Pressure differences between back and side sleeping

[track]

I know Rooster has a spread of 10.5....his back needs are 19 and side needs are 8.5. Anyone else charted or discovered how much more pressure they need on their back than on their sides?

[napagirl]

Wow! That's a huge spread. No, I don't know mine, but I am quickly learning that I am having great trouble with back sleeping. I wish I could train myself to side sleep, but years of doing meditation lying flat on my back has made that the easiest position for me to fall asleep in. I will have to buy the software for my machine so I can track all this stuff.

[jweeks]

Hi,

Based on my titration study, I ended up at 19 on my side, and no amount of pressure would do it when I was on my back. They ran the machine all they way up to 29, which was like trying to breathe attached to an air compressor.

-john-

[napagirl]

Hi,

Based on my titration study, I ended up at 19 on my side, and no amount of pressure would do it when I was on my back. They ran the machine all they way up to 29, which was like trying to breathe attached to an air compressor.

-john-

HOLY SMOKES!!!! Did you find a way to learn how to stay off your back? all the tennis ball did was give me a terrible muscle spasm and I ended up just ripping it out in my sleep!

[Marietjie]

Did you find a way to learn how to stay off your back?

Try a firm pillow

[track]

Tennis balls are a joke...no way they keep me off my back. My latest trick for staying off my back is a 4 inch diameter hard ball put inside a Peas low back ice pack from CVS. That thing hurts when you lay on it...but you have to position it between the shoulder blades in the center.

[napagirl]

Tennis balls are a joke...no way they keep me off my back. My latest trick for staying off my back is a 4 inch diameter hard ball put inside a Peas low back ice pack from CVS. That thing hurts when you lay on it...but you have to position it between the shoulder blades in the center.

OUCH! Maybe a legal replacement for waterboarding??

[roster]

I know Rooster has a spread of 10.5....his back needs are 19 and side needs are 8.5. .......

That's true.

I finally figured out a technique for tummy sleeping using the Falcon position. Optimal pressure for this position is also 8.5.

Biggest advantage of tummy sleeping for me: Aerophagia is gone!

Secondary advantage: Tummy sleeping in the Falcon position is the absolute best position for relieving pressure and relaxing the spine.

Track, How are you doing?

[dowen]

Tummy sleeping in the Falcon position is the absolute best position for relieving pressure and relaxing the spine.

What is the Falcon position?

[Jason S.]

I have static pressure of 8 cm, which I know from experience is ineffective for back sleeping, so I force myself to stay on my side. The avoidance of an apnea episode is a far stronger motivator than a tennis ball would be.

[BlackSpinner]

I would love to sleep on my stomach but I have the problem of these two basket balls attached to the front. While they have deflated somewhat over time they still get in the way.

[BleepingBeauty]

I would love to sleep on my stomach but I have the problem of these two basket balls attached to the front. While they have deflated somewhat over time they still get in the way.

Ditto. I slept on my stomach as a kid, but that quickly became impossible once I started to develop. I wish there was a Falcon position for us ladies...

When I would visit my chiropractor, she always had a small hard-foam pillow to use between the breasts when I had to lay on my tummy for an adjustment. Maybe something like that would work, although I don't know if it would stay in place during sleep or whether it might cause back problems.

[dowen]

I would love to sleep on my stomach but I have the problem of these two basket balls attached to the front. While they have deflated somewhat over time they still get in the way.

I had not thought of that. I wonder why mattress makers haven't developed specialty mattresses to accommodate.

[elader]

After 8 months on cpap i suddenly started sleeping on my tummy again. I am NOT a back sleeper. Can't even breathe on my back. Side was an adjustment for me. Now suddenly I sleep like a log. Very humorous for me to close my eyes and wake up 8 hours later. I don't seem to block the exhaust ports either. i guess my body just decided to say WTF and that was it..

[DBoone]

What is the Falcon position?

http://www.uarsrelief.com/sleeppositions.html