CPAP - anyone use one?

Joey,, I don't use one,,,I was the director of a sleep lab for many years,,, given your settings,,go with what is most comfortable for you, there are so many masks/ nasal pillows on the market,,whichever one works best for you.

If the tests are already done, it will be too late since the insurance comp will ask for all medical records for the past 5 years (depending on age and amount of the policy. They will discover the tests and rate it accordingly.

Have been using one for quite awhile. Once you get used to it, you will have more energy and won't be dozing off or getting as sleepy all the time. You probably won't continue to wake up several times night with your heart racing due to oxygen debt. It has been great to drive home from work and not having to fight nodding off. Plus you won't wake up the house with the monstrous snoring. I jst wish I could get my brother to do his sleep study because it is very evident he has sleep apnea as well. Untreated sleep apnea can kill ya.

Joey_V wrote: »

Several days into it and it's like my new best friend... awesome device.

Good for you! Glad it's helping you.

Can be an extra carry on without an issue. Flew a couple times and never had to take mine out. Just ran it through the x-ray machine.

I have joined the cpap user club. I did the home test, and then an in lab sleep study which was more conclusive. I have a mild form of it but the doctor let me get one because my oxygen level would go from 99 down to 85 during my episodes.

I have the Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset with the Airfit F10 full nose/mouth coverage mask.

I have used it for a total of 10 days and can already feel a difference in how I feel.

With my nose getting all the air it needs, I don't think I'm breathing through my mouth anymore, so no more dry mouth. I'm not getting up in the middle of the night as much. It takes a little time for me to fall asleep, but once I'm out, I'm out!

I am more alert, have more energy, and I'm not falling asleep on the bus, train, work etc.

The machine is absolutely silent, and the mask is very comfortable which was my biggest fear as a side sleeper.

I'm glad I am finally being treated for apnea, I've had it for years but it seemed to be getting worse with every year.

Awesome Cathy. Those things are a blessing

I could never hear myself snoring, but the in lab study confirmed that yes I do snore. I had 11 instances of apneas and 13 instances of hypopneas, my oxygen level dropped to 87%. I also had NSR with PVC. I have NO idea what that means.

But the doctor didn't like the oxygen drop, hence the cpap machine.

lightman1 wrote: »

Did you snore like a busted chainsaw, Cathy?


That's something in my near future.

Afraid I'm in the same boat. Wife's been complaining about my snoring for years. I've been waking myself up lately so I can't deny it. She wants me to get tested. I suppose I should. Like you said, "Someday."

Joey_V wrote: »

cfrizz wrote: »

I could never hear myself snoring, but the in lab study confirmed that yes I do snore. I had 11 instances of apneas and 13 instances of hypopneas, my oxygen level dropped to 87%. I also had NSR with PVC. I have NO idea what that means.

But the doctor didn't like the oxygen drop, hence the cpap machine.

Nsr means normal sinus rhythm and pvc means premature ventricular beat.

Way to booger it up, Mr. Fancypants Physician.
I like mine better. Grow some hair on those legs and get back to me.
I snore like an elephant with stuffy nose.
I registered on the Richter Scale at MIT.... I was in Florida at the time.
I snore so loud, whales go into early spawning.
I snore so bad, I inhaled the pillow my ex-girlfriend was trying muffle it with.
I snore so loud, I have a revolving account/monthly service agreement with the local glass company.
I snore so bad, a deaf guy in the next hotel room called in a noise complaint to the front desk.
I snore so bad, the airport near me wants me to move. My neighbors thought their flight path was too close to a residential area.....

Joey_V wrote: »

lightman1 wrote: »

Joey_V wrote: »

cfrizz wrote: »

I could never hear myself snoring, but the in lab study confirmed that yes I do snore. I had 11 instances of apneas and 13 instances of hypopneas, my oxygen level dropped to 87%. I also had NSR with PVC. I have NO idea what that means.

But the doctor didn't like the oxygen drop, hence the cpap machine.

Nsr means normal sinus rhythm and pvc means premature ventricular beat.

Way to booger it up, Mr. Fancypants Physician.
I like mine better. Grow some hair on those legs and get back to me.
I snore like an elephant with stuffy nose.
I registered on the Richter Scale at MIT.... I was in Florida at the time.
I snore so loud, whales go into early spawning.
I snore so bad, I inhaled the pillow my ex-girlfriend was trying muffle it with.
I snore so loud, I have a revolving account/monthly service agreement with the local glass company.
I snore so bad, a deaf guy in the next hotel room called in a noise complaint to the front desk.
I snore so bad, the airport near me wants me to move. My neighbors thought their flight path was too close to a residential area.....

Bahahahaha

Basically Cathy that means that while you have a normal heart rhythm or beats you did experience some extra beats likely secondary to hypoxia as a ventricular irritant.

Aka your heart lacked oxygen and it got pissed off and gave an extra beat here and there.

Too much of that and you are in pathological pvc runs aka vtach... Aka paddle to the chest if you're pulseless.

"Clear"

That said, people have pvc all the time. You just can't have too many.

Thank you Russ for encouraging Joey to put it in plain english!

Thank you Dr. Joey, I now understand what NSR with PVC means!

Stew wrote: »

lightman1 wrote: »

Did you snore like a busted chainsaw, Cathy?

That's something in my near future.

Afraid I'm in the same boat. Wife's been complaining about my snoring for years. I've been waking myself up lately so I can't deny it. She wants me to get tested. I suppose I should. Like you said, "Someday."

If you are dragging around with no energy, or find yourself falling asleep at inopportune moments, then don't wait! Get tested and get one.

Finally being wide awake all day long and having the energy to go along with it makes it more than worth it!

I didn't bring it with me when I went down to see Mark. But one of the first things he said to me after hello, was that I look a whole lot better than the last time I came down.

He said the last time he picked me up at the airport back in June, I looked like I was on my last leg. This time he said I looked rested and wasn't dragging and pale. He also told me by weeks end, that he could tell that I was starting to drag again.

Even though I could sleep as much as I wanted, the fact that I was always partially waking up/moving to start breathing again means I wasn't really getting as much rest as I thought.

Granted it is a extra long day for me, Up at 5:00am, full day of work then the trip down to DC getting in around 9:00pm and it's a full day work just getting through an airport.

I knew I had to take action when one day my boss was standing right in front of me when I opened my eyes and asked if I was sleeping!!!!! And I sit at a busy reception desk! But my eyes would just close while I was working at my pc and I didn't know it.

So Stew be honest with yourself, if you drive, you could very easily drop off not even knowing you are doing so and have an accident! A CPAP machine would be far better than that.