So I was thinking that maybe I'm not a candidate for CPAP because of the way my throat and tongue etc is structured (I have the narrow jaw with crowded teeth). Well, it sounds like you may be grappling with more than just a narrow airway, but it's important for you to know that this structural desc...

It is easy to say "try harder" if you have been there, done that, too long ago to remember it is HARD, damn hard. Skinny people who actually kept the weight off, long time ex-smokers, and those of us who climbed over our cpap humps can be annoying. Cpap was easy, compared to other things. (I never ...

tlohse wrote:That reminds me of a old Nike slogan "JUST DO IT." Anyhow just for your information the longer you go with out CPAP the worse its going to get.

Thanks from a fellow Wisconsinite.. (N.E. WI)

I knew a Lohse in Neenah a long time ago.

-m

Hi.. Very interesting. I'm also very "tightly wound" it would seem. I've read some about dysautonomia and MVP Syndrome other nervous system stuff that could be the cause. Do you know what's in the colon stuff? I'm supposed to have a scope job, too, but I'm too stressed out right now. How bad is you...

Look, you're getting way off course and that stuff may be interesting, but it won't help you now. Please... concentrate . If you can afford an inexpensive machine you can titrate yourself at home without a 'study'. Can you do that - we'll tell you what to get where. I'm trying to prioritize and tak...

Hi folks.. Because of health problem, which very well may be from APNEA or UARS, I'm being forced to take another look in treatment. My first try with a RESMED CPAP almost 2 years ago was horrible. I already sleep like crap, and it just kept waking me up. THe problem seemed to be that my throat wou...

Ok, are you willing to do another study? You can do it either in a lab (probably using one Ambien to relax), or at home - they make home studies now... and it would so tell us something, anything, to go by in trying to get farther here. There's great free software now that's easy to use and most he...

You say currently not treating for OSA... you're not on Cpap then? Why not if you need to be (getting up a few times to pee is a classic symptom, usually disappears within few days on Cpap). I've never heard of diarrhea being a problem however, so would go back to your MD on that. Again, why aren't...

You know, I had a fairly domineering father, and one day I just finally got the nerve to tell him off. He wanted me to do something or other and in the moment yelled at me to "RELAX"! Really? So I told him that his method was kinda counterproductive... and I think he actually got it (for a whole mi...

Anxiety. You would not have been prescribed cpap if you were not physically able to use it. You just need to get over your mental obstacle, and JUST DO IT. Yes...there's a TON of anxiety over this. I'd like to believe that they wouldn't try CPAP on someone for whom it wouldn't work, but no one real...

Hi folks.. Because of health problem, which very well may be from APNEA or UARS, I'm being forced to take another look in treatment. My first try with a RESMED CPAP almost 2 years ago was horrible. I already sleep like crap, and it just kept waking me up. THe problem seemed to be that my throat woul...

You know, this forum is considered the best there is for helping people do Cpap... really... and if you tell us what problems you had with it we can likely help you to adjust. It's very often the mask that's the problem, but there are so many out there and if you were badly fitted to begin with you...

It's true that frequent toilet visits for #1 are a known manifestation of OSA. However, you get the urge to urinate because you're awake, rather than being awakened by the urge to urinate. Note that I'm not aware of any connection to #2, especially regarding the composition of stools. Hi... I've se...

Would like to hear if anyone else has similar experience? I had loose stool for yrs. Went to doc, stool sample, physical, etc. doc says all is well. Fast forward to after starting cpap then loose stools suddenly stopped. Mentioned this to an excellent sleep doc who was surprised to hear that. I'm g...

You say currently not treating for OSA... you're not on Cpap then? Why not if you need to be (getting up a few times to pee is a classic symptom, usually disappears within few days on Cpap). I've never heard of diarrhea being a problem however, so would go back to your MD on that. Again, why aren't...