the pains in your chest are normal soon after starting CPAP. It is from the machine inflating your lungs to where they were not exercised before. The pain will go away in a few weeks, sometimes the pain is to your rib cage from it expanding.
Try taking a Aleve when it bothers you. How much tension your muscles have really has no bearing on CPAP, that just means you are tense usually from stress.
6.0 cm will probably be too low, I would set it to at least 8.0, even if you don't know your titration results that pressure will take care of like 70% of SDB events seen.
A-Flex is the machine you want that offers relief but even it will stop offering that relief at 6.0 cm pressure. But above it will offer you the most comfort with the machine even at 10 cm, if you are going to get one that would be the one I would get.
http://www.aflex.respironics.com
On CPAP since June, chest muscles just too tired
I don't have A-Flex, but Snoredog does. He posted some photos recently that showed graphs of how each one worked. I'm getting ready for work or I'd look them up right now.
A previous poster said that A-Flex offers inhalation relief and C-Flex offers exhalation relief. That's not exactly correct. A-Flex offers both inhalation and exhalation relief, while C-Flex offers only inhalation relief.
A previous poster said that A-Flex offers inhalation relief and C-Flex offers exhalation relief. That's not exactly correct. A-Flex offers both inhalation and exhalation relief, while C-Flex offers only inhalation relief.
- Rose
Thread on how I overcame aerophagia
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t3383 ... hagia.html
Thread on my TAP III experience
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t3705 ... ges--.html
Thread on how I overcame aerophagia
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t3383 ... hagia.html
Thread on my TAP III experience
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t3705 ... ges--.html
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Intunejune
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Snoredog,RosemaryB and Cflame1
Thanks everyone!
Snoredog, my titration setting is 6. My first sleep study showed 42-46 incidences an hour, but when I went back for the titration, just that little bit of help did the trick evidently. I brought my "nasal pillows" with me. I have had no trouble falling asleep with the CPAP. Two and a half months with the machine set on 10 I believe is what did me in. I was having to force that air out of my lungs.
RosemaryB and Cflame and Snoredog, thanks for more technical information. WOW, if there is so much to learn and I have concentration and memory issues to boot.
Luckily, I will have these posts to fall back on. I was concerned I should be on another type of machine A-flex or C-flex, but if the machines would not offer any relief at a setting of 6, maybe I could lay that concern to rest.
The past four nights, I have woken in the morning with the mask on. Since I do not find the mask uncomfortable and fall asleep with it going, I assummed that while asleep, I was not exhaling sufficiently and over a period of time, was becoming oxygen depleted.
Thanks again for your help.
June
Snoredog, my titration setting is 6. My first sleep study showed 42-46 incidences an hour, but when I went back for the titration, just that little bit of help did the trick evidently. I brought my "nasal pillows" with me. I have had no trouble falling asleep with the CPAP. Two and a half months with the machine set on 10 I believe is what did me in. I was having to force that air out of my lungs.
RosemaryB and Cflame and Snoredog, thanks for more technical information. WOW, if there is so much to learn and I have concentration and memory issues to boot.
Luckily, I will have these posts to fall back on. I was concerned I should be on another type of machine A-flex or C-flex, but if the machines would not offer any relief at a setting of 6, maybe I could lay that concern to rest.
The past four nights, I have woken in the morning with the mask on. Since I do not find the mask uncomfortable and fall asleep with it going, I assummed that while asleep, I was not exhaling sufficiently and over a period of time, was becoming oxygen depleted.
Thanks again for your help.
June
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Intunejune
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JZ and Raybur
Raybur,
Out of curiosity, what factors went into the decision making to start you on an APAP machine?
I had no idea until I got onto this forum there were options.
JZ,
Thank you for your concern. I have not talked to my doctor since the pressure was turned down to 6.
I am giving this a little time at this pressure. Also, I think I will get a copy of my titration sleep study. I am wondering if I had exhalation relief for that study. If not, it would be interesting to see if I did retain CO2 but am sure if I had, this would have been addressed already.
But you never know.
Thank you June
Out of curiosity, what factors went into the decision making to start you on an APAP machine?
I had no idea until I got onto this forum there were options.
JZ,
Thank you for your concern. I have not talked to my doctor since the pressure was turned down to 6.
I am giving this a little time at this pressure. Also, I think I will get a copy of my titration sleep study. I am wondering if I had exhalation relief for that study. If not, it would be interesting to see if I did retain CO2 but am sure if I had, this would have been addressed already.
But you never know.
Thank you June