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CPAP machines (1 Viewer)
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brun
Footballguy
I've tried 5-6 different ones. Felt like the 1st one I got worked ok, but the 2nd morning I noticed that the color transferred to my pillowcase. The rest were useless and uncomfortable. Looking for alternatives.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Anybody know of a small machine with a rechargeable battery? Something easy for traveling and when I have to move from my room to one of the kids’ in the middle of the night?
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Beef Ravioli
Footballguy
Update: I guess I’ve had the machine a little over a week now. I didn’t like the mask at all and switched out for the nose contraption. Did pretty good with it the first couple of nights although last night I took it off at some point, I don’t even remember doing it.
One thing I don’t like is when I am trying to fall asleep with it on, it’s a very weird feeling of trying to breathe. I don’t feel like I can take a full breath with it and I get a little panicky at times.
If I can fall asleep quickly I am ok and I sleep well. Because I am sleeping better now and not as tired in the evenings I don’t fall asleep as fast as I was which means I’m laying there awake with the mask longer and I get that panicked feeling. I’m hoping I’ll eventually get used to it all but right now I’m not liking it very much.
I’ve never had surgery so I’ve never had a breathing tube down my throat but my wife has and she said that is how you feel with the tube in your throat (obviously more extreme). The machine is giving you the air you need but you want to breathe yourself and you can’t. I feel that way with this machine and will eventually pull it off my nose and take a deep breath and then put it back on and if I don’t fall asleep soon, I do it again and again.
One thing I don’t like is when I am trying to fall asleep with it on, it’s a very weird feeling of trying to breathe. I don’t feel like I can take a full breath with it and I get a little panicky at times.
If I can fall asleep quickly I am ok and I sleep well. Because I am sleeping better now and not as tired in the evenings I don’t fall asleep as fast as I was which means I’m laying there awake with the mask longer and I get that panicked feeling. I’m hoping I’ll eventually get used to it all but right now I’m not liking it very much.
I’ve never had surgery so I’ve never had a breathing tube down my throat but my wife has and she said that is how you feel with the tube in your throat (obviously more extreme). The machine is giving you the air you need but you want to breathe yourself and you can’t. I feel that way with this machine and will eventually pull it off my nose and take a deep breath and then put it back on and if I don’t fall asleep soon, I do it again and again.
glvsav37
Footballguy
does your machine have a ramp-up mode?
min is set for very little assistance for the first 1/2 hour of so and then it kicks on after that. So it lets me breathe normally until I fall asleep before taking over.
Beef Ravioli
Footballguy
After posting my response I did some research on the google machine and I learned about ramping. I contacted my cpap lady and she adjusted it remotely.
Thanks!
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Beef Ravioli
Footballguy
Definitely helped last night!
My other issues is I wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and cannot initially go back to sleep, so the machine is going full tilt. I was to out of it to think about it this morning, but I am assuming I can turn the machine off and back on and it will reset to the ramp mode while I fall back asleep??
kutta
Footballguy
FYI, the google is your friend here. You can find the codes and program it yourself.
belljr
Footballguy
Galileo
Footballguy
Not sure if this was discussed earlier in the thread...apologies if so, but I scanned several pages and did not see it. Does anyone use a cleaning system like SoClean or other similar type cleaning system? I rarely clean my equipment now. I probably should, but I am lazy about it. I haven't experienced any noticeable problems, but I am sure it wouldn't hurt to be more attentive to it. Only reason I am considering purchasing it now is that I have a bunch of FSA money I need to spend down before it is lost at year's end.
Beef Ravioli
Footballguy
I did convert to the nose contraption rather than the whole mask and like it much better. The ramp mode has been a huge game changer.
My latest issue is waking up extra early, feeling rested and like I have slept great but not being able to fall back asleep with the nose mask on. I will lay there for 15 minutes and eventually take off the mask and eventually fall asleep.
I still feel more rested than I had been but I would love to sleep a full 7-8 hours with the cpap rather than 3-4 hours. Anyone else struggle with this initially but it got better?
My latest issue is waking up extra early, feeling rested and like I have slept great but not being able to fall back asleep with the nose mask on. I will lay there for 15 minutes and eventually take off the mask and eventually fall asleep.
