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problems with my cpap
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problems with my cpap
by merlybird, Sep 13, 2002 12:00AM
I jave been a sleep apnea patient for about a year now. I was told I have severe sleep apnea with a Respiratory Disturbance Index of 51. I am being treated with nasal cpap at night when I sleep. It has been going pretty well until the last 2 or 3 months I have been taking my cpap off while sleeping. I have absolutely no recollection of doing it or why I am doing it. I know I am not getting any benefit from it because I am exhausted all the time and I feel terrible alot of the time. The pressure I am at i 15cmh20. I have even resorted to pinning the head gear to my hair with bobby pins so that when I pull it off it would pull my hair-NO LUCK I still get it off!! ANY advice anyone could give me would be immensely appreciated. I can't go without it, I already have an enlarged heart and am desperate to rest and feel GOOD in the mornings. Thank you to anyone that replies. Sign me---exhausted and desperate!!
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Sep 19, 2002 12:00AM
, Sep 19, 2002 12:00AM
You should discuss this with your doctor who is caring for your sleep apnea. It may be that your condition has changed. Your doctor might find that the 15 cm of water pressure is no longer correct for you. This could be the reason you're taking off the nasal CPAP mask while you’re sleeping. If your doctor says that the pressure setting on the nasal CPAP is still correct for you, wearing mittens might keep you from taking off the device. A chinstrap is designed to keep your mouth closed while wearing the nasal CPAP mask. Wearing a chinstrap might keep you from taking off the mask while you’re sleeping.
