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by donna21
Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Been on CPAP since Aug. and not feeling much
Replies: 6
Views: 1191

Re: Been on CPAP since Aug. and not feeling much

I don't know where your location is so my advice may be different. I would say try to ring the sleep clinic you were at and they may ask you to do a home oximetry study or come in just to check the pressure. Or they may even over the phone tell you how to adjust your CPAP up a couple of pressures. S...
by donna21
Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hi there new to the forum
Replies: 13
Views: 2189

Re: Hi there new to the forum

Hi I am just outside London in a city called St Albans in the county of Hertfordshire you probably wouldn't have heard of it ! So glad you enjoyed the cruise, and I am so happy to have found this forum your all so friendly and helpful. It is great that people who are new to CPAP are able to come her...
by donna21
Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Breath holding
Replies: 5
Views: 1360

Re: Breath holding

Thank you all, I will definitely talk to the resp doctor about it. The thing is it only mainly happens when I am awake and not on CPAP and even when trying not to sleep. I will have to find out, because the episodes will keep recurring until I put CPAP on and sometimes I will have to do that just so...
by donna21
Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Breath holding
Replies: 5
Views: 1360

Breath holding

Hi everyone was just wondering if anyone else experiences this. I have noticed that sometimes I am holding my breath, and I can't breathe out no matter how hard I try until my lungs release the air. If that makes sense, this also happens if I happen to nod off (which is very rare) without CPAP. Just...
by donna21
Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hi there new to the forum
Replies: 13
Views: 2189

Re: Hi there new to the forum

Thank you all for your kind words and welcome I just wish I had found you all when I first needed CPAP. But I have support now and that is all the matters and I hope to offer as much support and advice as I can although the way England works in regards to CPAP seems to be slightly different. I don't...
by donna21
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hi there new to the forum
Replies: 13
Views: 2189

Hi there new to the forum

Hi there I am new to the forum, I am from the UK and not that new to CPAP been on it 3 years and have tried lots of different masks and equipment etc. Currently on a full face mask and on a pressure of 15.9. Hoping to make friends and get support from you all.