Hi everyone, I got my Cpap , and used it for the first time last night,...I don't know if it is because I am congested with a cold , but woke up @1am gasping for air , and at 4am in a coughing fit , and took it off . my pressure is 11 , and I have the gradual thing on my machine to work up to that pressure, and had to turn the humidifier off , cuz it seemed to make it harder than the cool air....god I hope I can make this work!!
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I'm new to all this myself. Been at it for about a month and a half. Stick with it. It gets better.
Ive already been thru a couple of "ups and downs" cycles myself. Some days the mask and all seem as natural as breathing itself. somedays I wake up in a frustrated fit and want to fling the *&^! thing at the wall.
The frustrated days are growing fewer and the good days are becomeing the norm for me already.
Ive already been thru a couple of "ups and downs" cycles myself. Some days the mask and all seem as natural as breathing itself. somedays I wake up in a frustrated fit and want to fling the *&^! thing at the wall.
The frustrated days are growing fewer and the good days are becomeing the norm for me already.
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mokeyx2,
Glad to hear you had a better night last night. It does take awhile to get adjusted for some of us.
I did have a thought that may help - if you're waking up gasping for air - you may not be getting enough pressure. The ramp feature can be great to help us get used to it - but for some like me, I quit using it because I felt I wasn't getting enough air and going straight to my 10 pressure was more comfortable.
As to your congestion - do you have a heated humidifier? What type of machine/mask do you have? If you tell us more specifics, there's probably more tips we can pass along. Many find heated humidification very helpful with congestion. There are also quite a few that use sinus rinses to clean out their noses before bed and that helps with breathing as well. Basically it's a saline rinse - can't remember all the specifics, but you can find several posts about it on here in search.
Anyway, hang in there - post your specific questions and the great folks on this forum wiill be very quick to jump in with suggestions and encouragement!
Karen
Glad to hear you had a better night last night. It does take awhile to get adjusted for some of us.
I did have a thought that may help - if you're waking up gasping for air - you may not be getting enough pressure. The ramp feature can be great to help us get used to it - but for some like me, I quit using it because I felt I wasn't getting enough air and going straight to my 10 pressure was more comfortable.
As to your congestion - do you have a heated humidifier? What type of machine/mask do you have? If you tell us more specifics, there's probably more tips we can pass along. Many find heated humidification very helpful with congestion. There are also quite a few that use sinus rinses to clean out their noses before bed and that helps with breathing as well. Basically it's a saline rinse - can't remember all the specifics, but you can find several posts about it on here in search.
Anyway, hang in there - post your specific questions and the great folks on this forum wiill be very quick to jump in with suggestions and encouragement!
Karen
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Titrated pressure 10, just got auto CPAP using 8 - 12 range
Titrated pressure 10, just got auto CPAP using 8 - 12 range
I'm new to this group but have had my cpap for about 8 months or so. It took me the first full month before I went the whole night without taking the mask off in my sleep. Once I finally got used to it and learned which things made me most comfortable, I began to feel better than I had in years and years. And to think I was so close to completely giving up after about the third week.
When I had my first mask (I forget the brand, but it is the type that goes over the whole nose), I couldn't sleep with the heated humidifier on because it felt too "hot and sweaty" to me, and felt harder to breathe. But using my nasal pillows mask, I can't sleep withOUT the heated humidifier on, because the colder air is uncomfortable.
Anyway, what I am trying to say is, don't give up, and keep trying different things until you land on the combination that works best for you.
When I had my first mask (I forget the brand, but it is the type that goes over the whole nose), I couldn't sleep with the heated humidifier on because it felt too "hot and sweaty" to me, and felt harder to breathe. But using my nasal pillows mask, I can't sleep withOUT the heated humidifier on, because the colder air is uncomfortable.
Anyway, what I am trying to say is, don't give up, and keep trying different things until you land on the combination that works best for you.
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mokeyx2ak
Thanks everyone!
Thanks for all your support, I went to the Dr. for my congestion, and have pnemonia again, so am on meds for that. I am not comfortable with the humidifier on , cuz like you said , it is hot and steamy, I did ok last night , didn;t wake up gasping , slept though the night again, I think I need to just spend more time at night getting it on jsut right. I am now not doing the ramp , and it is better. I think I would like to find just a nose one. I have no idea what machine I have or mask. Thanks again everyone!
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