should i turn off cpap while im awake

also ive been getting no sleep for a month and a half now and as i stated im on the cpap for 5 days now but not getting the full asleep im tired once i wake up should i take naps during the day to make up for the month i didnt sleep

nayan6842 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:48 am

hi guys im new here and im 5 days in using a cpap machine sleepy study showed my ahi level at 39
i wake up a couple of times and i cant fall asleep during the first couple of hours of sleep do i take off the the nasal pillow or leave it on while i watch tv intill i feel sleepy again
its kinda weird i will go to sleep at 12am wake up 12:30 and then go to sleep at 1 then wake up at 230 and then get 1 or 2 more hrs of sleep waking up in between from 5am to 9am im fully asleeep
im going back to work this week what should i do as i might have sum shifts that start at 9am

When you wake up during the night, just leave the mask on, machine running... you have no way to know when you're going to drift off, and you risk going to sleep without the cpap, having a terrible night, and degrading your heath.

Don't turn it off... simple.

nayan6842 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:35 am

oh yea sorry to bother u guys again i just started my cpap therapy 5 days ago does anyone know how long it takes to start showing improvment in sleep

welcome aboard! each of us is different on this cpap journey. there have been those that have logged in here to let us know they took to it right away. others say it takes months. and of course, every little thing in between.

just keep at it and grow accustomed to having the mask on your face. before long, you won't notice and you'll start to feel better.

one more thing-when you have time, please use the control panel and fill out your equipment. it will then show up at the bottom of your posts, as it does on mine. that way, people will know at once what you are using and can tailor their advice for you.

good luck!

ok thank you i wil definitely fill it out

so having a problem witch dream station i have this is a rental came with no manual i dont know if its a pro or not

nayan6842 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:30 pm

so having a problem witch dream station i have this is a rental came with no manual i dont know if its a pro or not

Model number...it's on the bottom or side of the blower
starts with DSX then has 3 digits and then a combination of digits and letters
DSX200xxx....DreamStation CPAP...no data
DSX400xxx....DreamStation Pro...full data
DSX500xxx....DreamStation Auto CPAP...full data
and there are other numbers higher than 500 but unlikely that you have one of those.

thx pugsy

so guys i started my cpap therapy last thursday july 19 and had a 2nd sleep test appointment with the cpap machine on august 28
the clinic just called me to c if i wanted to get my 2nd test done today
does anyone think it is to soon for me to go, as my therapy just started not to long ago
im still waking up few times during the night and cant go back to sleep for a while

The 2nd appt is normally for titration - to find out what pressure settings you need, so unless you know it's NOT for that, but a 2nd 'test' (why?) to see if you even have apnea, then yes, definitely keep the appt.

I suspect the idea of starting cpap now and the titration study for later was just to get you used to using the machine so you can actually get decent sleep (better sleep study) during the titration part. Often people just don't sleep good during the titration part because everything is so new.

If you are fairly comfortable with mask and machine there's no reason to put off the titration study unless you just want to.

Where are you located?

im in canada toronto ontario
yes the first test was without cpap machine thats wheni got diognosed that was monday july 16 this test today they want me on the cpap so u might be right its probaly for what pressure i should have

Man just came back from my titration had a rough time I just couldn't fall asleep the total I slept was maybe 2 hrs the lady was saying
I felt like I had leaks all night air was going on my eye when I tired yo sleep kn my side it was loud but the women said he machine said no leaks all in all rough time