Side effects of CPAP

Miller2626 · Post by **Miller2626** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:02 am

Has anyone experienced the, for lack of a better term, flatulence/burping that a night of CPAP does? I feel like a blown up balloon and my morning consists of relieving all that air. I would assume I am not the only one to experience this?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:07 am

This is a common and annoying and embarrassing and sometimes painful problem called aerophagia. It seems to go away the longer you're on cpap.

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:12 am

If you fill in your profile so we know what equipment you have, and tell us the pressure your set at, it will help us give you better answers.

Brenda

cpapjack · Post by **cpapjack** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:14 am

Yes. I am in fact experiencing the same thing right now. I started taping my mouth again after trying other methods of eliminating leaks, and it came back with a venegance. These past two nights I had the best leak rate ever, 0 and .06, but the worst aerophagia ever. I do hope that it does go away soon, as it is painful and uncomfortable.

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btudor · Post by **btudor** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:14 am

This is very common in new users, especially at higher pressures. Your body will adjust and the severity will decrease. As a guy, I just always viewed this as an added benefit.

bryan