Sparky621, this is more believable than clogged face mask: http://www.epilepsy.com/connect/forums/diagnostic-dilemmas-and-testing/sleep-apnea-causing-epilepsy It makes sense ... if my son wasn't already being treated for sleep apnea with CPAP. He had almost a full year of CPAP therapy before suffer...

" . . . Could lose a few pounds"; "big man" Maybe the "spontaneous" seizure isn't. Keep pushing for a definitive diagnosis; and don't let him give up on cpap, if you can. No ... his GP still wants him on CPAP. He disagrees the mask had anything to do with the seizure. So many docs, so many differen...

Oh don't bother... he knows it all, being a member for one day. LoL ... wow. That's says volumes about you, Julie. I know nothing about CPAP technology which is why I took the time to post messages here. All the responsives have been helpful ... except for yours. Last time I respond to you btw, so ...

Which Resmed machine and does it monitor data? Sleepyhead is a free software that lets you monitor cpap treatment. Would be helpful to know what his data showed before this episode occurred. Find out if his machine is data capable, if so download sleepyhead and start monitoring treatment. Yes it is...

Sparky621: " it most certainly was a seizure - in fact is was a tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure. I wouldn't write "seizure" if I wasn't sure. I am a former EMT and was there attending to him before the ambulance arrived, so I know what a seizure is. And he's not a little kid - he's an adult. He sl...

Which Resmed machine and does it monitor data? Sleepyhead is a free software that lets you monitor cpap treatment. Would be helpful to know what his data showed before this episode occurred. Find out if his machine is data capable, if so download sleepyhead and start monitoring treatment. Yes it is...

Sonnyboy wrote:What machine is he using?
Does he monitor his treatment using sleepyhead?

Sonny: I believe it is a ResMed model, and I have no idea what "sleepyhead" is.

Excuse me? It was not clear from your post that beyond the doctors saying it was a seizure there was any real indication of one... certainly you did not make it clear that you knew any better. So if you want help here, I suggest you not only ask nicely, but also say thank you when people offer help...

If the doctors suspected a blocked CPAP vent a simple blood gas test would have told them if this is true. Blood pH changes from increased CO2--it becomes more acidic and that can signal the breathing to stop. So it would have been simple enough to check. You can also check his CO2 levels after he'...

The doctors called what he had a 'seizure' for lack of better terminology, but in fact were not present when it occurred and can only be guessing at what happened, especially if it's a first for your son. Your son may have been aroused by something, whether an apnea or not, and fell out of bed - li...

Hi, New to this forum - hope some of you can help. My son recently suffered a seizure that the docs stated could have resulted from a blocked vent on a Quattro CPAP mask. My question: is this even possible? Aren't there safety precautions built into a mask to prevent this from happening? When he was...