Napping Protocol

[winknblinknnod]

What’s the rationale for wearing one’s mask/machine for a nap?

Assuming the person is used to the cpap and uses it each and every night, isn’t a nap really just for “fun”? In other words, I don’t expect to secure any kind of substantive sleep during a short rest of less than an hour, or even longer.

Just wondering, I always figured naps don’t offer REM stage or other restful sleep patterns anyways. I do see folks advocating the cpap anytime the person goes to sleep.

[jkeene]

For me, it's mainly to avoid that crappy, stiff feeling in my muscles that seems to be a result of low oxygen levels in blood due to OSA. I can always tell a really good night's sleep by how well the large muscle groups feel in the morning. Naps without a mask invariably leave me feeling stiff, so it's mask on every nap now. If your sleep study showed any low levels on O2 sat, you're certainly repeating them during a short nap.

[ozij]

I don’t expect to secure any kind of substantive sleep during a short rest of less than an hour, or even longer.

If all you do when you nap is rest, and you never ever relax enough to have you airways obstruct, then you're ok. But for me (a cpap-for-naps person) my airways can bang shut when I'm just relaxing - not even asleep. As a matter of fact, problem falling asleep, jerking awake in panic, are one of the possible indicators of sleep apnea. So - since I hate snapping out of naps with my heart banging, I use the cpap.

And with a cpap, even a 20 minute nap is more refreshing.

O.

[littlebaddow]

Not being able to breathe doesn't sound like 'fun' to me

I'm very uncomfortable with the idea that I'll stop breathing, even during a 10 minute nap, so I try to never doze off without the machine. Fortunately, now that I'm getting a good nights sleep, it's very rare I feel the need to nap.

I'm also very aware of the loud snoring that will occur, so I avoid napping when travelling for the benefit of fellow travellers

[roster]

When I nap without cpap, I stop breathing and things get very unpleasant and unhealthy.

[tooly125]

If your sleep study showed any low levels on O2 sat, you're certainly repeating them during a short nap.

That about says it all I don't know how low someones 02 levels will drop in one hour but any drop is not a good thing for you!

[brasshopper]

That one hour nap will give me a heck of a sore throat , y'know? I go to bed for intentional naps, because that is where the CPAP is. I will set up the spare one next to my chair when I get enough parts.

[krousseau]

Just adding my vote for napping WITH xPAP. It all been said about why.

[jon]

I suffered from that for years until I got my cpap machine. Never actually heard anyone say it is a symptom of sleep apnea before. I assumed it was since they went completely away after cpap use but never was quite sure. Man, I hated those things. Always thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest or just race of into oblivion. Funny thing for me it always hit one hour after I fell asleep.every time. Well,I am new here and I am sure this has been discussed before but it caught my eye. good sleepin

[Sergeant Bob]

Ever notice that if you nap for over 20 minutes or so you often woke up feeling groggy and worse than you felt before going to sleep? I did.

Now all my naps (on the infrequent occasions I take them) are with my machine. I no longer wake up feeliing like I've been rode hard and put up wet.

It's called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), not Obstructive Sleep Apnea Except When You're Just Taking A Nap (OSAEWYJTAN)

[winknblinknnod]

Thank you for all the good input, it sure makes sense now. I have what's classified as mild OSA but did get the panicky wake ups during the night at times. My O2 sat rate went to 86% for periods during my sleep study.

When napping, it didn't seem to happen but the groggy feeling post-nap was certainly true.

The best part is that it's a somewhat moot issue now, since CPAP I haven't needed to nap as much as I used to! There has only been one day in the five weeks I've had it where I felt really tired and had to lay down.