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Sneezie · Post by **Sneezie** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:39 pm

Is it normal to get colds after starting cpap? I have had 2 in the past 3 weeks and that is very unusual for me.

CollegeGirl · Post by **CollegeGirl** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:53 pm

Actually, hoseheads generally get FEWER colds after using CPAP. Could be that that doesn't apply until after you've been using it for a while, though.

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:58 pm

I too have had fewer colds

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:07 pm

Sneezie wrote:Is it normal to get colds after starting cpap? I have had 2 in the past 3 weeks and that is very unusual for me.

That's sort of the way I was when I started in early '05. Seemed like my wife and I were catching something every couple of months. On the other hand, EVERYBODY seemed to be sick that year, too (and kept spreading it around)......so I don't think I could blame it on the CPAP therapy. The last time I was sick (flu) was the week of Thanksgiving last year. Been pretty healthy since.

Best wishes for healthier times,

Den

Hurricane · Post by **Hurricane** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:23 pm

When I started cpap I started sneezing when I got up, thought I was catching a cold, started to increase the humidity number and that seemed to get rid of the nose irritation, maybe its not a cold but the air irritating your nose membranes.
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Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:05 pm

In other words, make sure the humidifier is turned "on". I don't know about the Remstar "M's", but the standard Remstar's humidifier has to manually be turned on. If you turn your cpap off, the humidifier goes off too.

Also, if you turn your humidifier on (to preheat the water prior to turning your cpap on), it will automatically shut off after about 20 minutes.

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SelfSeeker · Post by **SelfSeeker** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:13 pm

Sneezie,

I do not know what normal is, but I am on my fourth cold/stuffy nose in a month.

Two were 3 days each of chills etc, one everything, this last one is head congestion. (Family got it, I still have it.)

I usually get everything that comes around virus wise. Sometimes I wonder if not getting enough sleep all these years has really run my body down.

I have only had the flu twice in my life. Do not want it again.

Sneezie wrote:Is it normal to get colds after starting cpap? I have had 2 in the past 3 weeks and that is very unusual for me.

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