ANy data/studies showing that cpap treatment improves the

zoocrewphoto wrote:Please watch the quoting. The above post implies that I said the statement that was quoted. I actually responded to that statement, but my part was deleted. I disagreed with what was posted, yet now my name is on it.

Well I went and fixed it on my post but just so you know, you didn't quote John properly and so it makes it look like you could be quoting anybody, including yourself.

I feel worse when I wake up than when I went to bed. I'm tired all day (actually feeling better at night), and often take a nap. My blood pressure and other health problems are no better than pre-cpap. I wake up a lot. Had an RDI of 19 (not AHI, but RDI). And I've been on cpap 6 years. And that's all with a treated AHI of less than .5 EVERY night (often zero).

Why do I stay on it? As bad as I still feel using it, I feel worse when I don't use it. I've tried sleeping without it a few times. I don't wake up any more or less often without it, but I do often wake up with a pounding and racing heart, sometimes headaches, and feel overall worse than when I do use it. And my family is plagued by heart disease and strokes.

Finally have insurance so I can go back to the sleep doc in a few weeks to see if there is some other sleep issue at play. And maybe losing the rest of the weight I need to lose would be enough so I would feel okay not using it...who knows. (Lost 40 have 40 more to go. And it's a struggle because I basically have no energy to do anything.)

If I felt worse on cpap than off and had mild OSA, I probably would not use it at all.

zoocrewphoto wrote:Please watch the quoting. The above post implies that I said the statement that was quoted. I actually responded to that statement, but my part was deleted. I disagreed with what was posted, yet now my name is on it.

Edited my reply to make it clear.

Hi,

Im a new CPAP user, and new member.

I use a pressure of 5 in my Respironcs Series M C-flex machine. My doctor, after my night sleep exam, found 36 apneas/hour. So, CPAP was suggested to improve my sleep and prevent snoring.

I would like to understand two points in CPAP treatment:
- using the CPAP, my pressure may increase and need to new adjustments ? Or, it will be stable or even decrease to 4 ?
- The number of apnea event can be stable in future (lower than 36) ? Or, I´ll have to use CAP for my life ?

Tks in advance.

standke wrote:Hi,

Im a new CPAP user, and new member.

I use a pressure of 5 in my Respironcs Series M C-flex machine. My doctor, after my night sleep exam, found 36 apneas/hour. So, CPAP was suggested to improve my sleep and prevent snoring.

I would like to understand two points in CPAP treatment:
- using the CPAP, my pressure may increase and need to new adjustments ? Or, it will be stable or even decrease to 4 ?
- The number of apnea event can be stable in future (lower than 36) ? Or, I´ll have to use CAP for my life ?

Tks in advance.

Hi standke -- I suggest you start a new thread to introduce yourself so that your intro isn't buried at the bottom of a thread on another topic. More people will see it and you'll likely get more responses. In the meantime: Many people need a bit of pressure adjustments once they start sleeping at home for the first time with their machine. But not always. The goal of treatment is to have less than 5 events per hour on average. CPAP is maintenance therapy, it doesn't cure apnea, just treats it. So CPAP for the vast majority is a lifelong treatment.

Welcome aboard!