Don't You Wish It Was Cordless???

Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:03 am

I know its not possible, but was thinking how wonderful it would be if the CPAP mask was cordless.

I get so sick of struggling with the hose every night!

Just venting cause I can't sleep.

Heidi

FairSpirit · Post by **FairSpirit** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:23 am

LoL! I've thought the same thing. Hope you can get some rest.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:42 am

Actually, IMHO with the miniturization of everything these days, I would imagine it is not out of the realm for the cpap unit to be on the mask itself and thus making it hoseless. One of us could be a rich man if we could design this

FairSpirit · Post by **FairSpirit** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:55 am

[quote="rock and roll"]One of us could be a rich man if we could design this

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:03 pm

Heidi,

Great idea, but until then are you hanging your hose at some mid-point between the mask and the machine? I find if I do that an leave just enough slack to move around during the night it alleviates most of the torque on the mask from the hose.

dirtsurfer57 · Post by **dirtsurfer57** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 6:10 pm

Don't you guys ever watch Star Trek, nanobots pretty soon they'll inject those little buggers into us and we won't have to do anything for ourselves ever again!!!!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:25 pm

I wonder if astronauts suffer from sleep apnea?
Would microgravity prevent sleep apnea?

I wonder if one of those small hand held fans would have enough pressure to replace a cpap machine. It seems most of the expense is in adjustable pressure and not a fixed pressure. You could sell a simple machine with a fixed rpm and the pitch of the propeller blades would determine the volume of air. More pitch more air, variable pitch - apap.

Getting the device certified would be the problem.

NeurosurgeryNP · Post by **NeurosurgeryNP** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:47 pm

Have you tried the 10' hose? It wors for me on those restless nights.

JimH · Post by **JimH** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:17 pm

Personally the hose doesn't bother me as much as the "vents" off the mask. Sometimes when the I turn my head to the side the sound of the air against the pillows can sound like a freight train passing inches from my head. Ughhhhhh.... Also, on those cold nights I have to bury myself under the covers to hide from what seems to be a cold blast.....

3isles · Post by **3isles** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:32 pm

[quote="rock and roll"]Actually, IMHO with the miniturization of everything these days, I would imagine it is not out of the realm for the cpap unit to be on the mask itself and thus making it hoseless. One of us could be a rich man if we could design this

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:11 pm

While we are wishing, I also want something very, very small as I don't have very much room on my nightstand. I had to put them on the floor when I had the separate Humidaire humidifier (which is the best I have had), but then I really did have trouble with my hose (which I don't have if cpap is on the night stand). So lets make it small, hoseless, and effortless.

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:57 pm

[quote="Anonymous"]I wonder if astronauts suffer from sleep apnea?
Would microgravity prevent sleep apnea?

I think this has been addressed before.

If one uses intuitive logic combined with a bit of physics background, I would think the incidence of osa is GREATLY reduced if an astronaut had apnea.
One of the greatest enemies of OSA sufferers is the effect and affect of gravity on the tissues that collapse from the force of gravity.

Those who sleep in recliners are utilizing this principle to their advantage.

If the effect of gravity on the throat and abdominal tissues were the only factor, then I would think the problem would be greatly reduced.
But I'll bet OSA would preclude anyone from flying in microgravity.
Think about the new problems with the water in a humidifier.
Big time SNAFU with no imaginable solution..

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:04 pm

You could get the creature frim Alien to go down your throat and breath through it. We do that already, it's called the Hybrid. Jim

whatrdreamsmadeof · Post by **whatrdreamsmadeof** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:34 pm

take this great idea to a cell phone company, i'm sure they could make one!!!!!!!!!!!!

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:18 pm

tomjax wrote:If one uses intuitive logic combined with a bit of physics background, I would think the incidence of osa is GREATLY reduced if an astronaut had apnea.
One of the greatest enemies of OSA sufferers is the effect and affect of gravity on the tissues that collapse from the force of gravity.

You're so right, Tom.

2001-09-04 | SCIENCE "Sleeping Soundly in Space"
Two studies performed on astronauts indicate that sleeping in the absence of gravity reduces certain sleep-disturbing conditions common on Earth. In the studies, astronauts in orbit stopped snoring and experienced fewer occurrences of disruptive breathing patterns such as apnea, a condition where sleep is interrupted by a termination of breathing; and hypopnea, a condition where normal breathing is reduced, producing long, shallow breaths. These conditions effect millions of people in America alone. Thes studies are the first proof that gravity does indeed play a role in these conditions.

"Sleep Better in Space"
By Heather Sparks
Staff Writer
24 August 2001

Space travel enthusiasts promise adventure, out-of-this-world views and bouncy antigravity rooms, but scientists have now found another selling point for interstellar R&R: Humans sleep in space more soundly than on Earth.

During a study of two 1998 space flights, five astronauts stopped snoring almost completely. The astronauts also experienced a significant decrease in sleep-disturbing periods of breathing cessation, called sleep apnea, as well as periods of slow and shallow breathing called hypopnea.

Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and NASA Ames Research Center published the research in this month's issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.