Damage created over the course of 10 years is not going to reverse your first night. But to back up the doctors, for what its worth, all of the symptoms you described could be caused by sleep apnea. But they could also be caused by things you didn't mention (alcohol abuse for example) or things you ...

On a vent the terminology changes from CPAP to PEEP....PEEP is used to aid in the recruitment of collapsed alveolar sacs on patients with refractory hypoxemia whereas CPAP prevents pharyngeal airway collapse during sleep. was said in response to As I understand it, patients on Ventilators are intub...

O boy this one got off in the weeds... you seem to have missed the point. I believe, you sir, are missing the point. PEEP (invasive) and EPAP (noninvasive) are two different languages. I would trust the professional opinion of a pulmonary therapist over the absurd ranting of some forum poster, any d...

I believe that PEEP is actually analogous to EPAP, since it only refers, by definition, to (Positive) End Expiratory Pressure, whereas CPAP also is referring to IPAP, and in all but the most simple cpaps, the IPAP and EPAP can be different.[/quote] Speaking in terms of ventilator settings the physio...

As I understand it, patients on Ventilators are intubated and don't need CPAP machines. Ventilators could be adjusted to work as CPAPs. But if a person is intubated and is on a Ventilator then a CPAP would not open his/her airway because there is a tube there already opening the airway. If you want...

i'd even go a step further. ampule, syringe, and needle will suffice.

I am in a similar circumstance as far as getting a machine. My nights sans mask are numbered but I'm optimistic about it. We all have struggles to face in life and if this is a viable treatment than I am just happy that I exist in a time when treatment is possible. CPAP hasn't been around too long s...

I've seen it done in the hospital setting for convenience. Not sure why someone would elect to go this route at home though... It doesn't seem terribly inconvenient to administer a treatment the standard way. If you must know though... The nebulizer should be placed in line as close to the patient a...

Just another thought.... since you need a virus to cause a cold and a virus more than likely did not come from a new piece of medical equipment, maybe you were just getting sick and it happened to coincide with your inaugural therapy session.

methinks is most correct of all the responses in my mind. Supplemental oxygen will be of no benefit to you. You and many others here already knew that. No ventilation= no oxygenation. Unlikely to be used as a stop gap treatment. As a side note, I have overheard a physician telling a patient, ''Use y...

I did. I was hoping so much that I had difficulty falling asleep. Sounds sick, I know. It is not so much that I was hoping to be on CPAP or to have sleep apnea. What I was hoping for was a definitive problem so that a definitive solution could be put in place. A positive test would give me that. Oth...

Hey everyone! My name is Aaron and this is my first post here. I have been doing a lot of browsing on the cpaptalk forums since since having my first psg earlier this week and it seems like a wonderful community. I am not on therapy yet but I had a split night showing an AHI of 33 with desats to 82%...