Breathing problem

garyland · Post by **garyland** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:28 am

More so when I am on my back and relaxed, I find that I have a problem more on my exhale than inhale. It feels as though I have a one-way valve that stops my exhale. Does anyone experience this?

Gary

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:04 am

Umm, yeah. It is called "obstructive sleep apnea". That's why we're here.

garyland · Post by **garyland** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:32 pm

I always thought that with SA the problem was on the inhale not on the exhale.

Gary

garyland · Post by **garyland** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:31 pm

i wonder what most people have their Remstar machines set at for C-Flex...one, two or three.

Gary

jdacal · Post by **jdacal** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:20 pm

Gary I have this problem. I have to keep my Cflex setting at max or I get them on exhale as well. Luckily I haven't had to turn the CFLEX all the way off.

I always thought it was only inhaling. When I asked my doctor he looked confused and said it was only on inhale - but obviously he is wrong. If I doze off without my mask, sleeping face up... I'll wake up sometimes and find that I am unable to exhale (kind of like a valve closing) I try to force air out and it won't come out. Soon as I jump up thinking Im' gonna die , problem goes away.

Anyway, doesn't happen to me much since I always put my mask on now, even for a nap.

garyland · Post by **garyland** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:41 am

So what C-flex number do you use...1, 2 or 3?

Thanks,
Gary