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Occasionally not using CPAP
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Occasionally not using CPAP
by miker, Feb 18, 2003 12:00AM
I suffer from severe sleep apnea, but have been much helped by a CPAP device, which I use consistently. My question: What would be the medical implications if my personal circumstances meant that I couldn't use the CPAP device at least one night a week, and occasionally three nights in a row? Thanks much.
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Feb 20, 2003 12:00AM
, Feb 20, 2003 12:00AM
With sleep apnea breathing stops during sleep for up to a minute at a time and up to several hundred times a night. This can cause you to feel quite sleepy during the day. The most common and effective treatment is the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. This is a machine that is used during sleep to deliver air pressure into the lungs to keep the airways open.
There are no long-term medical implications of not using the CPAP device for one night a week or three nights in a row. The only short-term medical implication would be disrupted sleep, with the desire to sleep the next day.
There are no long-term medical implications of not using the CPAP device for one night a week or three nights in a row. The only short-term medical implication would be disrupted sleep, with the desire to sleep the next day.
