Alcohol and CPAP

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Paul B
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Alcohol and CPAP

Post by Paul B » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:44 pm

Does having a couple of glasses of wine before you go to bed and put on CPAP equipment help you sleep better or interfere with your sleep?

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Re: Alcohol and CPAP

Post by Muse-Inc » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:56 pm

BAD idea! Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant and the CNS controls breathing. Plus, alcohol relaxes all the muscles in your airways making them more likely to collapse causing hypops and apneas...not something you want happening when you sleep...we with apnea have enough collapsing airway 'stuff'.
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Re: Alcohol and CPAP

Post by spacetoast » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:31 pm

I asked a similar question recently. Here's a link to two pages of responses:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44660&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... ze#p398800
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Re: Alcohol and CPAP

Post by sheldons65 » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:36 am

I boost the pressure 1 cm per 6 pack.
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Re: Alcohol and CPAP

Post by tipaul » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:14 am

What a good idea sheldons65!!!! I will start that today!!!!

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