ThinkandThinkAgain wrote:My most recent physical, my CO2 is elevated in my blood! This is the first time my carbon dioxide has been elevated and the first time I am using a CPAP machine: sleepMapper, Phillips Respironixs, system one. I will point out the company did not permit you to look or try sample masks, nor did the have various sizes. When I visited my MD, his partner, working in sleep apnea did have assorted masks. The small mask was much more comfortable, but I use the medium size. Unless I pull the mask down over my upper teeth, the air use to blow in my eyes. Pulled down, no air escapades the mask.
If my CO2 is elevated to abnormal levels in my blood, it must be from CPAP. Am I even safe to continue?
WRONG GUESS!
Quit trying to blame your CPAP therapy for other medical issues. AND.....learn to use Google.
Are you taking antacids? That will do it. Other things, too.
Happened to my wife early last year. She quit the antacids and everything was fine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency ... 003469.htm
http://labtestsonline.org/understanding ... /tab/test/
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/bicarbonate?page=2
High values
High carbon dioxide (bicarbonate) levels may be caused by:
Vomiting, dehydration, blood transfusions, and overuse of medicines that contain bicarbonate (especially
antacids).
Conditions such as anorexia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), fluid in the lungs (pulmonary
edema), heart disease, Cushing's disease, and Conn's syndrome.
Low values
Low carbon dioxide (bicarbonate) levels may be caused by:
Hyperventilation, aspirin or alcohol overdose, diarrhea, dehydration, and severe malnutrition.
Liver or kidney disease, a massive heart attack, hyperthyroidism, or uncontrolled diabetes.
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include the following:
You drink liquids that are very acidic, such as orange juice or some types of carbonated beverages, shortly
before having the test.
You are taking some medicines, such as diuretics, some antibiotics, glaucoma medicine, and
corticosteroids.
The health professional leaves on the elastic band that stops blood flow for an extended amount of time
before the blood sample is collected.
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(5) REMstar Autos w/C-Flex & (6) REMstar Pro 2 CPAPs w/C-Flex - Pressure Setting = 14 cm.
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