4 years ago I was diagnosed via sleep study. I bought a Phillips Respironics REMstar A-Flex and after using it a month or two I gave up on it because it was just too annoying to use. Now 4 years latter I am feeling my apnea worsening. The unit I have was sitting in a damp wet basement the last 4 yea...

Well last night was the first full night of using the machine. In the beginning it felt strange and it was making me short of breath a little. It felt a little hard to exhale or take those deep fulfilling breaths, but after a while I relaxed and fell asleep. I haven't slept this well in years. I wok...

I dont know. Its set at 4 I believe. I press the "ramp" button at the start and it supposed to ramp up slowly. Its an auto pap. Yes thats what it feels like, my head out the window of a car, inhaling is much easier then exhaling

OK so I finally got my autopap today with the full face mask. I wore it this afternoon when I took a nap. Mind you, I am totally new at this. Inhaling felt fine, but exhaling felt like I was struggling. Mild exhaling through my nose is fine, but when I take those occasional deep beaths and exhale th...

JonBoyOhBoy wrote:OH and I recall the doctor mentioning the word hypopnea

One more Question: How do they diagnose Central Sleep Apnea Vs Obstructive when its a home study?

So if the average O2 is 95% and the lowest recording was 88% does that mean that most of the night I was at 95 and only dropped when breathing stopped?

hopingitworks wrote:Hypopnea is different than apnea. The following link will give you some information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypopnea

I think she said I had both so is the cpap machine appropriate ?

OH and I recall the doctor mentioning the word hypopnea

I went to one of these sleep centers in NYC and had the home test because my insurance wouldn't pay for an overnight. I took home an Alice something.The doctor called and said I had mild to moderate obstructive apnea. I asked for specifics and she said I had an average of 7 apnea events per hour. I ...

Since going on testosterone, I wake up to a woodie every morning. It's usually up before me. I thought I was way past that age wise (59), and never had the T supplements make a difference....however since being on the CPAP for a few weeks I'm starting to notice some of that too! Hmmmm.....got the w...

Since going on testosterone, I wake up to a woodie every morning. It's usually up before me.

ChicagoGranny wrote:

JonBoyOhBoy wrote:I just had a colonoscopy in the last month. I guess if I truly had blue lips it would be very noticeable.

I don't think they stick the endoscope in that far!

LOL!!!

See what I mean? My male doctor understands what I am talking about, though. Women hate the word, aggressive. Female physicians are poor candidates for properly administering TRT, IMO. Eric I would not use a female physician for testosterone replacement therapy. Females simply do not understand the...

Thetoolman wrote:My blood OX levels were below 90. My fingernails looked blue underneath. Now I am on ocxigen. in thev day when I can & linked into my machine at night. They seem to grow out then start over BLUE again.

Why are you on oxygen during the day?

My T levels before Testopel were under 200. Now I'm up around 950. I get the pellets implanted under my skin every 3 months. My PSA last check was .04 The morning erections have returned and I feel much more normal on T. The only side effect I have is it raises my RBC and Hematocrit so I have to don...