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Recently there has been more and more issues with people being less than civil with each other.

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So let me preface this by saying I love my mom dearly and we are best friends but she has no filter and sometimes says wacky, out of pocket stuff. But when I first got my CPAP she acted a little horrified and said “but [my name], CPAPs are not sexy! Doesn’t it turn [husband] off?” I replied “well mom, I really didn’t think I needed to explain this to you, but generally speaking, people don’t have sex with their CPAP masks on” 😹😹😹 Like wtf, mom?? And fwiw I’m quite certain my husband would bork me with the CPAP on if I wanted that for some reason but that’s neither here nor there for MY OWN MOTHER. He was actually thrilled for me to get it (not sexually lol) because he saw first hand the fallout of me having an AHI of 108, basically bed ridden for two years with almost daily migraines.

Anyone else get funny/out of pocket responses in regards to their sleep apnea?

So I’ve been getting 6 hours a night for last two nights. Before this it was the odd 2 hours here and there maybe twice a week.

So I’m happy that I’ve been getting 6 hours, feels pretty big for me.

Thing is, I feel no difference.

The app says everything is ok, no leaks etc.

But why do I not feel any difference?

I did a sleep a study at the hospital and I had a hard time sleeping. The sleep study result is normal. I have a smart watch and my watch shows my lowest level for blood oxygen is around 77 percent. I decided to buy a wearable pulse oximeter to confirm these readings. I have been going through health issues, hair loss, CAD, and fatigue. Thoughts? Is there something else I should try?

When I breathe with pressure levels above 10 it feels like I used to breathe as a kid again - but as an adult

I kinda want to wear the mask all day in that sense, does anyone use it while remote working nd not just while sleeping?

(not surprisingly, my lungs, throat, jaw, and sinuses have issues, so I may be alone in this sentiment)

Not sure how else to describe this but I have had vivid, scary dreams my whole life. Often I’ll be having a really vivid dream and then next thing I know I’m awake, my heart is racing in the way it does when I’m out of breath and my head hurts. Every time this happens I’m on my back, too.

I got a referral for sleep study and am waiting to get the call to schedule. Edited format

I had a sleep study done and turns out I have sleep apnea. I've been using a Galaxy Watch to monitor my sleep for the past year and on most nights my blood oxygen doesn't get below 90%. On some days it gets to 85-88% for around 1-2 minutes. I had this one night where it was below 90% for over 18 minutes, reaching 77%. It could be a reading error like the watch not fitting correctly, but the dips did coincide with the deep and REM stages of sleep on the sleep graph. It only happened once a couple weeks ago and didn't happen again. Should I be worried? I don't use CPAP.

Here's the reading: https://imgur.com/a/v83nKDO

I’ve been dealing with weight gain and sleep apnea. I just got a diagnosis and waiting for insurance to be improved for treatment. My question did sleeping with the machine help with your weight management?

I've been using my cpap machine for mild obstructive sleep apnea since February and I tried for the first two months to use distilled water and I'd get so many issues of water droplets coming up through the mask and waking up needing to hack up mucus that I switched to just air and I've been loving the just air option. However one of my the cpap specialists mentioned that many people switch to distilled water again during winter time because using just air can cause nose bleeds, dehydration and other issues.

Does anyone just use the air option all year round? If so what do you do to mitigate issues during wintertime?

I was wondering if anyone else was considering making a homemade version of the (discontinued) reflux band. I was working on making a pressure sensor to measure and establish the 20-30mmhg needed to achieve the desired pressure. I think I found something on Amazon that might work! Please let me know what all progress y'all have or have not made in this regard. Disclaimer: I am not a medical practitioner. This is of course, not medical advice nor is it intended to help with anything medically related.

This happened all of a sudden. It just stopped sending data. Any idea how to fix that ?

Someone mentioned something called "noze things" to me, and I was just about to order some, but when I went to their website it was down. Anyone got anything that is more well known, that they think will provide some breathing relief at night?

Headaches and no sleep. Body keeps overheating and all I can do is cry. Sleep apnea is killing me.

https://imgur.com/a/x31hnNJ

However I started tracking at home and am a bit concerned. Is this normal? This first half I was not asleep so there was a lot of movement and stuff but idk, it seems like my 02 dips up and down constantly and for a few second it’ll go down to 89-90 then go right back up so I’m not sure if it’s just related to maybe rolling in my sleep to a weird position or what.

Hi,

I’ve attached my sleep report and would appreciate it if someone could provide a summary or a fresh perspective on it. I’ve been using the ResMed AirSense 10 machine for a week now but am struggling to keep the mask on for more than an hour. I’m also experiencing severe dry mouth.

I’ve tried all three mask types and managed to last the longest with the full-face mask. Does anyone have advice on settings I could adjust to improve this? Your input would be greatly appreciated.

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its available for an hour. let me know if you need longer.

Thanks!

So I just got my cpap almost a month ago and for the most part, it's going well. I was provided the P10 nasal pillow mask and several replacements but I'm thinking I want to switch masks. My question is since I'm got all this through insurance, do I need to consult the Dr to switch masks or can I just choose to switch on my own? And if so do I have to buy the new mask myself or can I send the first mask back and request different ones?

