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by Kite
Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Aerophagia & Arousals
Replies: 6
Views: 1255

Re: Aerophagia & Arousals

thanks Rooster -- it looks like an interesting approach.
by Kite
Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Aerophagia & Arousals
Replies: 6
Views: 1255

Aerophagia & Arousals

I have reached a point where I am at such a low setting (6 cm H2o) on my machine that it's too low to manage apnea/hypopneas. Over the past 2 years I have had to lower my pressure settings because of all the aerophagia arousals. I'm currently on auto pap with c flex enabled but the air continues to ...
by Kite
Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apnea and Insomnia
Replies: 3
Views: 905

Apnea and Insomnia

Does anyone have suggestions for how to break a short-term insomnia episode ? I have been sleeping great the last 6 months or so but as of last week I had one bad night where I couldn't fall asleep except for three 1 hour sessions. And since then it has been marginally better with the help of sleep ...
by Kite
Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dental Appliance - does it work ?
Replies: 2
Views: 732

Dental Appliance - does it work ?

Does anyone have experience using a dental appliance as therapy for apnea/UARS ? My sleep doc recommended this as an alternative to CPAP because of travel and the usual hassles of CPAP therapy. I am a mouth breather so I have some reservations. I found a dentist who speclaizes in treating sleep apne...
by Kite
Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Central sleep apnea ?
Replies: 7
Views: 1034

Re: Central sleep apnea ?

thanks for the comments -- yes, it's a Respironics machine. I've been on it for 3 years now. I have used a single pressure before but I switched to the range because of too much gas in the stomach. I was on a fixed settings of 11 and then 9 but the stomach gas was creating more arousals. Now I have ...
by Kite
Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Central sleep apnea ?
Replies: 7
Views: 1034

Re: Central sleep apnea ?

Will my smart card be able to track central apneas ? I have a Resmed machine Auto M series....
by Kite
Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Central sleep apnea ?
Replies: 7
Views: 1034

Re: Central sleep apnea ?

Thanks for the comments & suggestions: no centrals showed up in my sleep study but that was 3 years ago also no limb movements showed up either. I wonder if this can change over time, especially as we get older. My doctor thinks its insomnia but I think he turns to insomnia when he's not sure what t...
by Kite
Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What favorite activity did you resume post-CPAP?
Replies: 23
Views: 3911

Re: What favorite activity did you resume post-CPAP?

Standing (not kidding, I used to sit and laydown so much before)
PLaying with the kids
Learning piano
by Kite
Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Machine Suggestion for Aerophagia
Replies: 10
Views: 12036

Re: Machine Suggestion for Aerophagia

thank you OutaSync ! -- one other question, what type of doctor did you go to to help with the GERD & weak LES evaluation and treatment ? (by the way, last night I re-set my machine to "auto" and lowered the minimum from 11 to 8 and what a BIG improvement !
by Kite
Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Machine Suggestion for Aerophagia
Replies: 10
Views: 12036

Re: Machine Suggestion for Aerophagia

I experience intermittent aerophagia (I'll be good for weeks and months and then all of a sudden I'll have a very bloaty/burpy night or two to the point where I can't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time. Then I get up relax by reading, then back to bed and repeat this over and over. Then it jus...
by Kite
Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep doctor recommendations in Denver ?
Replies: 0
Views: 601

Sleep doctor recommendations in Denver ?

Hello
I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for sleep doctors in the Boulder-Denver area ?
Thanks
Kite