CPAP FOR PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

[AMESSW]

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (arteries from heart not pumping enough oxygen to lungs ) . Anyone out there with this who also has allergies and cannot use cpap machine?r

[Julie]

Please try to put your concerns in one thread so we can connect the dots... it's hard otherwise to keep track of your story. PH is very serious, but why allergies keep you from using Cpap (what you note seems to imply) I don't know. If there is not a connection between allergies and using Cpap (which in fact has helped many people with rhinitis, if not vasomotor type) then please clarify. And do you have vision problems... the all caps thing (which comes across as yelling at us)?

[amess]

Interesting your idiot comments. Do not reply with a statement from MAyo on exactly what i told you. It is high BP in the lungs and it is caused from thickened arteries going heart to lungs. There is not enough oxygen being pumped. That is why I am on the cpap machine. Do not comment on what you do not know. Do not know what your problem is but get yourself to a psychaitrist. You are at the wrong chat room. .

[palindrome17]

Interesting your idiot comments. Do not reply with a statement from MAyo on exactly what i told you. It is high BP in the lungs and it is caused from thickened arteries going heart to lungs. There is not enough oxygen being pumped. That is why I am on the cpap machine. Do not comment on what you do not know. Do not know what your problem is but get yourself to a psychaitrist. You are at the wrong chat room. .

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nice try libtard

you said it was pumping oxygen

the truth is it is high BP

those are two totally different things

it is NOT enough oxygen being pumped
PH is strictly high BP

i only comment on what i do know
and i know your comment was something you did not know

you libtards need the shrink

Don't take this as bullying but I think you're talking about just hypertension, x. Hypertension is high BP. PULMONARY hypertension is not the same thing. It is a TYPE of high blood pressure that affects the arteries of the heart and lungs. Hence pulmonary=lungs. This is a rarer condition as opposed to common hypertension that many people have.

[palindrome17]

I may be incorrect but I think the pumped oxygen the OP is talking about isn't regarding the act of breathing in oxygen and that whole process. I think she is talking about the lungs as organs need blood flow to work (and yes, oxygen) in the same way the stomach has vessels feeding it blood/oxygen to work. Just like the heart is doing work with blood and pumping and such but it also has blood vessels on the outside to feed it the oxygen it needs to do so. It's these arterioles feeding the lungs oxygen that are getting narrowed, causing problems.

I think this is explained in that google search article. Sorry amess if this is incorrect.

[palindrome17]

Interesting your idiot comments. Do not reply with a statement from MAyo on exactly what i told you. It is high BP in the lungs and it is caused from thickened arteries going heart to lungs. There is not enough oxygen being pumped. That is why I am on the cpap machine. Do not comment on what you do not know. Do not know what your problem is but get yourself to a psychaitrist. You are at the wrong chat room. .

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nice try libtard

you said it was pumping oxygen

the truth is it is high BP

those are two totally different things

it is NOT enough oxygen being pumped
PH is strictly high BP

i only comment on what i do know
and i know your comment was something you did not know

you libtards need the shrink

Don't take this as bullying but I think you're talking about just hypertension, x. Hypertension is high BP. PULMONARY hypertension is not the same thing. It is a TYPE of high blood pressure that affects the arteries of the heart and lungs. Hence pulmonary=lungs. This is a rarer condition as opposed to common hypertension that many people have.

and you would be wrong

i posted the link from mayo and another that says it is high BP the cause is due to lack of oxygen being breathed into the lungs
and it has nothing to do with oxygen pumped by the heart which is also wrong
the heart pumps blood that carries oxygen attached to hemoglobin

When someone says "the heart pumps oxygen" of course it is referring to oxygenated blood like you are implying and not literal oxygenated air. Just like when people say "our organs need oxygen" it is through the blood like you said- it's just people choose not to say "oxygenated blood."

So by your definition there is no difference between hypertension and pulmonary hypertension?

I work in a hospital but I admit I don't consider myself an expert at all. However I think if a person is posting about their very specific and rare condition, they have probably been diagnosed by a medical doctor so I don't feel like it's our place to tell them they are wrong about their diagnosis. Just my opinion.

[palindrome17]

"Heart pumps blood not oxygen"?? The heart pumps blood that CARRIES OXYGEN throughout the body. You even said it yourself in your previous comments?

"The heart pumps blood that carries oxygen attached to hemoglobin."- your quote.

You are correct it is high BP but this condition is a more specific type targeting the lungs. Included in your Mayo Clinic article lists treatments that are different from REGULAR hypertension.

