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by justlearning
Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Advice for sleep partner
Replies: 6
Views: 2116

As a non-cpap user I would offer a few suggestions. First, encourage her to visit this site and learn about sleep apnea, the treatments, the equipment, expectations, struggles, etc. It is hard to relate to what a cpap user is going through when you have a normal sleep pattern and don't wake up numer...
by justlearning
Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Afrin - turbinates question
Replies: 4
Views: 2746

Sanufi - the turbinates are paper thin bones found within the nasal cavity. They are covered by nasal mucosa and it is this tissue that is swollen. The Afrin works directly on the swollen tissue causing it to return to a somewhat normal state. Be careful about using Afrin for more than a couple of d...