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by Harold-Animal
Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues
Replies: 7
Views: 7360

Re: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues

I've been back to the sleep clinic for overnight test on different machine and result is that my apnoea is now moderate. I've reset my my machine to factory defaults & reset pressure. The Res-med app shows good numbers in the morning but I'm still foggy & fatigued. I stopped using CPAP to try mouth...
by Harold-Animal
Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues
Replies: 7
Views: 7360

Re: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues

Julie wrote:
Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:49 am
Go back to the MDs and tell them you need more testing - if necessary find better docs.
Thanks, I did ask the sleep doctor if there were any long-term CPAP user studies. He was unaware but be vaguely referred to another daytime sleep test to measure oxygen levels.
by Harold-Animal
Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues
Replies: 7
Views: 7360

Re: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues

Ask your doctor for tests in these areas: thyroid, testosterone, iron, vitamin D, B vitamins, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases in the connective-tissue-disease family. Any chance you have long Covid? Thank you Miss Emertita. I did revisit my GP doc on Aug 19. We are doing two more blood tests. One...
by Harold-Animal
Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues
Replies: 7
Views: 7360

Long-term CPAP compliant user - suddenly having issues

I was diagnosed with severe obstructive apnoea and started CPAP therapy in 2005. I have no problems using the machine. Very experienced with several mask types and machined. In 2023 I started waking up tired with chronic head fog, fatigue and short term memory loss. I have tested and replaced masks,...