Neck problems

[giantred]

I'm still convinced that my neck problems are coming from the straps on the headgear, so I'm now willing to change to using the nasal prongs. I had a successful septoplasty surgery and I'm against using the prongs because they put more pressure on the sinuses and in the past they would bleed under CPAP therapy. However, I am now using a humidifier.
So, do you think I will get the bloody noses again if I use the prongs with the humifier? I use to bleed before the surgery and I haven't had one bloody nose since the surgery. Do you think prongs will be ok? and I won't get the bloddy noses. If so, what prongs can you recommend?

[Muse-Inc]

GRed, what pressure range is your APAP set for and what pillow mask do you have?

[ozij]

Prongs really go in in your nose. Another type is pillows - they don't go in deeply at all.

O.

[mtstromberg]

what about your pillow? I had chronic neck problems for awhile that even had me visiting the hospital with numb arms (they thought it was meningitis). Finally realized that my pillow was too flat. I sleep on my side and my neck was bending too far. Slept on two pillows and that fixed the problem, so I later bought one of those tempurpedic-style pillows. Perfect ever since.

[giantred]

It's one of those temperpedic foam pillows. It helps my neck problems when I don't use the apnea machine. However, when I use the machine my neck hurts with the temperpedic pillow.

[gasp]

When I used the Mirage Vista, I got neck pain. It happened when I found myself straining upward to get a good seal. When I adjusted the straps so that it got a good seal without tilting my head backward, the neck pain stopped. I went to the ComfortLite 2 and no longer have those issues.

What type of mask do you use?

[kennethryan]

I too had neck problems due to my strap. Ended up with chronic pain in my left shoulder, hand, and foot, sometimes with numbness as well.

I switched out my headgear (from my Quattro) to a Softcap. I was able to adjust it so the lower strap sat higher on my neck, almost on the base of my skull. After about a month the pain and numbness was gone except some lingering pain on my neck. A definite improvement though.

During this time my bed and pillow was constant...

If you haven't already you might consider trying a couple different headgear to see if you can get the strap to sit elsewhere on your neck.