cpap pressure - snoring

Hello. Question. My wife just got a cpap machine and they set it to 8. She doing much better, yet she still snoring some. Could it be the pressure is too low and I should bump it up 1. is there a danger to doing so?.. I also wear a cpap mask and my snoring has stopped.

Thank you

Dan

No danger if only by 1 (or 2).

Thank you Julie. Am I correct though that a proper setting should stop the snoring?... I know when I got mine I stopped. i have central sleep Apnea, wife obstructive. When i got my number, they told me 13 was working yet 14 was better as i slept better and ultimately snoring stopped. They set hers to 8, yet after watching her she seems to struggle some when snoring. So i was wondering if that sounded like pressure could be a bit low. We both have resperonics system one machine.

Thanks

Yes, a little more pressure is usually what is suggested when snoring is still present.
Snores are indications or warning signs that the airway is trying to collapse..now it may or may not collapse to the point that the airway is significantly blocked and causing a marked reduction in airflow. Snores don't always grow up to be an obstructive apnea or hyponea but they could grow up...so we try to prevent them from progressing further.
Often it takes very little increase in pressure to resolve/reduce snores as long as snores is all that is going on.
Hopefully you and she have a machine that will enable you to use the software available to actually measure the snores along with any other OSA type of events. See my signature line for more information on the software that is available.

If it's just a few snores and nothing much else going on then 0.5 to 1.0 to maybe 2.0 (depends on how many snores are actually showing up) will probably eliminate most snores. An occasional snore probably isn't a big deal and might be related more to sleeping position like sleeping on one's back or REM sleep.

Her pressure of 8.0 is relatively low though and 1 or 2 cm more pressure is unlikely to cause any problems unless it provokes aerophagia or just general discomfort associated with the change itself.

I felt generally good between 7 & 8, however, at 8 my breastbone ached during the day. So I dropped back to 7, but watched snores jump up...so baby steps to higher pressure for me.
Could be similar with her, she may need small increments of increased pressure. Then again, she might be able to take a bigger boost without trouble.
When you say she just started...how recently? Is it possible that snores go away on their own without pressure increases, in the case of a new patient?

Thank you for all the help. She has been on the cpap for now about 3 months. She wasn't really snoring until about a week ago. She still looked like though when she wasn't snoring like she is really trying to pull the air in. her body would ball up some like what i told her like your cheeks would look like while sucking on a thick shake thru a straw. She has much improved since the machine, yet stil the snoring is there and she looks like she struggling some. Anyways ill bump it up to 9 and wait a week and see if that helps. if not ill try 10.

Thanks again to you all and have a Great Holiday!!

Dan

Datagg wrote:Hello. Question. My wife just got a cpap machine and they set it to 8. She doing much better, yet she still snoring some. Could it be the pressure is too low and I should bump it up 1. is there a danger to doing so?.. I also wear a cpap mask and my snoring has stopped.

Thank you

Dan

If I missed this question or answer, I apologize.
Which specific mask does she use? Is there any chance that she's leaking air out her mouth (if she's wearing a nasal mask)?
If you increase the pressure but there is still mouth leakage, that pressure increase may not help......and may increase the mouth leakage. On the other hand, if the current pressure setting isn't sufficient and she's struggling for air (and mouth breathing to supplement it), an increase may help.
The chances of any "danger" of increasing the pressure are pretty much "slim" and "none".


Den

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