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by Pineapples4Life
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

Re: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement

I'm attaching two nights' data. Oct 2 was the night that I managed to sleep with the minimum pressure at 7. Last night, Oct 3, I had to decrease it back to 6. Air was entering the back of my throat and traveling between my cheek and gums towards the front of my mouth. I had to choose between opening...
by Pineapples4Life
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

Re: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement

I removed the flex and was able to exhale without difficulty. Last night, I tried raising the lower end of my pressure range from 6 to 7. It seemed uncomfortable at times. I did not miraculously wake up feeling like a new, energetic being. :P Thanks for the mini training session so I could build my ...
by Pineapples4Life
Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

Re: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement

I can turn the flex down/off, but does that mean I will have to work harder when I exhale?
I posted Oscar data, but maybe the wrong thing. I don't quite understand all of it.
by Pineapples4Life
Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

On CPAP two months and not feeling improvement

I've been religiously using my CPAP for the past two months, in spite of my depression with being diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. I was told by the sleep doctor that it would greatly help with my chronic fatigue and coping with daily pain due to my autoimmune condition. Instead, the f...
by Pineapples4Life
Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Depressed with Sleep Apnea Diagnosis
Replies: 6
Views: 1194

Re: Depressed with Sleep Apnea Diagnosis

From everything I have read, CPAP is definitely hit-or-miss... changes in machines, changes in mask types, changes in pressure settings, temperatures, and humidity... dealing with aerophagia, lines and abrasions in my face, hair loss, worsening dry mouth and eyes (which my autoimmune condition alrea...
by Pineapples4Life
Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Depressed with Sleep Apnea Diagnosis
Replies: 6
Views: 1194

Depressed with Sleep Apnea Diagnosis

I am returning next week to visit with the sleep doctor, and am depressed and angry about my diagnosis of severe sleep apnea. I have two medical conditions that cause me to live in chronic pain and constant fatigue, and resent that I must now deal with a third diagnosis that also requires hit-or-mis...