the air in your lungs to keep you from dieing when you stop breathing in your sleep. It also makes your lungs stronger because it forces them to work on a deeper level.
How long have you been using a cpap? Do you get along with it ok? I have had mine since November.
How do I avoid swollen eyelids every morning after sleeping with CPAP?
This discussion is related to <a href="/posts/Sleep-Apnea---Disorders/Swollen-eyes--CPAP/show/717273">Swollen eyes & CPAP</a>.
in some disorders like muscular dystrophies, BiPAP is advocated. Bilevel positive airway pressure, is similar to CPAP therapy. However with BiPAP therapy there are two different pressure settings for the patient. It can be described as pressure controlled ventilation in a system allowing unrestricted spontaneous breathing, as the pressures vary for inspiration and expiration. So, it could help improve your O2 sats.
My son of age 46 was diagnosed with sleep apnea several years ago but could not get use to sleeping with the cpap and mask. Now he has a very bad heart condition due to all those years of sleep apnea. Lack of oxygen to the heart. It is very important that people take apnea serious.
I USED A BIPAP MACHINE THAT WAS NOT SET AT THE PROPER LEVELS AND WREAKED HAVOC WITH MY HEALTH. I WAS ALSO DRY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A WATER RESEVOIR. MY APNEA WAS BAD, OVER 60TIMES PER MINUTE AS I WAS TOLD. I WAS OBESE AND USED O2 WITH THE BIPAP AT NIGHT, AND DURING THE DAY. MY O2 LEVELS WERE TOO LOW WITHOUT IT. I HAD BARIATRIC SURGERY, WHICH OF COURSE HAD IT'S RISKS, MY LUNGS WERE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. I HAVE LOST OVER 100 LBS AND NO LONGER NEED O2 OR BIPAP OR MEDS FOR COPD.
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.
I imagine that the position of the tube in the mouth might need to have its position fixed by clamping it to the teeth (as with retainers) or possibly by holding it to the front of the mouth with a band that goes around the neck, but that wouldn't even be as bad as a CPAP mask, where one must also deal with the tube.
My sleep apnea isn't too bad, it only manifests if I sleep on my back or sitting up. So I sleep on my side, but it would be nice to be able to sleep on my back.
Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea is by CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) where air under gentle pressure is passed into the airways keeping it patent.
Central sleep apneas are caused due disorders or lesions in the brain. The peripheral system does not get the right impulses for respiration and hence the stoppage of respiration. As a result the person is aroused from sleep. Therapy is by treating the underlying cause and with SV BiPAP, as it is pressure support ventilation.
I am 55, severe obs sleep apnea- non compliance CPAP, now growth hormones came at severe critical low level at stimulation tests// Insuline tolerance test and Glucagon stimulation test done on two different days. already taking Synthroid, for thyroid, belly weight. weakness,tired,confused,blurry,center head pain. sleep is not sound.
cortisol is also not normal with glucagon stimulation test. IGF-1 is low.
Can I be a candidate for growth hormone replacement therapy with immediate effect.
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