Sleeping in the chair

OK there is a Sleeping on the plane topics and cold topics.

I have been on BiPap for one month and have excelled. Prior to the XPap treatment I found my OSA was lessened (Or eliminated I don't know) when I slept in the recliner. Thank God I haven't slept in the recliner other than falling asleep at night after my Sonata before bed. Then, my wife reminds me to go to bed (fill humidifier, Strap Up, sleep like baby).

Sleeping upright was more restful, before the therapy, is anyone atill doing this after successful therapy; ie for colds, or the errant night where the XPap just doesn't work?

I get 2-3 major sinus infections a year and absolutely fear the next one. I see 3-4 nights in the chair. I ordered a liberty hybrid just for this, but feel that it is going to be a long week when it hits.

It is best to use your bed and XPAP, but if for some reason you have to do without XPAP, a recliner helps. (no power, broken mask ect.)

In the case of GERD, a recliner plus XPAP, could bring added relief. But to use a recliner instead of XPAP, not for me! Jim

I am soooooo lucky I don't have GERD. If you mean reflux.

I have not yet invested in a full face mask for those times with congestion, but I plan to when money allows. When I have a cold or the power is out, I sleep in a recliner, but it is more of a formal one with a straight back that leans only slightly back when the footrest comes up. I've never felt I had an issue with apnea in this position. My daughter has observed me sleeping like this for many hours and hasn't seen me have any difficulty. As an extra safety measure, I like to prop my chin on a c-shaped neck pillow placed backward. Last week I took an unplanned nap - no prop. I awoke in an awful state while dreaming of not being able to breathe, heart racing, short of breath - undoubtedly a bad apnea event. Just saying, a recliner may be better than lying flat, but for me isn't a guarantee of no apneas.

sleeping in a chair can cause you to have man-boobs

Snoredog wrote:sleeping in a chair can cause you to have man-boobs

Thought I read a medical study once concluding that it had to be a dairy farmer's stool. Apparently not just any chair will do...

On a serious note, I experience apneas sleeping upright in any chair. Sleeping chin forward is a culprit position for me regarding apneas.

[quote="Snoredog"]sleeping in a chair can cause you to have man-boobs [/quote

Too Late! I've seen some men with more than me. And this is before sitting in a chair to sleep.


Because of very severe GERD (not reflux) just chest and upper back pain, I had to sleep propped up in bed by a wedge cushion and several pillows just to get any sleep. I did this a total of 11 times in October. I am now on another medication which empyties the stomach faster, as well as the 30mg of Previcid twice a day with Gavisocn inbetween. I don't have a recliner and I can't recline anyway when it is really bad. I have to sit straight up or I get the pain worse.

Fortunately, I think this new added med is helping as I have been able to sleep lying down for several nights in a row now.

Anne

sleeping in a recliner can't be too bad for you so long as you recline.(imagine that phrase) reclining with a pillow under your shoulders , not your head alloes your head to tilt back opening up your airway.. anyone who has taken CPR will remember that stuffing a rolled towel etc under the neck helps open the airway. you still need ayour cpap though. i sleep as much in the recliner as i do my bed , mostly 'cuz of gerd and arophalgia. the same applies to bed sleeping- if you can tip your head back makes breathing a whole lot easier
some can do this others not --------- and if ya roll to one side or the other........forget my ramblings cuz they don't no longer matters lol.