Hi All, I have both "mild/moderate sleep apnea" and "mild but persistent asthma." As this point, both are untreated. Just got my Asthma meds last night. I tried a CPAP but I could not tolerate it, so I am having a MAD custom made by an orthodontist ($2,500 so it better work). Anyway, I am curious ex...

I have a deviated septum. When I fall asleep, my nose is pretty clear, but throughout the night it gets plugged up with mucus and I can no longer breathe through it. This is with a breathe right strip on, and with the wing inserts that flare your nostrils.

Hi All, I am really struggling with my CPAP. My pressure is set to 7, and my ramp is 4. When I have the ramp on, it feels comfortable, but to be honest I don't notice much difference between 4 and not wearing the mask at all. With 7 I noticed a difference, but I get symptoms ranging from annoying to...

Hi All, I am a nightcap person. Of course we all know this makes sleep apnea worse. I never have more than 2 beers a night, and I evaluate what two beers are based on ABV, since 1 beer unit is defined as 12oz of 5% alcohol. So if I have a Dogfish at 10% ABV, I have 1 and done. If I have a Miller 64 ...

Oooooo good suggestion. I will try that.

So even though the nose hairs are the culprit, it can still manifest as a sensation that is relieved by stratching the outside of your nose?

Ok, there has to be a solution to this. Right now I am waking up about 5 times a night, but not from apnea, from itching. At some point you have to wonder whats better? I'm being woken up either way right? Yes, I suppose 5 times a night is better than 7 times an hour, but man it is irritating. I hav...

Thanks All. Pugsy, There are definitely periods throughout the night where my mouth falls open. I bought some mouth tape to fix that but have not tried it yet, as I took a few new prescriptions last night and didn't want to chance it. I also have a deviated septum so my right nostril is often clogge...

Gotcha.

Just for giggles, what do you use?

Hi All, Does anyone know what the optimal settings are on the Phillips Respironics Dreamstation for humidity? I am getting terrible throat soreness and dryness that is waking me up multiple times a night. I believe right now both humidity and heat are set at 3 and 2 respectively. Using nose mask pre...

Thank you all. Good information in here, and makes me feel a lot better about taping.

Thanks everyone. You have convinced me to not go the MAD route. I will continue practicing with my CPAP.

Hi All, Tried to switch from FFM to Nasal mask last night to ward off bad air swallowing causing GI issues, and I had success. However, I also kept waking up because my mouth falls open and air shoots out of it, defeating the purpose of therapy. I just can't win :? I've seen most people say chin str...

It's stays on 7.0 all night though no matter what, unless I hit ramp which drops it to 4.0 for 30 mins.

Thanks Chunkyfrog. Yeah TMJ sucks, definitely don't want that. ChicagoGranny - I am a lifelong backsleeper unfortunately, lol. No way I'd ever be able to sleep on stomach. Side is a little easier, however. Presently I am 34 years old, 6 foot 1 inches, 189lbs. Those stats definitely don't suggest sle...

Hi All, Wondering if anyone has experience going the mouthpiece route to cure sleep apnea as opposed to CPAP? http://hammontonbraces.televox.west.com/treatment/snoring-sleep-apnea Apparently it is viable in lieu of CPAP if you apnea less than 30 times per hour. My current rate is 7/hour. Any info is...