Keeping the air tubing on at night

ddecan · Post by **ddecan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:44 pm

I thought I had insomnia, to find out I had obstructive sleep apnea. (I never snored, or jumped awake at night). The CPAP has changed my sleeping so much for the best, and I learned after 44 years what a nare was, but I find sometimes my airhose around my head, blowing air in my eye, stuck in my hair. Then my husband wakes me up because of the nose it is making. I have tried bobby pins to hold it on- any suggestions to making the thing stay on like it should? Mine is a soft strap around the top and back of my head, with the air going into my nose with these little tube things.

ddecan · Post by **ddecan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:46 pm

I am also curious at what settings other people are on.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:12 pm

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:31 pm

What's the name of your mask, ddecan?

The pressure range I set on my Remstar autopap is 8-15. It usually operates no higher than hitting 13 briefly on occasional nights. Generally it stays at 8 about half the night and uses 9, 10, and 11 various times the other half of the night.

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:42 pm

battlin_blazes · Post by **battlin_blazes** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:59 pm

just got mine yesterday, dr would not go for apap, I tried!!! but its set at 9. I miss the c-flex allready.. I wrote him a little letter today and asked for an explanation of why he said he couldn't do that and told him I was not happy with the decision and reminded him I gladly would have paid the $200 difference so we'll see what happens.

dmatkat6 · Post by **dmatkat6** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:00 pm

Hi...I am new to the forum and also to sleep apnea....I have a regular cpap that is set at 13, ramped from 7....I actually like the higher setting, go figure!

I had the same problem with the tubing. My wonderful husband, also known as Mr. Fix-it, came up with a plan. He put a shelf on the wall above our headboard for the cpap to sit on and then put a plant hook in the ceiling above where I would normally lay. He attached a bungee to that and loops the hose through there allowing it to move. It suspend above my head and does not get tangled anymore...I hated admitting it, but it really worked...
Good Luck!

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:44 pm

dmatkat6 wrote:Hi...I am new to the forum and also to sleep apnea....I have a regular cpap that is set at 13, ramped from 7....I actually like the higher setting, go figure!

I had the same problem with the tubing. My wonderful husband, also known as Mr. Fix-it, came up with a plan. He put a shelf on the wall above our headboard for the cpap to sit on and then put a plant hook in the ceiling above where I would normally lay. He attached a bungee to that and loops the hose through there allowing it to move. It suspend above my head and does not get tangled anymore...I hated admitting it, but it really worked...
Good Luck!

I thought the cpap had to be below the level of the mattress? That's what the literature says.

Marie

chrisp · Post by **chrisp** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:32 pm

unless you dont use a humidifier or you are thirsty. Saves a trip to get a drink of water

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:07 pm

20/16 My hose never seems to get tangled up.
Blazes my doctor did the opposite he thought the resp bipap s with the timed back up was needed when the med supply place thought i could almost get by with a regular bipap! go figure.

battlin_blazes · Post by **battlin_blazes** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:06 am

I'm not happy with the decision and will let him know that, in the mean time he has released me to work on monday (4-25) and now I'm back to not sleeping and my wife is complaining because she says it wakes her when I stop breathing and the machine starts whining. So wonderful thanks again doc!!! If I can't convince him to change this machine out I as with others will be looking to buy a remstar from an alternative source!! Why don't Dr.'s listen to what you ask for? I just don't understand the logic? Maybe they should have to try sleeping with all this equipment and then they'd understand there is no substitute for comfort!!! He gave me a fisher and paykel hc221le and I allready hate it!! Its like going from driving a hummer and having to change to a yugo!! And again not knocking on any certain brands but an apap to a cpap is apples and oranges in my eyes.

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:20 am

battlin_blazes wrote: .... Why don't Dr.'s listen to what you ask for? I just don't understand the logic? Maybe they should have to try sleeping with all this equipment and then they'd understand there is no substitute for comfort!!! He gave me a fisher and paykel hc221le and I allready hate it!! Its like going from driving a hummer and having to change to a yugo!! And again not knocking on any certain brands but an apap to a cpap is apples and oranges in my eyes.

I'd say find another doctor. Unfortunately it may have to be that way, hunting around until you find a good doctor, one that listens to you and helps however he can. But it's hard changing doctors, a pain, and you never know how the next one will be. Maybe someone you know can recommend someone.

Linda

FL andy · Post by **FL andy** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:29 am

I thought the cpap had to be below the level of the mattress? That's what the literature says.

Marie[/quote]

Marie, that is what I had heard also.

What about her question? Any answers or comments from the experts?

Andy

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:30 am

That or get your RX from him, and buy online. You can get reimbursed if you follow your insurance companies guidelines... Good Luck!!

gailzee · Post by **gailzee** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:49 am

Do yu have the swift nasal pillow? Sounds like it from description. Blue stretchy bands, nasal pillow just stuck into ur nostrils, mouth is uncovered, etc? I use a chin strap (cpap.com) sells them. I use the one with the fabric cup, that seems to hold better onto my chin. The universal one with the hole in the chin was awful. Try tightening up the straps a little at a time. One trick I have learned using the swift (if indeed that is what you use), when I take it off,I DO NOT loosen the straps for the next use. I just basically pull it back on the next night with the whole gizmo/straps/nasal pillow in place, squish it into my hose and VOILA, done I used to loosen straps, the pull this one, that one, yank hair, it was ridiculous. This way seems easier to me.

Just a tip, thought it might help.

ddecan wrote: I thought I had insomnia, to find out I had obstructive sleep apnea. (I never snored, or jumped awake at night). The CPAP has changed my sleeping so much for the best, and I learned after 44 years what a nare was, but I find sometimes my airhose around my head, blowing air in my eye, stuck in my hair. Then my husband wakes me up because of the nose it is making. I have tried bobby pins to hold it on- any suggestions to making the thing stay on like it should? Mine is a soft strap around the top and back of my head, with the air going into my nose with these little tube things.

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