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Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:03 pm
by boston
alnhwrd wrote:Yeah, all of the above should have been a choice, and would have been most accurate. I did pick the driving one, because no longer falling asleep at the wheel was an immediate benefit without which death/serious injury was most imminent, and would have prevented the other benefits from occuring. But I like all of the benefits, and wouldn't give it up for anything!
Falling asleep driving is when I decided I had a problem.
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:20 pm
by clancy2
I picked other:
I'm sleeping some better still working with vthe doctor on that
hoping the memory improves and am less sleepy.
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:42 am
by roster
Someone who selects any one of the symptoms has not educated himself about all of the types of damage sleep apnea does.
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:12 pm
by extremeliver
I'm with Brenda. I'd hate to wake up dead. It would really mess up my day.
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:05 am
by OceanGoingGal
I voted A but I too think "all of the above" would have been more apropriate. I am sleeping so much better. Not neccessarily longer yet. I know I am getting to a deeper level of sleep. I am even having dreams. Dreams that do not involve being unable to breathe. Life is good!
Laura
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:53 pm
by ractar28
I like CPAP because it's a torture.
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:54 pm
by krousseau
If "they" (doctors) told me tomorrow that my sleep apnea was cured-I'd still use XPAP at lower pressure. After a life of allergic rhinitis and nasal congestion interruping my sleep-it is no longer a problem. The warm, filtered, humidified air has eliminated my nightime congestion-as well as daytime problems of runny nose and sneezing. It may also be that the pressure "inflates" my nasal passages. During the fires in California this year we got a lot of smoke and I had a return of bad congestion. I noticed that after hooking up to XPAP I could breath easily through my nose and as soon as I took off my mask in the AM I was stuffed up again. Guess that is what it is supposed to do-keep the airways open! It is preventing apneas which lowers my blood pressure and stops my nighttime cardiac arrhythmias. It works! Count my vote as a blessing on 4 counts!
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:29 pm
by Lukie
It sure beats dementia!
Re: Torture or blessing? Why do you like CPAP poll.
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 4:36 am
by 49er
Unfortunately, pap therapy has been torture for me. But because not using the machine is not an option, I continue to do what I can so that I can write a different script.
I am happy for the folks who have had success with pap therapy and hope your good fortune continues.
49er