C-Pap causing gas

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C-Pap causing gas

Post by wayno105 » Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:24 am

Has anyone experienced excessive gas/air from using a C-Pap. I constantly relieve gas/air by belching or otherwise. Its at the point where I'm feeling anxiety attacks before reliving gas/air.
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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by Julie » Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:48 am

Use the search box here to look for 'aerophagia' and see tons of info on that!

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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by zonker » Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:36 pm

wayno105 wrote:Has anyone experienced excessive gas/air from using a C-Pap. I constantly relieve gas/air by belching or otherwise. Its at the point where I'm feeling anxiety attacks before reliving gas/air.
welcome! if i may make a suggestion, try using GAS-X available at fine stores everywhere. i pop two tablets and chew them up about a half hour before masking up for sleep.

the little devils work wonders at cutting down on the gas!

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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by Magicdave » Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:28 am

I had the same until I read about EPR - Exhalation pressure relief. This is a setting on your machine that needs to be turned on maximum full time. The machine then detects when you are breathing out and automatically lowers the air pressure. Virtually eliminated the problem overnight.


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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by palerider » Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:15 am

Magicdave wrote:I had the same until I read about EPR - Exhalation pressure relief. This is a setting on your machine
on SOME machines from ONE manufacturer, by no means all.
Magicdave wrote: that needs to be turned on maximum full time.
not necessarily.

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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by Sheriff Buford » Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:52 am

What's wrong with gas? Let er' rip!

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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by ChicagoGranny » Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:13 am

zonker wrote: welcome! if i may make a suggestion, try using GAS-X available at fine stores everywhere. i pop two tablets and chew them up about a half hour before masking up for sleep.

the little devils work wonders at cutting down on the gas!
Gas-X is just an anti-foaming agent (simethicone). It breaks down smaller bubbles into one larger bubble.

Ya' think one big fart is better than several smaller ones?
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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by DreamStalker » Wed Aug 10, 2016 9:18 am

wayno105 wrote:Has anyone experienced excessive gas/air from using a C-Pap. I constantly relieve gas/air by belching or otherwise. Its at the point where I'm feeling anxiety attacks before reliving gas/air.
Many start out with aerophagia in the early stages of therapy. You may also experience soreness of your chest/ribs in the beginning. The body does adapt over time ... and well worth the effort to stick with the therapy though.
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Re: C-Pap causing gas

Post by Codemonkey812 » Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:49 pm

I had similar problems and my doctor just kept lowering my pressure but then my AHI just went up. Finally he switched my machine to auto with a range from 5-18. Since then I do not have the gas issue.


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