Most people cannot get enough air with only 4. That seems really odd to set it at just 4. It may be why you feel so bad. I would try at least 6.
Also 49 times an hour is not mild. Snubbing above 30 is considered severe.
New user- Why does CPAP make me feel sick?
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zoocrewphoto
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Re: New user- Why does CPAP make me feel sick?
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Who would have thought it would be this challenging to sleep and breathe at the same time?
Re: New user- Why does CPAP make me feel sick?
Sleepjunky, I have found that by using a neck collar, I can use a pressure of 5 and have a really good AHI on most days. I still haven't slept through the night on the machine but it seems due to my highly sensitive body that this is my best shot.sleepjunky wrote:I'd appreciate advice or thoughts. I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and got a CPAP machine. the apnea was mild and there were no real de-sats but my sleep was very disrupted (waking 49 time a hour) I have been trying to use CPAP for about 2- 3 weeks. Here is my problem. When I use it, I feel sick in the morning. Dizzy, lightheaded, profoundly exhausted- almost like I can't move in the early hours, like I'm drugged. Its so bad I'm late for work. I feel progressively sicker the more days I use it. when I stop using it the sick feeling goes away. Talked to the doctor and the nurses and they kind of shrug and say this doesnt really happen but the MD did set the pressure to 4 the lowest it could go. Still I feel sick after I use it. So I'm without direction. has anyone experienced something similar or have a guess about whether it will go away with time? I SO want to treat my apnea.
So if you are experiencing alot of apneas, you might want to try wearing one and see what happens. And like others have commented, I can't even breath at a setting of 4. I needed to go to 5 to not feel like I was suffocating.
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Re: New user- Why does CPAP make me feel sick?
I haven't even got the bill for mine yet. I'll probably feel sick too.vic wrote:Do you have a large copay ? That can make you sick.
Kidding aside, positional therapy seems like a good suggestion.
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