Look, it's okay if neither of us are experts at this. We don't need to argue about someone else's condition.

[palindrome17]

Maybe it's no point in saying this but regarding its rarity:

Hypertension:3 million cases per year
Pulmonary hypertension: 200,000 cases per year.

It's okay to be incorrect once in a while. That's life and accepting it is being an adult. I admit when I'm wrong all the time! No big deal

[Gerald?]

Just in case someone with high systemic blood pressure has read some of the above and is worried about pulmonary hypertension, the "blood pressure" associated with pulmonary hypertension is a completely different thing.

What people most commonly mean when they talk about blood pressure is systemic blood pressure, the pressure to move your blood through your blood vessels around your body. (e.g. 120 over 80).

The blood pressure associated with pulmonary hypertension is the pressure the heart exerts to pump the blood from the heart along the arteries to and through the lungs. It is measured at the heart and normal measurement is 8-20 mm Hg (at rest). This isn't measured in your usual doctor check-up you need to go have a stress test and often a bunch of other scans. You might even have to have a catheter put in your heart (thank goodness I didn't).

As someone who had severe PH before CPAP treatment, whenever my doctor measured my systemic blood pressure, it was always perfect. They are not linked.

The are quite a few potential "causes" of PH, not just sleep apnea, it can be genetic, due to lung disease or due to heart disease to name a few. If you go past the first page, the Mayo Clinic article linked to above does describe it as a "rare disorder" affecting about 30 in every 1 million people.

Good news for me at least is that my PH issues completely resolved a few months after commencing CPAP treatment without need for drugs or surgery.

To the OP if you have pulmonary hypertension due to apnea, can I suggest you find a way to get comfortable with CPAP therapy as quick as you can.

[palindrome17]

Just in case someone with high systemic blood pressure has read some of the above and is worried about pulmonary hypertension, the "blood pressure" associated with pulmonary hypertension is a completely different thing.

What people most commonly mean when they talk about blood pressure is systemic blood pressure, the pressure to move your blood through your blood vessels around your body. (e.g. 120 over 80).

The blood pressure associated with pulmonary hypertension is the pressure the heart exerts to pump the blood form the heart along the arteries to and through the lungs. It is measured at the heart and normal measurement is 8-20 mm Hg (at rest). This isn't measured in your usual doctor check-up you need to go have a stress test and often a bunch of other scans. You might even have to have a catheter put in your heart (thank goodness I didn't).

As someone who had severe PH before CPAP treatment, whenever my doctor measured my systemic blood pressure, it was always perfect. They are not linked.

The are quite a few potential "causes" of PH, not just sleep apnea, it can be genetic, due to lung disease or due to heart disease to name a few. If you go past the first page, the Mayo Clinic article linked to above does describe it as a "rare disorder" affecting about 30 in every 1 million people.

Good news for me at least is that my PH issues completely resolved a few months after commencing CPAP treatment without need for drugs or surgery.

To the OP if you have pulmonary hypertension due to apnea, can I suggest you find a way to get comfortable with CPAP therapy as quick as you can.

Thank you for clarifying with your experience and expertise! I also hope I did not contribute in worrying anybody- hopefully I was clear that I am not in any way knowledgeable in this area except for a few basic medical facts regarding what is in blood.

[amess]

to xxyzx. More of your idiot comments. Oxygen is transported in the blood. How else would it get there. Take a course in being polite and checking before you mouth off. I understand you are the class moron here.

[chunkyfrog]

to xxyzx. . . . I understand you are the class moron here.

Truer words were never spoken.

[palindrome17]

to xxyzx. More of your idiot comments. Oxygen is transported in the blood. How else would it get there. Take a course in being polite and checking before you mouth off. I understand you are the class moron here.

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you are the idiot

of course the blood carries hemoglobin to which oxygen is attached
nobody is saying that doesnt happen

Umm you're the one who said it doesn't happen. Sorry to burst your bubble

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nonsense
hearts pump blood not oxygen

[amess]

TY Gerald, you are exactly right about pulmonary hypertension. Much appreciated!

[A MESS]

Ty for clarifing Pulmonary Hypertension. I have been hassled all week about this. I do have it and its pretty rare. I am trying my best to get on CPAP. Its not easy. just about 5 weeks now. Also having 68 events per hr=which cpap has brought down to 2 per hr. Hopefully I can adjust to this face full of stuff and very soon.