New CPAP user (and I have FEELINGS)

[denji]

Okay so did the home sleep test, Severe apnea, one night had over 50 events per hour. Get in, get a machine faster than expected (and am SUPER excited about it). Used it for the first time last night and...

Now I feel my entire sinus, throat, and what I assume must be my airway and lungs? Like, my mind is now AWARE of them. When I take a breath, my sinus and throat feel... Minty. It's been about 8 hours since I woke up, and they still feel that way.

Is this normal?

[jlsmithseven]

If you just got into therapy with that many events, you will likely have many hurdles to overcome. I was diagnosed with only 11 events, while sleeping on my back (worst for apnea), and I probably have fewer than 5 events sleeping on side. My issue now is I always move around a lot so nothing has really worked, the Bleep products are the only ones that work.

You will just have to keep at it. They say the first month is the hardest. Any sort of big change like this is not going to be easy, but I can tell you it has 100% been worth it. Even on the bad nights, I still feel much better than I ever did.

Edit: I updated my avatar. This is what they expect and tell you. It's going to be great, just sleep normally.

[ChicagoGranny]

When I take a breath, my sinus and throat feel... Minty.

... a previously unreported advantage of CPAP. Be happy.

[lynninnj]

Okay so did the home sleep test, Severe apnea, one night had over 50 events per hour. Get in, get a machine faster than expected (and am SUPER excited about it). Used it for the first time last night and...

Now I feel my entire sinus, throat, and what I assume must be my airway and lungs? Like, my mind is now AWARE of them. When I take a breath, my sinus and throat feel... Minty. It's been about 8 hours since I woke up, and they still feel that way.

Is this normal?

Do you have something scented in the room? like a glade plug in, candle, ointment or even cleaner for say a tabletop?

Normally when you walk in a room with a scented candle for example it’s dissipated. The cpap draws air from a small 1” x 2” roughly opening in the back and blows it at your nasal passages. I have stayed in motels where they used a cleaner in the bedside table that comes thru that opening straight to my nose like I am literally sniffing the table.

just a thought

[Jlfinkels]

Okay so did the home sleep test, Severe apnea, one night had over 50 events per hour. Get in, get a machine faster than expected (and am SUPER excited about it). Used it for the first time last night and...

Now I feel my entire sinus, throat, and what I assume must be my airway and lungs? Like, my mind is now AWARE of them. When I take a breath, my sinus and throat feel... Minty. It's been about 8 hours since I woke up, and they still feel that way.

Is this normal?

It takes time to get used to the wee beastie, give yourself the time to do so. For folks to help they will need to know what machine, mask, pressure and humidity settings, EPR/PS, and any meds.

in the meantime…

1. Read this sticky - viewtopic/t172378/Sticky--Newbies-PLEAS ... STING.html
2. Read this sticky - viewtopic/t88983/Pugsys-PointersSleepyH ... Hints.html
3. If your machine is supported by OSCAR download it and put an SD card in your CPAP to collect detailed data
4. Update your profile to include your machine information

Once you have the data posted those knowledgeable in reading the OSCAR graphs can divine truth from the data and make recommendations. Without data all we can do is guess.

[zonker]

Is this normal?

you've been sleeping without cpap for x number of years. your brain has gotten used to how that feels.

now, suddenly, you are hooked up to a machine! your brain is wondering what's going on. it's on high alert. it's noticing things that it's never thought of before!

now, i haven't ever read here of anyone going through what you are going through. but in the end, yeah i think it's fairly normal. i also predict it will pass once your brain get's used to it.

good luck!