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- Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Poll: GERD and Sleep Apnea
- Replies: 108
- Views: 40915
Re: Poll: GERD and Sleep Apnea
What tests should be performed to access the extent of GERD damage. My ENT did an endoscopy when I complained of feeling like I had a lump in my throat. He discovered a sore spot on my Epiglottis, said the cause was GERD, and sent me home with some Nexium samples. I think the endoscopy should be th...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:16 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Poll: GERD and Sleep Apnea
- Replies: 108
- Views: 40915
Re: Poll: GERD and Sleep Apnea
Rooster...My recovery was textbook......a couple weeks of soft foods and then pretty much back to normal foods. Today I eat everything. I have not taken a med since the day of surgery. The key is to be tested to be sure you are a good candidate for the proceedure and to find a surgeon that is very e...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Poll: GERD and Sleep Apnea
- Replies: 108
- Views: 40915
Re: Poll: GERD and Sleep Apnea
I suffered with GERD for several years. In 2002 I had the Nissen surgery to repair the sphincter...this completely cured the GERD. I was diagnosed with OSA this past fall.
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:18 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Comfortable Pillow
- Replies: 1
- Views: 735
Comfortable Pillow
I know there are special pillows designed for use with the CPAP. I have just switched from a standard feather pillow to a 'memory foam' contour pillow similar to the one pictured in the link. I find that when I sleep on my side the mask and hose fit into the contoured gap very nicely. In softer pill...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:37 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Adderall, melatonin and other sleep disrupters & fixes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8131
Re: Adderall, melatonin and other sleep disrupters & fixes
I also take the 3mg Melatonin...it does relax my mind enough to let me fall asleep relatively quickly, but, I still have trouble staying asleep for the whole night . Prior to the CPAP I was up 3-4 times a night. Now, with the Melatonin to help me get to sleep and the CPAP to help me stay asleep I on...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:51 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Sleep Apnea Treatment Is Moving Toward Oral Appliances
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2059
Re: Sleep Apnea Treatment Is Moving Toward Oral Appliances
There are OTC appliances available...I've seen them on TV. They are advertised to treat snoring.
http://www.puresleep.com/index.htm
http://www.puresleep.com/index.htm
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:35 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Moderators need some sections
- Replies: 99
- Views: 7241
Re: Moderators need some sections
Someone deleting the ballbuster posts? administrators? I get confused trying to follow...
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: JNK is passing eggs and tomatoes around.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3704
Re: adfkqw
Get a life musicman...for a 45 year old you are acting like a spoiled baby.
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How To Make A Toxic Poster Disappear
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8489
Re: How To Make A Toxic Poster Disappear
You can also click on the SPAM area and make the post disappear.
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:31 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New or Used Machine?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2208
Re: New or Used Machine?
When I received my first CPAP from Apria, we found that it was too noisy. After 1 week they exchanged it for me. Perhapps these trial/exchanges are cleaned up and re-sold.
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:07 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Pneumonia and CPAP
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15400
Re: Pneumonia and CPAP
Right side is bad if you are refluxing. If you look at a diagram of your anatomy, you will see that the esophagus enters the stomach on the right. If you lay on your right side, acid from the stomach can leak into the esophagus. If you lay on your lefty side, any acid in the esophagus drains into th...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:55 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Pneumonia and CPAP
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15400
Re: Pneumonia and CPAP
Echo...What are you doing to relieve the GERD/Reflux. Meds? Raise the head of your bed 4-6"? Change diet?
Also...avoid sleeping on your right side.
Also...avoid sleeping on your right side.
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:35 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP Support Group Meeting - Menomonee Falls WI
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1066
Re: CPAP Support Group Meeting - Menomonee Falls WI
Thanks for the information on the Support Group. I'm in Milwaukee and hope to attend in January (1/27 ??)
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:57 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: OSA and life insurance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1710
OSA and life insurance
Does having OSA affect underwriting on a life insurace application?
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:30 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP & Sleeping Tablets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1410
Re: CPAP & Sleeping Tablets
For general sleeping problems, my GP suggested low dose amitriptyline (elavil). I took it during my first 7-10 days with the CPAP without any problems.