I am just curious as whether the apnea gets fixed for good by cpap once you start treatment, or your apnea still continued to get progressive, started to feel tired again, required more pressure, other sleep studies as time passes.
Would you please let us know
Thanks
Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
It is called ageing. It happens to most people.williamco wrote:I am just curious as whether the apnea gets fixed for good by cpap once you start treatment, or your apnea still continued to get progressive, started to feel tired again, required more pressure, other sleep studies as time passes.
Would you please let us know
Thanks
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
I am confused by your poll. There is no selection I can make that shows that my apnea got better (not cured but well managed) once I started cpap 8+ years ago.
My data shows that I am doing very well. My blood pressure is great. My oxygen levels during sleep are above 95. I feel better. I had another sleep study 3 years ago and my pressure is about the same although I have an auto machine now and run it in auto mode narrow range.
My data shows that I am doing very well. My blood pressure is great. My oxygen levels during sleep are above 95. I feel better. I had another sleep study 3 years ago and my pressure is about the same although I have an auto machine now and run it in auto mode narrow range.
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
my pressure has been increased several times since I was diagnosed back in 1995, so I guess apnea gets worse as we age
my pressure was once reduced due to weight loss, also pressure is usually increased due to weight gain, we get fat on the inside too
my pressure was once reduced due to weight loss, also pressure is usually increased due to weight gain, we get fat on the inside too
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
Hawthorne wrote:I am confused by your poll. There is no selection I can make that shows that my apnea got better
Hawthorne :
apnea rarely get better. you mean apnea is under control by treatment with the same setting/pressure from day 1 and that is the first choice
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
In 1977 my pressure was set at 14 and as of Dec of 2010 it was reset to 9 and my events have gone down. So I don't agree with that statement. I hope I'm right and you are wrong, although I know I will never be cured(if there is such a thing).williamco wrote:Hawthorne wrote:I am confused by your poll. There is no selection I can make that shows that my apnea got better
Hawthorne :
apnea rarely get better. you mean apnea is under control by treatment with the same setting/pressure from day 1 and that is the first choice
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
I ddin't interpet your first choice that way. I assumed it meant that my sleep apnea stayed the same even though I went on cpap therapy. Yes, apnea is not cured just treated if a person choses to do that. I did and, while I still have sleep apnea, I am getting good therapy- from the time I started on cpap therapy and therefore am doing well - not cured of course. By "got better" I meant that my apnea is not giving me problems anymore. I should have worded that differently but I misunderstood what you meant in choice 1.
I have been quite stable ( OSA controlled by therapy). I know that it may not remain stable but so far so good as long as I continue with cpap and monitoring my data.
I have been quite stable ( OSA controlled by therapy). I know that it may not remain stable but so far so good as long as I continue with cpap and monitoring my data.
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Re: Poll: was your apnea progressive even after CPAP?
Your apnea is only controlled if you get your treatment correct. mine has been the same for 6 years, even after gaining 50 lbs. Jim still under AHI 2.0
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