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- Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:04 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Connection between sleep disruption and mood disorders
- Replies: 0
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Connection between sleep disruption and mood disorders
I just saw my new sleep doctor today after almost 2 months of waiting. I presented him with this information but he had no comment. My sleep doc also said if xPAP is not working for me then don't use it. He thinks xPAP is making things worse for me and he also feels I do not have complex sleep apnea...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:16 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: One week on CPAP!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 622
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:06 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
Maybe is as simple as you need to address mouthbreathing, the number one cause of treatment failure in patients that use nasal interfaces. Jim I will ask the sleep doc but nobody believes that I am a mouth breather while sleeping. I just looked at my data and VSnore index on that night was 11.9 and...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
Sammy, here's something to think about: a lower sat doesn't mean you're sleeping worse. EVERYbody desats a little while they sleep. Even people that don't need xPAP. I can see a scenario where you desat a little more wearing your PAP simply because you're staying asleep continuously, as opposed to ...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:46 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:39 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
Re: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
WHAT were the recommended pressures? (range) If you have a lousy setup, you'll get lousy results. Recommended pressure is 11 or 12 on CPAP. But, in the lab I started getting mixed and central events throughout the night starting at 9 and then getting worse at 11. So, to balance things I have the pr...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:18 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Auto CPAP Woes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 989
When I am asleep, I find the scoring accurate. To me it makes no difference if it is a hypop or obstructive event. It's an event in any case. If I am dozing off or awake (have trouble falling asleep) then it may not be accurate. When using APAP mode I have tight ranges but I also use CPAP mode. In C...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:08 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:49 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Auto CPAP Woes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 989
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:46 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1539
Oximeter results worse with xPAP then without
I had an overnight oximeter and this time my DME was alarmed that the results were worse now compared to the time when I was using an oral appliance. I used my xPAP in auto mode with the recommended pressures. My DME is sending the results to my sleep doc but I won't be able to see him until late ne...
- Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:36 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: RLS and OSA
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3350
Re: RLS and OSA
I'm sure that this is TOTALLY a coincidence, but-- my RLS has actually gotten worse since being on xpap therapy. I don't take anything for the RLS though, I just deal with it, for now anyway. I am not so sure. I believe there is a neurological component with RLS and PLM. If you have an auto CPAP th...
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:07 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Woke up out of breathe, ripped my mask off
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1260
How long have you had your equipment? Are you using C-FLEX? If so, have you tried turning it off? I have had my APAP for over a year and a half. I havent had that event repeat itself but I was using the F&P mask and I find that mask's venting is not that great. Perhaps I had excess CO2 build up. I ...
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:24 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Woke up out of breathe, ripped my mask off
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1260
Woke up out of breathe, ripped my mask off
The other night I had a real scary experience. I was awoken completely out of breath and I ripped my mask off. I forget to insert my card in my Respironics machine so I couldnt see what had happened but it was very freaky and scary as it never happened before. I suspect I may have had a central or m...
- Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:36 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you stop breathing during the day?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1306