Switch from CPAP to APAP for aerophagia?

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Re: Switch from CPAP to APAP for aerophagia?

Post by robysue » Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:08 am

Morchella wrote:Last night I slept over 7 hours without taking off the mask! Just had a few burps worth of air when I woke up. It was the cervical collar that made the difference!
That's great news!
On the second night of adjustable pressure, my pressure was around 7 most of the night and only jumped to 10 once, yet the aerophagia was worse, so clearly pressure wasn't the whole story.
Yep. That's the thing about aerophagia. What works for one person (me) doesn't work for another person (you). That's why you have to be patient and keep trying things. I'm really glad the cervical collar did the trick for you!

So now that I've got that worked out... when do I start feeling more like a superhero and less like a zombie?
You may never feel like a superhero.

But more seriously, you should start feeling less like a zombie sometime in the next few months. If you're lucky, you might start feeling much better in a week or so. If you're not so lucky it might take a month or two. If you're unlucky, it might take more than two months.

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