has anyone experienced this:
slleping on my back or side without moving during the night is causing me to wake up around five with a nasty backache; after a hot shower i feel ok
any suggestions/comments
nagging back pain
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backache
Hi, a friend of mine has the same problem, only alleviated by moving position more.
I have that problem with my hips at times, so I position a piece of foam rubber under my hip, it seems to help somewhat.
Could it be your mattress is too soft or too hard or whatever. maybe you just need to turn over more often.
I have that problem with my hips at times, so I position a piece of foam rubber under my hip, it seems to help somewhat.
Could it be your mattress is too soft or too hard or whatever. maybe you just need to turn over more often.
My back pain has improved with cpap therapy and I take herbal anti-inflammatories. I still have to spend part of some nights sleeping sitting up. When I wake up I walk around for a bit and that helps. I don't take a shower at 4 or 5 AM but I'm sure that would help. I have also started taking 1/2 mg melatonin to help me stay asleep.
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
I've had the same problem since I started CPAP. I even sprung for a new $2000 mattress, but that hasn't fixed the problem (wife loves it, though).
One thing I've noticed is a correlation between how bad my back pain is and which mask I wear. Try laying down without a mask and note how you lie naturally, where the pressure points are, etc. Then try it with your mask on, and if you are like me you'll notice that it feels different. I found that I would slightly change the angle of my neck or back to accomodate the mask, and I think that slight change over the course of 5-6 hours puts a lot more strain on my back. It's particularly bad with my Swift 2 mask, which is also my most comfortable and reliable mask. The ComfortLite 2 is the best for me as far as sleeping position goes, but I can only get it to seal and stay sealed about 50% of the time, the rest of the time I end up switching back to the Swift.
You can also experiment with different pillows, mattress pads, wedges, etc. to find something that lets you sleep in a more natural position. I bought a PAPPillow early on and initially I hated it - made my backache even worse. But I've started using it again recently and it seems to help some.
I think a lot of it has to do with your body adapting to the new sleeping environment. Similar to how a lot of us have aerophagia when starting out, until your body adapts and learns how to position your tongue so you don't swallow air, I think your body eventually adapts to the new sleeping position as well. After 4 months it has got a little better for me, but I've seen some people say it was a year before their back pain went away.
One thing I've noticed is a correlation between how bad my back pain is and which mask I wear. Try laying down without a mask and note how you lie naturally, where the pressure points are, etc. Then try it with your mask on, and if you are like me you'll notice that it feels different. I found that I would slightly change the angle of my neck or back to accomodate the mask, and I think that slight change over the course of 5-6 hours puts a lot more strain on my back. It's particularly bad with my Swift 2 mask, which is also my most comfortable and reliable mask. The ComfortLite 2 is the best for me as far as sleeping position goes, but I can only get it to seal and stay sealed about 50% of the time, the rest of the time I end up switching back to the Swift.
You can also experiment with different pillows, mattress pads, wedges, etc. to find something that lets you sleep in a more natural position. I bought a PAPPillow early on and initially I hated it - made my backache even worse. But I've started using it again recently and it seems to help some.
I think a lot of it has to do with your body adapting to the new sleeping environment. Similar to how a lot of us have aerophagia when starting out, until your body adapts and learns how to position your tongue so you don't swallow air, I think your body eventually adapts to the new sleeping position as well. After 4 months it has got a little better for me, but I've seen some people say it was a year before their back pain went away.
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