Having surgery for deviated septum, not allow to use CPAP.

In about 5 weeks I am having surgery for deviated septum. There are instructions that were given to me prior to surgery and some after surgery. But the one that caught my attention the most is:

"NO use of CPAP device for 2 weeks post-op"

Is this common practice. I understand I wont be able to use my CPAP for the first 4 days due to bleeding. But why 2 weeks? Has anyone that has had sinus surgery have been told about this.

my guess is it's because they are operating on the cartilidge / boney mass front part of your nose.

Most CPAP masks would put pressure on that area & might undo what the surgery did

I wish you good luck with the surgery....

Everything I've read showed that getting the surgery did not guarantee that I would not need CPAP afterwards. So I personally opted out it as a choice.

The varying pressure would stretch the tissues and perhaps cause it to heal poorly. The stress to the area also could increase scar formation, which wouldn't be a good thing.

I hope you get the benefit you're looking for!

Ask your doctor if you could use a mouth mask such as this:
https://www.cpap.com/productpage/fisher ... Qgod4mgARg

If this were me, I would opt to have this knowing that oxygen deprivation would hinder healing the tissues.

king_alvaro wrote:In about 5 weeks I am having surgery for deviated septum. There are instructions that were given to me prior to surgery and some after surgery. But the one that caught my attention the most is:

"NO use of CPAP device for 2 weeks post-op"

Is this common practice. I understand I wont be able to use my CPAP for the first 4 days due to bleeding. But why 2 weeks? Has anyone that has had sinus surgery have been told about this.

I had this surgery about 2 years ago and was instructed not to use CPAP for 1 week. I think it depends on exactly what the surgeon is doing..you should listen to the surgeon....you don't want to end up in the ER in the middle of the night. I ended up sleeping in a recliner. I had a follow up with my surgeon at 5 days and he said I could start using the machine at a lower pressure. I was at 12 and lowered it to 8 for a few days. I had no problems.

I wonder if anyone has used a total face mask?
Nothing touches the nose, except therapy air-
-and that can go in the mouth if your nose is packed or swollen.