Co2 retention/rebreath

Hi

I'm using cpap for 6months. It clears apnia, but i still have co2 retention/rebreath problem. Dizzy fatigue..my life is broken now..

I had used nasl type. But i changed the mask to pillow type to reduce the spaceof mask in which co2 remains. And it works(but a little)
Next i sleep inclined. It also works(but a little...).

I really want to solve co2 problem without bipap.

If someone who solve the problem, please tell me how...

Could you post a reference to what CO2 retention/rebreath is?

Thanks.

Help us here understand. How do you know you are having a problem with co2 rebreathing?

webbie73 wrote:Help us here understand. How do you know you are having a problem with co2 rebreathing?

I checked co2 level using cpap in hospital, and the level is higher than normal.

Guest wrote:I checked co2 level using cpap in hospital, and the level is higher than normal.

interesting, I didn't know until today they'd come up with a way to measure that.

OP needs to see his doctor, as I mentioned in the old thread he reanimated.

Sang wrote:Hi

I'm using cpap for 6months. It clears apnia, but i still have co2 retention/rebreath problem. Dizzy fatigue..my life is broken now..

I had used nasl type. But i changed the mask to pillow type to reduce the spaceof mask in which co2 remains. And it works(but a little)
Next i sleep inclined. It also works(but a little...).

I really want to solve co2 problem without bipap.

If someone who solve the problem, please tell me how...

So without detailing exactly what machine and which mask you use you want answers to this? Because no body has this problem because the masks are specifically designed not to have this problem.

So basically if you are having this problem it is nothing to do with your xpap therapy.

Do you have a sleep doctor that you can talk this over with? I'm thinking, like other posters, that this is unlikely to be due to CO2 rebreathing via cpap. There are very likely other causes that are coming into play here. I'd talk this over with my sleep doctor to get on top of this, rather than guessing what this is due to. Especially since you feel that this has been the case all for a while now. If you don't have a good sleep doctor now, I think that you should find one, for just this sort of thing.

Not sure how you were getting Co2 numbers but there are medical conditions that increase your Co2 levels including heart and lung diseases among others and you were in the hospital. Do you think this might be related? Only your doctor can explain this for you.

Guest wrote:I checked co2 level using cpap in hospital

CPAP does not measure CO2 levels. What are you talking about?

And why were you in the hospital?

CPAPIST wrote:

Guest wrote:I checked co2 level using cpap in hospital

CPAP does not measure CO2 levels. What are you talking about?

And why were you in the hospital?

I felt dizzy and fatigue when i use cpap.
So i checked some test including co2 level in a hospital.
Of course they checked it with another machine, not cpap. (Sorry. My english is poor)
The machine has sensor attached to my ear and check co2 level in my blood(maybe blood i guess)

BlackSpinner wrote:

Sang wrote:Hi

I'm using cpap for 6months. It clears apnia, but i still have co2 retention/rebreath problem. Dizzy fatigue..my life is broken now..

I had used nasl type. But i changed the mask to pillow type to reduce the spaceof mask in which co2 remains. And it works(but a little)
Next i sleep inclined. It also works(but a little...).

I really want to solve co2 problem without bipap.

If someone who solve the problem, please tell me how...

So without detailing exactly what machine and which mask you use you want answers to this? Because no body has this problem because the masks are specifically designed not to have this problem.

So basically if you are having this problem it is nothing to do with your xpap therapy.

I'm using resmed 9 with pillow type mask. I've already tried nasal type, but it made my problem worse.
And i also tried to find my best pressure(now im using .
I know the masks are designed not to have co2 problems, but i could find some people in this site having similar problems.
People have various breathing strength, so i wonder the mask can satisfy all of them.

Guest wrote: The machine has sensor attached to my ear and check co2 level in my blood(maybe blood i guess)

they can test oxygen levels with an ear or finger clip.

I just learned they can test co2 levels without drawing blood.

Guest wrote:The machine has sensor attached to my ear and check co2 level in my blood

An instrument attached to your ear lobe is an oximeter and it checks your blood-oxygen level.

It is not possible to check the blood-carbon dioxide level with an instrument attached to any part of the body.

You need to talk to your doctor about your concerns.

ChicagoGranny wrote:

Guest wrote:The machine has sensor attached to my ear and check co2 level in my blood

An instrument attached to your ear lobe is an oximeter and it checks your blood-oxygen level.

It is not possible to check the blood-carbon dioxide level with an instrument attached to any part of the body.

You need to talk to your doctor about your concerns.

The name of the instrument is "Sentec". it can measure the co2 level.

i really appreciate all of your answers.
My doctor told me that co2 problems rarly appear. And he told me that maybe i'm too sensitive to co2.

i really hope that some people in this community who overcome the problem(guess co2 problem) give me some advise. Because i visit four doctors and they told me that there is no way to solve the problem with using cpap.
i know most of people don't have the same problem or they can handle it by changing pressure, tightness, taping.
However, i tried all of it. I changed several variables(pressure, tightness, taping, mask type, humidity, sleeping time, and so on), but i can not find the solution.