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Topic: RE: Sleep apnea gone?
Hi there.
I sleep with a BiPap machine myself. I used to not be able to sleep at all, less than 10 minutes at a time, without it.
Since the surgery, I have found that I'm taking it off in the middle of the night. And I wind up with an extremely dry mouth/throat after wearing it for a while, even with the humidifier on it.
I can now sleep without it, but still not sure how the quality is. I will probably get another follow up study this summer, once things settle down.
Good luck!!
~Kat
Topic: RE: Awaiting results from my home sleep study
And I do have it...............barely. They consider you to have sleep apnea if you have more than 5 apnea episodes an hour, I had 5.4 lol. Anyway, I got my cpap machine today so we'll see how it goes. Good news is that this should get me qualified for gastric bypass! I'm sending in my application for WLS today
Topic: RE: How bad is the sleep study?
They did not really give me a chance to sleep because my oxygen would get down to a saturation of 40 and they would wake me up to tell me to take a deep breathe. Non of the stuff really bothered me though. Not to much stuff in my hair and it came right out.
Topic: RE: Nasal Pillows Use...
I have trouble finding the right size. I just hope that when I lose weight I won't need to worry about it. I get so sick of the damn thing!
Topic: RE: Taking mask off in my sleep
I take mine off usually because the humidifier is set too high or low. If I dont have enough humidity my nose gets really dry. If I have to much the moisture makes my nose itch. I usually have it set at about 2. Sometimes it just annoys me. I can't function if I dont have it on at least 5 hours a night though!
Topic: RE: Laying on your back ,side or stomache does it matter?
No one has ever told me I had to sleep specifically on my back. I sleep all over.
Topic: RE: I have Chronic Insomnia and OSA,
You need to get used to the machine. Wear it when you are relaxing and doing things like watching tv. I have gotten to the point that I can't fall alseep without it.
Topic: RE: Awaiting results from my home sleep study
It sounds like apnea to me. Best of luck at your appointment.
Topic: RE: Sleep apnea gone?
I stopped using mine for awhile as the pressure was too much. I went back to see my pulminologist and she changed my machine. I now have one that has a variable pressure. It changes settings as I sleep instead of just bumping itself to the highest setting.
I too quit using mine for ahile before I saw my doctor. It was bothering me more then helping me. I've had a cpap for several years. In fact, I couldn't fall asleep without it for a long time. My doctor expects I will be off of it sometime this summer. She is waiting for my weightloss to stabilize before sending me for another sleep study.
Talk to your doctor. Thee are options.
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