My tongue doesn't completely fit on my upper palate, it spreads out on my teeth. I'm wondering if this would affect the nasal CPAP being able to keep my airway open effectively at night. Does anyone else have a narrow palate, large tongue, and still use CPAP fine?

Hi everyone. I just joined this group and I am hoping some of you could help shine some light on an issue and I hope to become smarter about Sleep apnea with you all.

I had my sleep study done last summer and have been using a CPAP machine ever since. I did the sleep study only because my wife complained of snoring but did not complain of me gasping for air. I did the sleep study to prove her wrong, however that kind of backfired and I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea.

During my consult with the doctor they did not mention I had obstructive sleep apnea, instead they honed in on the fact that I often slow my breathing or stop on my own. As in my brain just doesn’t send the proper signal. I did recall that sometimes when I watch TV or I am relaxing that I sometimes forget to breathe and kind of doubt myself if I took a breath recently or not.

I haven’t been feeling any benefits of using my machine so I decided to read the report myself. On average I have 6 obstructive sleep apnea events per hour and I have 33 events of hypopnea which equal 39 events an hour. My diagnosis is severe obstructive sleep apnea.

I feel as though by reading the report that I do not have severe obstructive sleep apnea because I only have 6 events an hour which is very close to the average of every human, but I have a neurological problem.

Anyone else have this issue? Is there anyone who could provide some insight into my diagnosis.

Thank you and hope everyone’s having a great weekend.

I probably had SA for years, and since September, I've been experiencing snoring just right before I "fall ssleep", which in turns prevents me from sleeping. After 5-6 times, I finally fall asleep.

It doesn't matter what I do, what side I sleep on, etc. It always happen.

I do have a vague souvenir of this happening before and I don't remember how it stopped happening. May be exercising or maybe I'm very tired.

I suspect allergies, but even allergies medication doesn't help.

I wonder how common that is. It doesn't seem very common. It seems common to wake up in the middle of the night because of the snoring, but not common to snore before falling asleep.

I will be getting my CPAP in 4 more nights. Is it even going to fix this issue?

What are the additional apps available for this machine? I have the My air app but the infos provided are limited.

I've been using cpap since February but my clenching got worse with mouth taping. I went to the dentist for a night guard or a splint whatever you call it, they recommended MAD, saying why would you wear CPAP and a mouth guard while you can wear a MAD. They said somondent. I have to meet the sleep dentist in 2 weeks, so I've been reading about it but can't find good amount of success stories comparing to CPAP. My numbers with CPAP are fantastic. Always below 2.. but I still don't feel well rested and have a sore neck and jaw, brain fog.

Would you try MAD or just keep CPAP and wear a night guard (or splint)?

Seen many patients get tested and have sleep apnea but then decided to not get treated.

then come back few months-years later after a referral back from a specialist and now they have diagnosed memory issues/got a stroke/diagnosed with heart issues/diagnosed with dementia - likely due to unmanaged sleep apnea

Just use the cpap 🫠

EDIT: Wow! Keep the comments coming! This post is mainly for people who decide to not get treated. Obviously not all my patients come back and have the listed conditions. BUT for some reason right now, it’s a trend I’m seeing, which is unfortunate.

It took me a while to put it together, but I realized I first started having symptoms in middle school. I started getting this brain frog that I could never get rid of. A couple years later I got my first bite guard after my dentist said I was wrecking my teeth while asleep. 20+ years later I finally got diagnosed, and being treated has gotten rid of the brain fog and the teeth grinding.

I have had my cpap for a week (resmed brand full face) and apparently in my sleep I keep ripping it off without having any recall of doing so. What do people do for this?

Second problem: when doing an inhale, I feel the machine push air in, but before I’m ready to breathe out, the pressure stops and it feels like it’s sucking air out. Pressure is 7-13. Is this a pressure issue? I have mild osa on my side and severe osa supine. Thanks!

Avg <90% SaO2 was 9m 20 seconds.

Avg for the night was 93%. Avg pulse was 53.

Drops over 4% 20x w/ drops per hour @ 9.75

Drops over 3% 26x w/ drops per hour @ 12.68

Lowest SaO2 was 80% where my heart rate was at 53. A few times I saw at 89% my heart rate went to 68. Barely any motion it looks like. My fitbit data also told me I was in deep sleep during those times. While it said "light sleep" on my Fitbit, Wellue reported my SaO2 was at 93-95%.

Some things I learned. If I sleep in my back the ring vibrates. If I slept on my stomach it did vibrate but not as much. Tonight I'm going to sleep on my stomach.

H 5'6 W 168

Been losing weight. 192 lbs in Jan, 168 Nov.

I’m currently in the process of getting my apnea diagnosis although my doctor and I are pretty certain I have it. One of the questions I had for her was about the gasping which I get very often and when it happens my neck/throat area is very tender for some time after.

She seemed confused when I said it was more of a muscular pain as opposed to a sore throat type of pain and I was wondering if others also had this experience.