learning to sleep on back

buckeyered · Post by **buckeyered** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:48 pm

Are there any tricks to learn to sleep on your back? I always end up on my sides.

tooly125 · Post by **tooly125** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:52 pm

What is the problem with side sleeping?
OSA is at it's worst when you are on your back although since you are using a Cpap i'm not sure if it matters.

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buckeyered · Post by **buckeyered** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:56 pm

I found that I fewer leaks as long as I am on my back.

inacpapfog · Post by **inacpapfog** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:59 pm

When I use Swift , I find that I have less leaks if I sleep on the pillow's edge whaen in side sleep position. I really love my pappillow for this! The "Shapable" bed pillow from Target also works well and it costs less than 15.00 !

NyNurse33 · Post by **NyNurse33** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:06 pm

I had the same problems with the swift sleeping on my side, maybe consider another mask if possible.

wabmorgan · Post by **wabmorgan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:31 pm

Active works well too for side sleepers!!!!!!!!

I know.... I can't sleep on my back either

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:02 pm

I am a side sleeper and have learned to sleep near the edge of the pillow to prevent leaks. The pillow sounds good. thanks.

TheWife · Post by **TheWife** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:32 pm

I'm wondering about this too. My husband used to sleep on his side and stomach. But since he started using the nasal pillows, when he sleeps on his side/stomach, he has to put his hand under his head to keep from bumping the interface. So he unconsciously has been sleeping on his back.

This is very uncomfortable for him, and he has such a sore neck he can barely move it in the morning. He got the PAPillow a few days ago ($75 later ) and it's not helping. He wants to know how NOT to sleep on his back, or what would be a better interface. We're well into month three of trials and not getting any better.

He's seriously tempted, he says, to just sleep for a week without any machinery just to "get better" and start all over again. He's slept twice now without his machine and says he's had the best sleep ever since starting CPAP. It's been an uphill battle.

Theresa

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:37 pm

I always used to sleep on my side. Since i have been on Cpap i sleep flat on my back.

whatrdreamsmadeof · Post by **whatrdreamsmadeof** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:28 am

My dr. told me to sew some wiffle ball into a tee shirt and that would keep me from rolling on to my tummy........silly me I sleep in a water bed. So I could probably roll over onto an elephant and not feel it.......maybe you can try though good luck.........Ellen

hornplayer · Post by **hornplayer** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:35 pm

Before CPAP, I slept on my side and had to have a really soft mattress. I had back pain all the time and if I ever had to sleep on a hard mattress I'd be completely miserable. Now - I sleep on my back with no pain at all. I could sleep on the floor if I had to. It took about six months of CPAP for my body to make the adjustment to back-sleeping. I remember starting out with some neck pain for the first couple weeks too. Hope it gets better for you.

Patrick A · Post by **Patrick A** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:09 pm

Hornplayer wrote:It took about six months of CPAP for my body to make the adjustment to back-sleeping. I remember starting out with some neck pain for the first couple weeks too. Hope it gets better for you.

As he said i also had a lot of neck pain when I first started sleepingf on my back. And I really had a hard time starting to do that being as I have a severe back injury.

Lulabelle · Post by **Lulabelle** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:23 pm

My doctor told me the worst position for sleep apnea is flat on your back. I was told to sleep only on my sides. And to prevent rolling on my back I should place tennis balls in tube socks and sew them to the back of my night gowns. Are you sure flat on your back is the way to go?

Is it a case of what is the best position for the mask is the worst position for the patient?

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