CPAP Question.

i am just almost four weeks post surgery. I have however lost about 50 from surgery date already which is way more than I thought possible. My mouth and throat have been way dryer at night than it has ever been and I wake up with a little of a bloated feeling. My CPAP feels like a ton of extra air is being delivered. I wash wondering if anyone had a similar issue and if so does lowering the air help? I don't feel I am ready to do away with the machine yet.

thank you for any help.

With that much weight lost, you could certainly need the machine adjusted.

Thank you, I adjusted from a 10 to a 8. It helped, but I might just keep adjusting down until it feels better.

With some of the newer machines you can program a wide range of settings. (Like 4 to 12) If you use less the machine delivers / senses that you need less.  I had too much blowing out my mouth so I had it adjusted down.  I still use it every night and even if I take a nap but just needed less pressure.    

Thank you I will look at the book. This machine is suppose to be one of the new fancy ones. I just got a new machine this summer. There is a lot more to it than the old one.

My CPAP dries my mouth out a lot, I wake up and my mouth is so parched I have to keep a bottle of water nearby. I didn't change the air flow but I never used to use the humidifier function of it and had to start.