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- Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:39 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Central Apnea Treatments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1665
"If the problem were just your mouth, or just your nose you probably wouldn't need cpap. The goal is to get air through either one while sleeping." this is the whole thing, from what i can tell it is not a physical blockage of any kind, especially since the surgery, its just that my body will contin...
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Central Apnea Treatments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1665
my pressure is an ongoing experiment.... i have a copy of my sleep study and it basically said that i don't have a problem or if i do that is extremely mild...however, i know i have had and still have problems on CPAP...while i know i am the worst person to diagnose myself, i know that i completely ...
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:56 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Central Apnea Treatments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1665
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:25 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Central Apnea Treatments
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1665
Central Apnea Treatments
I am pretty sure I have central apnea and not OSA. I have been on CPAP for 18 months and recently had a tonsillectomy/septoplasty and uvuloplasty. I am back on the CPAP but am still waking up after continuously exhaling for a long time or holding my breath. My AHI is usually around the 8 range. I am...
- Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:10 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Odd Sleep Apnea/CPAP/Tonsillectomy Questions - LONG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1786
- Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:09 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Odd Sleep Apnea/CPAP/Tonsillectomy Questions - LONG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1786
- Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Odd Sleep Apnea/CPAP/Tonsillectomy Questions - LONG
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1786
Odd Sleep Apnea/CPAP/Tonsillectomy Questions - LONG
Hi, I'm new here, so bear with me... I have what I think is a very weird type of OSA and have had it for about 10 yrs. I am 25/m. I do not have what I would consider traditional snoring, when I sleep I simply hold my breath until i wake up. This has little to do with something "obstructing" an airwa...