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I have decided I need to start wearing moisturizer at night and I have a nasal mask for my CPAP machine. Do any of you use moisturizer at night with your CPAP mask and if so did you encounter any problems like breaking out around the mask? I have oily skin but I am getting wrinkles LOL. Any insight/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
HI SF local - I'm in the East Bay.
My insurance requires a 6-month medically supervised program of charted weight loss and must use a Center of Excellence Weight Loss Center. I'll be at ValleyCare in Pleasanton. Another is Stanford; I'm sure there are others.
Program Requirements: Registered Dietitian Psych Eval, meet w/surgeon, labs as needed and any other diagnostic/assessments as may be needed. A sleep study is now on the calendar also.
Once approved by Surgeon, Psych and RD (that's an if) then more pre-op classes on nutrition, what to expect, etc. After surgery, more classes and support groups also offered.
For me, this is making a big difference in how I approach things - I took me 2 years to make this decision and I want to ensure the highest level of success. Taking advantage of all these resources makes sense to me.
Christine
Low Carb Lifestyle is working! HW: 370 CW: 295 GW: 200
I cannot seem to use the nasal mask and have always used the full face mask, which I took with me to the hospital for after surgery. Coming home I did realize that I breathe through my mouth when I sleep and that provided some major discomfort when I'd get a bunch of air into my stomach pouch. After retraining myself on how to just breathe through my nose or in through the nose out through the mouth I'm doing just fine. Talk to your surgeon and between the two of you you'll figure it out.
High Weight: 264, BMI 46.8, Surgery Date: July 1, 2014, weight 227, BMI 40.2
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I know all this why did you comment to me? Also this is an old thread I doubt the op will see this as they never responded to me.
If the sleep study shows that you need the machine, you need it.
You will feel better than ever. You will wake up without a headache. You will not get drowsy while driving. You will be able to stay awake watching tv. You will never want to sleep without it, even for a nap. I even take mine camping.
Best of luck.
Some people need the CPAP even after a weight loss. Weight loss does not always "cure" sleep apnea. It would be best to lose all of the weight and then go for another test. They can either tell you that you don't need it or they can change the pressure if that's best.
I have severe sleep apnea and just found out this year. I stopped breathing for 40 seconds also and never got to deep sleep. You should definitely get the CPAP and go for the titration at the hospital or clinic. They can adjust the pressure while you are sleeping to see where it needs to be. Also, they hook you up the same as the first time and can take more readings to see if you are stopping and measuring your brain activity and oxygen levels etc.
I was very determined to use the CPAP so I wore it every night from the day I got it. Now, I wouldn't be without it. It took some getting used to. The hard part was relaxing when you first get it on. There is a button on mine called "ramping up" and it takes the pressure to a lower pressure and gradually builds it up over 20 minutes so you can fall asleep during that time. I feel 100% better now. I don't get so tired and it's the best thing ever.
I have not, never heard of it until now, I'll check it out. Really? Great to hear that it worked out for you. You did? Cool. I did have Chiari Decompression surgery not to long ago and it got ride most of the remaining sleep apnea that I have and I still have some of it still left and I'm in the progress of getting ride the rest of it and I know it'll take time to get ride the rest of it. I still have to get another sleep study test to get the right pressure setting and a new machine that an auto feature on it in which I have to set up for that sleep study test some time this month. Thank you for the info that you provided.
Highest Weight: 565 pounds (around 1999), Highest BMI: 94
Pre-op Weight: 476.40 pounds (2 weeks before {05/25/2010} VSG surgery), Pre-op BMI: 79.3
Lowest Weight: 153.5 pounds (as of 07/10/2013), Lowest BMI: 25.5
Current Weight: 350.75546 pounds (351 lb 0 oz./159.1 kilograms (as of 04/22/2019), Current BMI: 58.3
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