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by ChrisB1212
Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP use & throat pain
Replies: 3
Views: 9769

Re: CPAP use & throat pain

Thank you both. I have not discussed with my MD yet. I will try to change position more often, and see if that helps. I try to avoid sleeping on back/stomach now, so that only leaves side sleeping position. I do try to switch from left to right side and back during the night. I actually have no prob...
by ChrisB1212
Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP use & throat pain
Replies: 3
Views: 9769

CPAP use & throat pain

Curious if CPAP use can cause throat pain? Not sore throat due to dryness, but more like muscle pain/strain? It's more noticeable when bending down, perhaps due to added pressure. Anyone experience or heard of this?
by ChrisB1212
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I Really Need APAP?
Replies: 10
Views: 5837

Re: Do I Really Need APAP?

No nasal congestion. I do use breathe-right nose strips. Seems my mouth tape partially fails during the night, & I then have some mouth leakage (& flow restriction?).
by ChrisB1212
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I Really Need APAP?
Replies: 10
Views: 5837

Re: Do I Really Need APAP?

Correction: Setting was actually 5/5 (not 6/6) on Dec.1
by ChrisB1212
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I Really Need APAP?
Replies: 10
Views: 5837

Re: Do I Really Need APAP?

A couple charts:
by ChrisB1212
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I Really Need APAP?
Replies: 10
Views: 5837

Re: Do I Really Need APAP?

Thank you. It's counterintuitive. I'm learning. :D

I asked for test after CAD diagnosis. And, have been a loud snorer forever. I'm 59.
by ChrisB1212
Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I Really Need APAP?
Replies: 10
Views: 5837

Re: Do I Really Need APAP?

I guess my real question is, do I need to be on ANY machine at all, if there are so few events at such a low pressure (6)? I wonder what my at-home sleep study results would have been, had I used mouth tape. Maybe mouth taping is all I really need, and no machine. I will post chart with the 6/6 sett...
by ChrisB1212
Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I Really Need APAP?
Replies: 10
Views: 5837

Do I Really Need APAP?

I've been using APAP for about 2 weeks now. Consistently log less than 1 event per hour, regardless of whether I set min/max to 6/20 or 6/6. Is a constant pressure of 6 sufficient to stop events? Following my at-home sleep test, I was diagnosed with mild to moderate OSA (8 events per hour night 1, 2...