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- Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Need a friend to explain this to me
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1483
Re: Need a friend to explain this to me
I had a lot of trouble at first for this (for the first three months, actually). I was having so much trouble that I nearly gave up. I had been using nasal pillows which blow air directly into the nose. I found this very irritating and made me itchy. Now I'm using a nasal mask and haven't taken it o...
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How long on CPAP therapy b4 you started feeling better?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4757
Re: How long on CPAP therapy b4 you started feeling better?
I am still adjusting. It has been fits and starts since April when I got my machine. I started with the nasal pillows which - nearly every night - I would remove while sleeping without realizing it...or I would remove b/c I was frustrated. I made 5 days in a row 7-8 hours and I started to feel so mu...
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:34 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chronic Cough - Did you have prior to OSA diagnosis?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4030
Re: Chronic Cough - Did you have prior to OSA diagnosis?
This is SO interesting. I have been diagnosed with asthma, variant type because of my chronic cough. I've been on asmanex for a month now and seeing some improvement. I wondered if there might be a connection with sleep apnea, but have not been explicitly told this by either my PCP or my Sleep Speci...