Pain meds and cpap

idahogal · Post by **idahogal** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:07 am

I am scheduled for a root canal this afternoon and am wondering if there are any special precautions I should take or certain things I should do if I am going to have to sleep off pain meds with my cpap. Thanks for your help.

TerryB · Post by **TerryB** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:39 pm

I'm no doctor but I think you are way ahead of the curve using the CPAP to stay fully oxygenated than having the pain meds possibly inhibit your sensing an apnea and wakingup. That's the reason my Dr. said no more sleep aids UNTIL you are on CPAP. Then it's safe to sleep a deeper sleep.

IMHO

TerryB

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:47 pm

i think you should discuss this with your dentist. he/she should know better than us.

idahogal · Post by **idahogal** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:30 pm

Thanks all for the input. I really appreciate it . I will certainly discuss this with my dentist. Thanks.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:52 pm

Susan,

I would think that any pain meds would have worn off by the time you go to bed. I had some root canal work done a few years ago and once they get the root out, there's no more pain (from the tooth).....and the Novocain wore off in a relatively short period of time.

Good luck.

Den

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