still waking up middle of night despite cpap

One of the reasons I was convinced I should get a cpap machine is that I was waking up 2 or 3 times a night every night. A sure sign of sleep apnea, I was told. The sleep study revealed that I had OSA.
I'm only on the second week of use, so things may change, but so far, I've not noticed any improvement as far as waking up in the middle of the night is concerned.
On this website I got the impression that others had this problem. Is this so? That for some of us the cpap is not effective in getting us to sleep through the entire night? Are my expectations too high?

One of the reasons I was convinced I should get a cpap machine is that I was waking up 2 or 3 times a night every night. A sure sign of sleep apnea, I was told. The sleep study revealed that I had OSA

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Whoever told you that, told you wrong.

* A person with sleep apnea wakes up many times an hour, tens or hundreds of times a night. They are not concious of this waking, but their sleep is badly disrupted.

* In addition to that, many people with sleep apnea have to get up and go to the toilet a number of times at night. I wouldn't call this a "sure indication", of sleep apnea, it happens in other conditions as well.

* After 2 weeks you might still be in the process of getting used to this new way of sleeping.

* Some people are more conscious of waking up at night than others. I used to wake up with my heart thundering, having to go to the toilet, gasping, and usually, unable to fall asleep again easily. I no longer have these symptoms when I wake up. I wake up slightly, turn over, and contiune sleeping happily. And that, for me, is the major difference.

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skinnysleepapnea;

ozij has answered your concerns perfectly, in my opinion! and i also would give your therapy a bit more time. some respond slower than others etc.


Welcome & keep reading,
best to you!

steve
ufo13

I am diagnosed with sleep apnea, and am told that I have many times during the night in which I "wake" but am unconscious of it. But I am conscious of 2 or 3 real, complete awakenings, in which full consciousness is restored. It is these that I wish I could lose... its what I am aware of. What the machines and doctors tell me I have-- that's interesting. But what I am aware... that is what drives my concern. For me, the others are somehow abstract. So, I was hoping that they would improve, and I would not wake up to consciousness in the middle of the night any more. We'll just have to give it time, at lesat 3 months. Currently I am adjusting fairly well. Each night is better. The first was full of fear. Reading these boards have been very helpful, particularly in overcoming fear.
Again, that you for your advise and common sense.