Chest Discomfort

hosehead2 · Post by **hosehead2** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:07 am

I am a recent member of the hosehead club! I started CPAP eight days ago and I am starting to really notice that I am not feeling as tired. However my chest feels like I have pulled muscles in my chest/rib cage area. Is this normal? I do not recall doing anything to hurt myself but it started when I started this new experiance, currently my prescibed pressure is 12 if that could have something to do with it. Thanks for any info...

slumberer · Post by **slumberer** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:30 am

I am NOT an MD but it occurs to me that there may be a couple of reasons:

1. The exertion of your lungs against the pressure of the CPAP might be causing some pain.
2. Minor lung infection
3. Angina

At any rate, I would call your MD immedately with chest pains...especially if they are associated with shortness of breath, dizziness or numbness/pain in the left arm....better yet....take an aspirin and go to the ER. Chest pains are nothing to mess around with.

hosehead2 · Post by **hosehead2** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:03 pm

I do not have shortness of breath or any of the "stereotypical" heart attach symptoms. What I do have is a chest and ribcage that feels sore for lack of a better description. I agree better safe than sorry and will be checked out by my doctor.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:11 pm

Chest pain is very common. Use the search function and you'll find lots of posts about it.

george49 · Post by **george49** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:42 pm

Yes common common every once in awhile i get the same thing, mine seems to be along the sides of my rib cage, this will go away after a day or so. mine will come back after a bad night when my pressure is up higher than normal. But keep an eye on it.

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