Alcohol and OSA

guest1 · Post by **guest1** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:32 pm

I know that alcohol worsens OSA but if I even have one drink at night I have symptoms in the AM that my CPAP did not work right.
I am titrated at 10. My sleep doctor says do not even have one drink because it can take you from a 10 to a 20 due to muscle relaxation so I am probably exceeding my 10 when I have a drink. Does anyone know more about this?
Having OSA is bad enough but not being able to socialize and have a single drink??
Maybe autopap would work better on me?
Any comments appreciated.
Kurt

rvbcave · Post by **rvbcave** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:41 pm

If you fill your humidifier with Vodka... that could be bad! I will ask some of my doc friends about your question Kurt.

Have a great weekend!
Robby

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:00 pm

Alcohol consumption can effect your OSA. The closer to bedtime you have a drink, the more apparent the effect. But one drink taking your pressure requirement from 10cms to 20cms? I don't believe it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:11 pm

Here's an interesting link to a clinical trial conducted in 2000:

Effect of moderate alcohol upon obstructive sleep apnoea

where they conclude:

To conclude, modest alcohol consumption, giving a mean blood alcohol concentration of 0.07 g x dL(-1), significantly increases both obstructive sleep apnoea frequency and mean sleep cardiac frequency.

Jerry69 · Post by **Jerry69** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:23 pm

guest1 wrote:I know that alcohol worsens OSA but if I even have one drink at night I have symptoms in the AM that my CPAP did not work right.
I am titrated at 10. My sleep doctor says do not even have one drink because it can take you from a 10 to a 20 due to muscle relaxation so I am probably exceeding my 10 when I have a drink. Does anyone know more about this?
Having OSA is bad enough but not being able to socialize and have a single drink??
Maybe autopap would work better on me?
Any comments appreciated.
Kurt

"I have symptoms in the AM that my CPAP did not work right"?

What kind of symptoms?

If I drink too much, I wake up with a hangover, but Encore Pro tells me that my AHI is still less than 1.0 with a CPAP of 9 cm. So, all I can tell you is that my Encore Pro reports don't reflect too much alcohol.

Live a little.

I drink most every day, 3 or 4, before dinner. Not much after dinner, unless clubbing [once a week...hangover time].

But, my untreated AHI is only 9.5, so the effects of alcohol will vary, I'm sure, individually.

Is this forum turning into an AA Meeting?

Jerry

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:42 pm

Jerry69 wrote:I drink most every day, 3 or 4, before dinner. Not much after dinner, unless clubbing [once a week...hangover time].

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Jerry69 · Post by **Jerry69** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:40 am

Couldn't keep the pace. Only two rum and cokes before dinner. Maybe I was boasting a little when I said '3-4 drinks before dinner.' Usually, only 2-3. But, if I play golf with the boys or Pickleball, I will drink considerable beer afterwards [and during golf]. It's a lifestyle thing in a retirement community.

Got an especially good report from Encore Pro for last night: http://jerrylester.com/posting/Daily%20 ... 0-2006.pdf Run your cursor over the little yellow note balloons once you are in Adobe Reader.

The Aura worked great! Note how steady the leak rate, which indicates that only the interface port is 'leaking' air.

Only 2 events. Few snores. 9 hours of compliance. A pretty picture - for an old 'sot'. (One night I had zero events!)

Anyway, you get my point. Excessive alcohol is not good for a lot of reasons, but it doesn't seem to affect my treatment.

I know you may be wondering, "Does this guy really need treatment?" Frankly, I'm not sure, but it can't hurt and it is relatively painless, so why not? I am resting better. I do not wake my self with a snore shortly after falling to sleep (as I do when I nap without CPAP) and I don't wake gasping. So, I'm hooked (sometimes with my Breeze. What a likeable hooker).

Jerry

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:43 pm

Wow, Jerry! Thanks for sharing your results. They are GREAT results. Especially like your yellow 'note' balloons with commentary!

Neurosurgery NP · Post by **Neurosurgery NP** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:49 pm

I can tell you that when I drink, my AHI satys the same, but my autopap does adjust upwards, requiring more pressure that if I had not had a drink. You definitely relax after you drink, and in the process, your airway relaxes too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:59 pm

I only smoke when I drink. I smoke 12 packs a day.

Nev · Post by **Nev** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:16 am

I'm another lucky one. I use a PB420E and have found no systematic relationship between the amount of alcohol consumed and either average pressure or AHI.

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