Back sleeping

Do any of you sleep on your back with your PAP device? I’m sure you might need higher pressure, but my nose is definitely less congested when I lay on my back. I’ve been avoiding it because my jaw drops when I fall asleep, but I want to try a cervical collar to see if that helps.

Get the collar. It's a cheap trial. My pressure needs are much lower when wearing a collar. I sleep on my back.

It's complicated.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleeping-positions

It can result in a lot more hypopneas, but that's for you to monitor and deal with I guess.

i've been trying for some months now. (it's a long story)

and yes my ahi is higher. it's not so much the jaw dropping. it's the tongue sliding down the throat.

ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 13, 2023 3:14 pm

Get the collar. It's a cheap trial. My pressure needs are much lower when wearing a collar. I sleep on my back.

I’ll definitely get one! Do you have to use a higher pressure when sleeping on your back?

You'll find out - it's kinda up to you to experiment and decide.

I slept exclusively on my back for several months after my bilateral mastectomy in 2015.
Now, I flip and flop as needed all night long.
It's so nice not to have to think about sleeping position.