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Re: O2 + CPAP = Oxygen poisoning?

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:55 am
by Guest
dnthomas wrote:Been on CPAP for about 8 years. Recently had a new one night sleep study and got some new equipment and doc put me o an O2 bleed in. Continuous flow set on 2. Certainly been a change for the better. Wanted to try a setting of 3 and thought I would ask if this could cause a problem. From my research it seems at those low levels it should not be a problem. Thoughts?
Why not get your cpap therapy effective so you don't need O2?

Re: O2 + CPAP = Oxygen poisoning?

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 7:41 am
by D.H.
Have you looked at your stats? Is suspect that your still experiencing Apneas. A larger concentration of oxygen doesn't help much if you're not taking it in!

Re: O2 + CPAP = Oxygen poisoning?

Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:00 am
by Julie
DH you make no sense medically or otherwise... just STOP!