Waking up with APAP pressure changes?

Country4ever · Post by **Country4ever** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:03 pm

Hi all,
I've been hearing that some people with APAPs can be awakened when the pressure goes up. But how do you know?? I've been waking up 2-4 times a night, but have been thinking it was just me...maybe hearing something, or having pain, etc. How do people really know its from the APAP making a pressure change?? And it seems like it would be very subtle and might not even wake you to consciousness.
I'm trying to decide if I might do better with CPAP, since I tend to wake up with everything and anything. But I have no clue if my awakenings are from the APAP or not.

drummergirl410 · Post by **drummergirl410** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:14 pm

I also have an APAP. The largets majority of the time I have not idea that my machine has increased the pressure. I have woken up on occasion to find it a bit uncomfortable. This seems to happen when my pressure has spiked to around 11 or so. Usually though, I don't think it was the change that woke me up. Usually it's something else entirely. What is your pressure range? If you're running an open range that could be the culprit. I'd say to try a week or so on cpap mode and see if it makes a difference for you.

Country4ever · Post by **Country4ever** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:18 pm

Thanks drummergirl,
My settings are around 5 and 9. I guess every time I wake up I should check the pressure....but sometimes doing that disturbs my getting back to sleep, so I don't do it. I'm just trying to figure out where to put the CPAP pressure.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:21 pm

if your machine was set to a 3 or 4 cm pressure like most of us use you wouldn't ever notice a pressure difference. Jim

drummergirl410 · Post by **drummergirl410** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:28 pm

No problem! My RT with the pulminologist prescribed mine. If you're pulminologist hasn't zeroed in on one number, you might want to ask. Sounds you're at about a 7, as I am. That hits your range rigth in the middle.

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:46 am

"Arousal" and "waking up" are not the same thing. Your sleep can be disturbed by pressure changes without your necessarily being awake and conscious.

With the range narrowed, you suddenly find you sleep more restful.

O.

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