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by thefivefingeredhand
Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long does it take?
Replies: 6
Views: 1098

How long does it take?

I slept pretty good last night. Only up for about an hour in the middle. Then the mask off for an hour in the late morning. I thought I was going to get up, but I guess not. But the time I did sleep with the mask on (over 9 hours), my AHI was 0.2. I had moved the pressure up one half before bed. Tha...
by thefivefingeredhand
Sat Aug 09, 2008 11:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Apnea and IQ
Replies: 36
Views: 8197

This is all more depressing than I can handle. I'm still smart enough to realize that I have taken a big hit to my cognitive abilities. It's not just the IQ test that has made me realize this. Actually I took the test because I was worried about what I already noticed was happening. I took it repeat...
by thefivefingeredhand
Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Apnea and IQ
Replies: 36
Views: 8197

Man that's messed up. My IQ is 20 points lower than it used to be. I feel like everything feels harder now, like I can't think or hold anything in my head like I used to be able to. Even with treated apnea, I'll never get it back?
by thefivefingeredhand
Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Apnea and IQ
Replies: 36
Views: 8197

Sleep Apnea and IQ

I'm just curious about this, is it possible for sleep apnea that has gone untreated for many years to cause a sharp drop in IQ? I'm wondering because I recently took an IQ test and the score was significantly lower than it was 10 years ago. I took another one and only went up just a few points. It's...
by thefivefingeredhand
Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: NIH Funding APPLES Sleep Clinical Trial
Replies: 4
Views: 968

I don't see how that would even work? I can tell my machine is blowing my throat open. Wouldn't participants know they have the "sham" system? Or does it just work until they fall asleep?
by thefivefingeredhand
Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: difference in masks
Replies: 1
Views: 746

difference in masks

I have used the quattro mask a few months. I very much dislike this mask as time goes by, but I keep it as a back up for those nights I have too much nasal congestion to use the nasal mask. I got the simplicity mask a few weeks ago. I have noticed on the nights that I use the simplicity mask my AHI ...
by thefivefingeredhand
Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: This Site Should Be Taken Down
Replies: 98
Views: 11558

Re: This Site Should Be Taken Down

Interesting opinion you got there. I just saw my doctor (sleep specialist) recently. I told him that I downloaded everything about the machine from the internet and that I was adjusting my own pressure. He said fine, just don't blow your head off with it and when you find the best pressure for you c...