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by JenB
Mon Nov 22, 2021 4:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP
Replies: 10
Views: 4888

Re: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP

I was able to set my resmed as suggested. I think it is helping my pulse ox as I’m not dizzy once the rhythm gets going, but I’m waking up sometimes struggling to take a breath. I still don’t have the inhaler. Insurance wouldn’t cover the one called in and the doctor’s office made me call the insura...
by JenB
Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP
Replies: 10
Views: 4888

Re: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP

Thanks. I’ll try to set my resmed as suggested. The ENT told me I’m not a candidate for inspire because my bmi is above 35. He thinks I may need a bipap as suggested above. He prescribed an inhaler and a sinus regimen and referred me to a pulmonologist who does CPAP. Any other surgical options will ...
by JenB
Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP
Replies: 10
Views: 4888

Re: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP

It’s an elite.

I also have my late husband’s dreamstation. It says DreamStnAutoCPAPHumHTcell. I think he used it in an auto mode.

Can either of these be programmed to operate like a bipap or decrease the pressure on exhale?
by JenB
Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP
Replies: 10
Views: 4888

Dizziness and low pulse ox since Covid when using CPAP

I have a Resmed set on 12 and I have been using CPAP for about 15 years with no issues until recently. I had a breakthrough case of delta in late August, and ever since then I feel dizzy whenever I use my CPAP. I thought it might be vertigo, which is an inner ear problem, but I was also concerned ab...