I can only breathe through one nostril at a time

abbey101 · Post by **abbey101** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:53 am

I have had a cpap for a year. My mask is a nasal pillow. It fits and i like everything about it except i can't breathe through more than one nostril at a time. First it will be the right side, then I lie on my other side and before you know it, it switches and the other side is stuffed up. I have tried a steroid nasal spray for months and it seems like it makes it worse though i don't know how that could be possible.
Also I don't want a huge amount of headgear. I know it sounds vain but it messes my hair and i have androgenic alopecia which is hard enough to deal with as a woman who always had a nice full head of hair.
I went back to the cpap doc twice. He said my septum is a bit deviated but not all that badly. I don't have sinus problems other than this issue.
Can anyone suggest a solution?

oak · Post by **oak** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:14 pm

check this out:

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php ... at-a-time/

ddk · Post by **ddk** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:06 pm

I asked my doctor about this and he didn't know the answer.

I also tend to find that it takes a few minutes for my nose to clear at all when lying down. Unfortunately, more reason to get a FFM

abbey101 · Post by **abbey101** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:49 am

Thank you Oak Wow. That is very interesting.

Todzo · Post by **Todzo** » Sat Jul 27, 2013 11:11 am

abbey101 wrote:I have had a cpap for a year. My mask is a nasal pillow. It fits and i like everything about it except i can't breathe through more than one nostril at a time. First it will be the right side, then I lie on my other side and before you know it, it switches and the other side is stuffed up. I have tried a steroid nasal spray for months and it seems like it makes it worse though i don't know how that could be possible.
Also I don't want a huge amount of headgear. I know it sounds vain but it messes my hair and i have androgenic alopecia which is hard enough to deal with as a woman who always had a nice full head of hair.
I went back to the cpap doc twice. He said my septum is a bit deviated but not all that badly. I don't have sinus problems other than this issue.
Can anyone suggest a solution?

Eucapnic breathing works for me every time.

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