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Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:12 pm
by HD4me
I'm 63 and started cpap 10/15/2012. Wish I would've started 20 years earlier.
Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:52 am
by nicholasjh1
Dimaryp wrote:Holy crap. I feel so young. I guess that means I'm pretty damn unhealthy for my age. I'm only 24 and I've been on the CPAP since I was 16 so that's 8 years on the CPAP. I found out that I had Sleep Apnea when I confronted my doctor about my embarassing bet-wetting problem still into my late teens. He suggested a sleep study and I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and was put on the REMstar and sleep at a 12 currently. My problem was solved instantaneously. Turns out my body was shutting down to get the required sleep it needed because of how little I was breathing in my sleep. So my body was basically more concerned with keeping oxygen to my system than worrying about holding my bladder. I wonder, has anyone else had this problem before they started using a CPAP? Just curious.
I didn't have the bed wetting part, but nocturia (nocturnal urination) is a common side effect of apnea. I would often have to get up 2-3 times a night to go and pee ( and it did get instantly solved when I went on CPAP) . But then in general older adults don't sleep as deeply as teenagers (You actually do need less sleep as you age), so it's not too surprising to me that a teenagers nocturia would result in bed wetting, so if I were you I wouldn't sweat it, it was a quite natural reaction to the stress apnea causes.
Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:54 am
by nicholasjh1
ladyhen wrote:BadThad wrote:2flamingos wrote:54, and been on APAP for a little over 2 years.
BadThad - congrats on being able to reduce your settings, on your wieght loss, and the overall success of your therapy!
I am, unfortunately, thinking about adjusting mine setting a little higher. My AHI is not bad - generally below 3; but I am at or near the top of my range (9.5-13) frequently. I'm just not sure which to adjust - or should I adjust both? The only concern I have about adjusting the higher number is that I did have a few Centrals during my study and titration.
Your APAP is running a lot at 13? If so, I would definately increase it to 14 to see how you respond. As far as the range, my feeling is you should be about 80% at the bottom each night. If you're running 80% at the top, your titration is too low. You should probably try 11-14 and see how it works for you. Like I said....and this is just my opinion....you should be 80% or more at your lowest pressure.
Why not just adjust your APAP up to the max? Mine is set 4-20 and it goes wherever it wants - although is usually around 9 and up to 13ish.
opening up the top is a great Idea... however if yours has to ramp to 9 every night I'd suggest that as a minimum, that way you don't put your body and mind through the stress of the machine adjusting to the correct levels.
Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:36 am
by spareohs
29, 9 months. Not my favorite thing, but I'm happy my daytime headaches are gone.
Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:21 pm
by compujas
34, 6 months. Still getting used to it and slowly experimenting with masks (too expensive to go fast).
Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:43 am
by TheDuke
I have used CPAP for about 30 years, and am now 87 years old. My general health is good and I truly believe that I would have never reached this age without my CPAPs that I have used all these years.
TheDuke
Re: Poll: How long on cpap? How old are you?
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:12 pm
by Captain_Midnight
I've been on cpap (for one year) then-apap for a total of 12 years; and I'm 69 yrs of age. (If anyone wants to call me "old", I'll challenge them to a 5 mile foot race followed by a game of Concentration.)
As a footnote, apap is a major factor in my reaching a healthy 69.
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