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by noeldoku
Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP increases blood pressure?
Replies: 18
Views: 4162

Re: CPAP increases blood pressure?

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by noeldoku
Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP increases blood pressure?
Replies: 18
Views: 4162

Re: CPAP increases blood pressure?

-SWS sure does have a way with words when it comes to such matters. And his words from 2004 still make a lot of sense to me in 2013: http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/message-boards/viewtopic.php?t=3264 Thanks for the link. Sleep deprivation could well explain it, since she hasn't really had time to ge...
by noeldoku
Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Correlation of Sleep with Temperature and Seasons
Replies: 39
Views: 9067

Re: Surprising Correlation of Deep Sleep and Outside Temperature

Haven't had time to read all the comments but just from eye-balling it looks like the scatter-plot data could be clustered: one top left and another bottom right. This might come about if you are switching between two activities that have a significant impact on your sleep - if you're more likely to...
by noeldoku
Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP increases blood pressure?
Replies: 18
Views: 4162

Re: CPAP increases blood pressure?

Thanks so much for all your advice! I'm guessing (total newbie - sorry) a follow-up sleep study is standard procedure. If one hasn't been scheduled I'll push for one, but it's always tricky dealing with health professionals - being proactive is often seen as meddling. If she is still snoring she is ...
by noeldoku
Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP increases blood pressure?
Replies: 18
Views: 4162

CPAP increases blood pressure?

Hi, Does anyone have any experience of CPAP increasing blood pressure? My mother was recently diagnosed with severe OSA after 2 hospitalisations for AF, tacycardia and a suspected cardiac event. She is in her late 60s and has been hypertensive for over 20 years. After two weeks of CPAP her blood pre...