sleep apnea causing breathing difficulties?

WearyOne wrote:

palerider wrote:

WearyOne wrote:Oh, this is useless. Why do I even try?

Because, if the idiot is the only one talking, without the chorus of "No ignore the idiot" innocent people will be mislead by the idiotic delusions.

You're absolutely right.

I was referring to my trying to convince him of anything since that's proven to be a complete waste of time.

xxyzx wrote:

WearyOne wrote:

palerider wrote:As is pointed out elsewhere all over the place, best to take anything the previous poster (xxyzx) says with a grain of salt... once in a great while there's something that's right, but it's rare, and not worth the risk trying to figure out what bits aren't spurious.

I don't know about the other things, but his statement "deviated septum is irrelevant to anything but cosmetic surgeons" is definitely wrong. I and my friend have personal experience that that statement is wrong. My deviated septum is not a cosmetic issue as you can't tell I have it "from the outside." Also, it often does hamper breathing on that side of my nose during the day and at night. No allergies or sinus problems.
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my wifes doctor disagrees with you

cosmetic surgeon wanted to do surgery
family doc said it was for cosmetic purposes and not necessary at all
we skipped it
no problems with breathing or anything else

surgery is risky
and should not be done if there are any alternatives

LSAT wrote:. His wife needs to change doctors. (And husbands).

xxyzx wrote:

palerider wrote:

WearyOne wrote:

palerider wrote:

WearyOne wrote:Oh, this is useless. Why do I even try?

Because, if the idiot is the only one talking, without the chorus of "No ignore the idiot" innocent people will be mislead by the idiotic delusions.

You're absolutely right.

I was referring to my trying to convince him of anything since that's proven to be a complete waste of time.

Oh, right, indeed. I imagine no one has *ever* changed his opinion on anything.

After all, it seems like this is something he's adopted as his entire modus operandi. Of all the things Adam Savage has said, this joke is the ONE that alphabet decided to fixate on...

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that is true

the only thing that changes my opinion is facts and logic

yuo all have not shown me either of those yet

WearyOne wrote:

Sleep_Apnea_Sufferer wrote:Hi all,

So a few years back, I got diagnosed with sleep apnea. At first the treatment was doing fine, but I kept taking off the mask in the night. To save some money, I went for the constant pressure but things didn't turn great. I sold the machine then because my apneas had gone down significantly after losing all that weight. I lost more weight but now I can't sleep properly. I constantly wakeup at 1-4am and have trouble going back to sleep. I don't feel it in the throat area like most sleep apnea is but feel it in the nasal cavity area where my nose feels plugged and I get a really bad headache and get brain fog. With an aid of a pillow mask,it seems to make breathing easier but the pressure is not enough. If I sleep on my side, breathing gets easier but since I toss and turn in the night, I would wake up and very rarely get 7-9 hours of sleep.
I have had my nose checked and there is no deviated septum but now I find it that I have trouble breathing when I am awake. Is this normal? Also my BP has gone down to shocking levels not up. 90/60.

Plus I am a mouth breather which means more visits to the dentists.

Also any users of the brevitta mask here? How do you prevent it biting into your nose?

Congrats on the weight loss! Not easy to do at all. This can change your pressure needs and even the type/size mask you wear. I recently lost 40 pounds (have a bit more to go) and am finding these two things are issues for me.

I may have missed it, but having lost weight, if you're on a beta blocker that can easily make your blood pressure drop lower than normal for you (as well as reduce your heart rate lower that it has been).

It's good you don't have a deviated septum. I do and that side always stops up even when I'm awake. My friend's deviated septum is so bad that that side of her nose stays stopped up most of the time.

When I first started on CPAP therapy, I had shortness of breath all day long for weeks. I'd had tons of tests--mostly cardiac--and nothing ever showed up wrong. It eventually went away.

I breathe through my mouth a lot with the Hybrid which is pillow on my nose and an oral cushion (covers my moth). I still wake up with horrid dry mouth, plus some of the meds I take cause dry mouth. So I definitely understand the increased dental visits.

In another post you mention seeing the doctor, which hopefully will provide some quick answers. This could be all apnea-related, something else entirely, or a combination of the two. I sure hope you find an answer soon!
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sleep_apnea_Suffer wrote: I also noticed that the machine is showing some central apneas. Is this normal?

ajack wrote:90/60 bp isn't right, given your other stuff. Are you able to go to a decent doctor and run some tests?
cpap can reduce bp, but it's normally with CHF, which you would certainly be aware of and wouldn't be exercising without chest pain and shortness of breath.