Stomach pain from eating air?

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Knabino
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Stomach pain from eating air?

Post by Knabino » Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:17 pm

Sometimes I wake up with painful tummy on all sides and need to release gas. Does this mean my pressure is too high, even if my AHI is over 5?

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Re: Stomach pain from eating air?

Post by Slinky » Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:28 pm

Maybe. The "catch" is what is your Leak rate? And, unfortunately, the Leak rate reported on the LCD screen on these new S9s is actually quite useless to help w/this problem. We got a better "picture" w/the S8's method of reporting the Leak rate via the LCD screen. You now need the ResScan software to get a true idea of your Leaks and whether the Leaks could be contributing to the high AHI and/or your pressure need and/or the pressure you are receiving.

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Re: Stomach pain from eating air?

Post by Rogue Uvula » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:38 am

Knabino wrote:Sometimes I wake up with painful tummy on all sides and need to release gas. Does this mean my pressure is too high, even if my AHI is over 5?
I had this problem and found out (via the Atlanta CPAP meeting) that having my chin down is one possible cause. That fixed it for me! YMMV.
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Re: Stomach pain from eating air?

Post by JointPain » Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:46 pm

Since I've been adhering to a "no eating within 3 hours of sleep time" policy (to alleviate cough from a bit of reflux I was apparently having), I've noticed a big reduction in CPAP gas.

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