Hazards of CPAP :-(

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Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by MaxINTJ » Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:00 pm

I am a front sleeper ans got the Dreamwear nasal mask in the hopes it would be the least intrusive. All was starting to get slightly better until 1 week after starting to use it.

I ended up in the ER 2 weeks ago with severe arm and neck pain and an X-ray now shows a narrowing of the C5-C6 region.

Since I have not had an injury, and since the only thing that changed was using CPAP, I am assuming using it was enough to change the position of my head and neck from where it had been for 50 years and BAM! now I am in pain 100% of the time while I await an MRI and scheduling for PT.

Needless t say, the CPAP is packed away since it is IMPOSSIBLE to get in a position where both it and my arm have any comfort,
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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by ChicagoGranny » Fri Aug 18, 2017 12:11 pm

So sorry that happened to you. Best wishes for quick healing.

ITYS: We tried to help you here, but you would not have any of it. viewtopic.php?f=1&t=156151&p=1188662#p1188662

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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by MaxINTJ » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:46 pm

xxyzx wrote:
MaxINTJ wrote:I am a front sleeper ans got the Dreamwear nasal mask in the hopes it would be the least intrusive. All was starting to get slightly better until 1 week after starting to use it.

I ended up in the ER 2 weeks ago with severe arm and neck pain and an X-ray now shows a narrowing of the C5-C6 region.

Since I have not had an injury, and since the only thing that changed was using CPAP, I am assuming using it was enough to change the position of my head and neck from where it had been for 50 years and BAM! now I am in pain 100% of the time while I await an MRI and scheduling for PT.

Needless t say, the CPAP is packed away since it is IMPOSSIBLE to get in a position where both it and my arm have any comfort,
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you were a front sleeper
since that wont work with your xpap dont do that any more
sleep on your back or your side
While I'm at it, I will switch to being left-handed and change my native language to Latin...

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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by chunkyfrog » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:52 pm

Rick Allen of Def Leppard did not roll over and die when he lost his arm.
Now he is the "Thunder God". Find and claim the hero inside you.

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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by Bons » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:55 pm

Poor choice, Max, possibly due to the personality type indicated by your Meyers Briggs score.
Change your sleep position or risk death due to complications from sleep apnea. I slept on my belly for nearly 50 years as well. You CAN teach an old dog - or middle aged person - new tricks.

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Post by Goofproof » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:08 pm

Bons wrote:Poor choice, Max, possibly due to the personality type indicated by your Meyers Briggs score.
Change your sleep position or risk death due to complications from sleep apnea. I slept on my belly for nearly 50 years as well. You CAN teach an old dog - or middle aged person - new tricks.
However Old Dogs learn faster, and have better attitudes. While paddling your intertube in circles in De-Nile, change the paddle to the other side every 10 strokes, it evens out the strain. Jim
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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by Pugsy » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:16 pm

Before you all start swinging those 2 X 4s you need to read his past history along with what he said as "TooNew" when he wasn't registered yet.

He doesn't have an OSA diagnosis....and he had an in lab sleep study....and he may or may not have UARS and the cpap use was just more or less "let's try something and see if it helps".

He does have crappy sleep from something but it isn't OSA and I am not so sure UARS is to blame either.

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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by Goofproof » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:22 pm

Pugsy wrote:Before you all start swinging those 2 X 4s you need to read his past history along with what he said as "TooNew" when he wasn't registered yet.

He doesn't have an OSA diagnosis....and he had an in lab sleep study....and he may or may not have UARS and the cpap use was just more or less "let's try something and see if it helps".

He does have crappy sleep from something but it isn't OSA and I am not so sure UARS is to blame either.
With the posts spread out and under different names, it would be very hard to follow, however the 2 by 4 is near the chair, easy to grab and still under used. Jim

My idea of the Hazzards of XPAP, is walking on the sidewalk under a tall building, and a CAN'T XPAP user, throws his oar out the window and it hits me on the head.(Like a 2 by 4)
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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by Pugsy » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:38 pm

I know it would be hard to follow so that's why I said what I said....he doesn't have OSA.
His diagnostic sleep study AHI was less than 1.0 if I remember right...definitely way less than the 5.0 standard though.

We were trying cpap to see if it helped smooth out the breathing and helped with the awakenings late in the sleep session.
It was a crap shoot and unfortunately not enough time on the machine before the neck issues started up to see if it helped or not.
Sort of treating things like UARS just in case it helped or not.

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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by MaxINTJ » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:52 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Rick Allen of Def Leppard did not roll over and die when he lost his arm.
Poor example. If someone could completely take away my front sleeping, I would have to figure something out - and if it wasn't there, I couldn't roll over to it in the night. I have fallen asleep on my back or side, only to wake up on my stomach.

He didn't decide to become left handed while he still had his right.

And Bons, just what is your MBTI? I find it fascinating...
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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by lliann » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:57 pm

Change is hard. Until it becomes necessary. Then change is necessary.

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Post by Goofproof » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:12 pm

lliann wrote:Change is hard. Until it becomes necessary. Then change is necessary.
So true, but as humans, we can always make it harder than it need be. You can always strike a nail truer, by hitting it head on. Jim
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Post by lliann » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:18 pm

Goofproof wrote:
lliann wrote:Change is hard. Until it becomes necessary. Then change is necessary.
So true, but as humans, we can always make it harder than it need be. You can always strike a nail truer, by hitting it head on. Jim
Yes. I have often shared with people that I could complicate a cotton ball. I try not to get in my own way as much as I used to.

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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by Goofproof » Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:24 pm

Bons wrote:Poor choice, Max, possibly due to the personality type indicated by your Meyers Briggs score.
Change your sleep position or risk death due to complications from sleep apnea. I slept on my belly for nearly 50 years as well. You CAN teach an old dog - or middle aged person - new tricks.
Maybe I do need to change my tactics change my 2 by 4 out for a rolled up newspaper. NA! It would be a shame too, that 2 by 4 came from a tree in the front yard when I was a child. I had many switches, pulled from that Maple tree. They kept me on the straight and narrow, a 2 by 4 is all that's left, it's a sentimental thing... Jim
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Re: Hazards of CPAP :-(

Post by chunkyfrog » Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:47 pm

MaxINTJ wrote:
chunkyfrog wrote:Rick Allen of Def Leppard did not roll over and die when he lost his arm.
Poor example. If someone could completely take away my front sleeping, I would have to figure something out - and if it wasn't there, I couldn't roll over to it in the night. I have fallen asleep on my back or side, only to wake up on my stomach.

He didn't decide to become left handed while he still had his right. . . .
No, but he worked like a maniac to get his career back. His life was not at stake, but his livelihood was.
Continuing to beat the drum is his LIFE.
We do what we need to do to get where we need to be.
As Pugsy has pointed out, your journey may not be as straight as others--but you adapt if you need to.
I hated sleeping on my back, but I did it for several months while my mastectomy incisions healed.

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