Posted on 08/19/2021 6:12:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Overweight is one huge factor
I have been reading that the EPR function can turn cpap into a quasi bipap
I changed the settings on my machine and decided i couldnt deal with trying it yet
Had my yearly sleep dr checkup today, then new supplies arrived in the post and now this story. All in one day. Comes in threes i guess. Going to get a good nights sleep.
Not all Sleep Apnea is caused by being overweight, but I think the vats majority is. The heavier you are, the more your weight can disrupt breathing during your sleep.
Holding tension in my throat and neck is my experience. Sometimes it’s not there and I can feel a big difference.
Excess weight is probably the largest causative factor. I lost a large amount of weight and no longer snore or have apnea or acid reflux.
Been using cpap for around 13 yrs. I’d probably be dead without it. If you snore you probably have sleep apnea...get a sleep study and find out.
The Philips Dream Station machines are the ones that were recalled earlier this year. Philips needs to start updating people about their plan to get safe machines in there hands.
After I stopped using my machine due to the recall my pulmonologist was able take me off the steroid inhaler he put me on earlier in the year. So, now I’m breathing better, but I have sleep apnea again. Great job, Philips.
Same for me. I feel so much better after doing the at home sleep study and getting the CPAP. Before, my breathing stopped virtually every minute. Now, twice an hour. Under 5 an hour is okay.
If anyone has a great mask for side sleepers let us know. I cant deal with the full face mask from F and P. Too much pressure on face to get the seal
Very similar to my situation. Congrats!
I was diagnosed about 10 years ago. CPAP fixed it. Problem is my machine is about 10 years old now and I’m worried about it failing. Don’t want to go through the sleep study again......need to look up who the doctor was and see if she will prescribe another one without another sleep study.
“Recent literature estimates that more than 1 billion individuals experience this chronic sleep disorder.”
All they need to do is call...or go online...to the My Pillow Guy!
Why do I have to constantly solve ALL of the problems in this world?
Also - get your face behind a MASK 24/7, indoors or out! That’ll help. A LOT!
*SNORT*
My doctor told me I’d have to decide which held more risk - using a potentially defective machine or doing without.
Since I have a severe case, I’m still using it.
Ditto
After I had a nasal turbinate reduction, I am able to breath much better with my nose. The nose pillow is so much better than the full face mask. It’s easy to sleep on my side with it. AirFit N30i Nasal CPAP Mask with Headgear.
Good luck.
“What was its genesis?”
Just throwing it out there:
A lack of Fresh Air & Sunshine?
Being TRAPPED in an office environment all day?
‘Working For A Living’ without actually moving your feet?
First World Problems - at least. Don’t know what causes this problem for the other BILLIONS of people outside of our indulged society.
*SHRUG*
Very similar experience. Prior to the CPAP I forgot that you dream
when you sleep.
Weight. Not all, but a lot (I dare say most) of sleep apnea is weight related. Essentially the throat closes off because of the mass of the tongue and surrounding tissue overwhelms the involuntary muscles keeping the airway open. The O2 supply gets cut off and blood O2 plummets till the person wakes enough to gasp for air and the muscles re-tighten opening the airway until the next event.
Weight. Not all, but a lot (I dare say most) of sleep apnea is weight related. Essentially the throat closes off because of the mass of the tongue and surrounding tissue overwhelms the involuntary muscles keeping the airway open. The O2 supply gets cut off and blood O2 plummets till the person wakes enough to gasp for air and the muscles re-tighten opening the airway until the next event.
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