I still feel more rested than I had been but I would love to sleep a full 7-8 hours with the cpap rather than 3-4 hours. Anyone else struggle with this initially but it got better?
glvsav37
Footballguy
I use an app called Calm that has (it sounds silly) bedtime stories with narrators who talk in really...slow....calming...restful voices that put me out in minutes. I have small, cheap wireless ear buds, that I pop one in and fire up the app to fall asleep.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Was diagnosed with sleep apnea and just given a machine today , Resmed AS10. Anyways they left 2 masks , airfit P10 and F20. Anyone use these masks ?Dont know which one to try
Bobcat10
Footballguy
I started with the nasal pillows and got tired of them. They also irritated slightly inside my nose at times. Currently using the N20 which is like the F20 just doesn’t cover my mouth. No complaints.
Galileo
Footballguy
AirTouch F20 or AirFit F20?? I did not like the AirTouch F20...was soft and faily comfortable, but leaked like crazy for me. It may be because I have a goatee. Air Fit F20 worked well for me in terms of leaks but left some significant red marks across my nose.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
If anyone wants to buy a CPAP, let me know, I got one that I don't use anymore as I lost 70 pounds and counting.
glvsav37
Footballguy
Chadstroma
Footballguy
DO IT!
Started at 328 and now I am down to 258. Blood pressure down, I don't need the stupid CPAP, qualify of life up, more energy, my bad back doesn't hurt as much, my bad knee doesn't hurt as much, I don't want to punch the wall when I am trying to figure out what to wear and all the clothes have my tummy poking out, I can sit up out of bed without having to rock myself up, I can buy shirts on clearance (because is there ever XXXXXL shirts on clearance?).... I can go on and on.
Here is the deal for me. I got help. I first started going to the gym back in Jan.... here and there. (still here and there... trying to get better at it but it is hard to get that habit in there) because I knew I needed to lose weight so my kids don't end up fatherless. A month or so later, I met a doctor at a networking event. His practice is weight loss. We talked and he invited me in to do a free consult. I went in and we talked and he did a full blood work up, checked blood pressure, did a heart thingee thing and something else. Most everything, thankfully, came in as it should. A few things didn't which I knew about all except for one. My blood pressure was high, which I knew (he actually said if it was like 10 more points he would have sent me to the ER) and my good and bad cholesterol was low. What I didn't know was my testosterone level was really low. They way he put it was that I had the testosterone of a hundred year old. So, I went all in.... the plan was meal replacement drinks (optifast. I later switched to bars because I really needed to chew something after a while on the drinks) for breakfast and lunch and then a dinner which is basically a keto meal (protein with veggies... but certain veggies not any veggies). I get shots of vitamin b with other stuff in it and testosterone every two weeks. I have a couple of prescriptions that help... one is phentrimine (sp?) which tricks your brain into you not being hungry and then vitabese which physically expands in your stomach. I have this spray stuff that is suppose to help increase metabolism when you work out but I don't feel the difference on that. For snacking, have some pistachios, cashew or almonds (macadamias work too but who had money to spend snacking on those?) or jerky. I have slowed down a bit and have hit some plateaus recently. He mentioned that if we continue to plateau then we will change up some things and he has many more 'tricks' that can work.
First started, I dropped caffeine cold (you don't need to but the way I drank my caffeine was with a Kickstart or other soda) and for the last 8 months have drank almost only water. Right away I was dragging. The caffeine and the drastic drop in calorie intake etc had be with no energy. That is actually why we started the vitamin B shots to help with that. I was at a 3-7 pounds lost a week lost for several months. The last few months slowing to more about 1-3 pounds a week. My taste buds have changed greatly. I use to not be able to eat salads with just olive oil and vinegar... one time Panera Bread scewed up and only gave me olive oil (I asked for extra both and they only gave me extra olive oil) and I ate my salad that way.... and it wasn't bad! I use to not like Cashews but enjoy them now.
There is nothing special about me. I have tried diets many, many, many times in the past. Sometimes with good success. Losing 20 pounds or so and then the train just go right off the rails and I am back where I was before and adding.... getting help has changed the whole game for me. Oh and the whole testosterone thing... my emotional state has improved. I always wondered why old men were so cranky... now I know. They have low testosterone! And my energy levels have greatly increased.
Go get some help. Find a doctor that does this as a practice and get to work on it!
leftcoastguy7
Footballguy
I have central sleep apnea so the doc switched me from a CPAP to a BiPap. Let me tell you the BiPap SUCKS ten times as much as the CPAP ever did. I just couldn't deal with it. The back and forth pressure made me feel like I was suffocating many times.
I complained to my doctor. She took another look at my numbers and decided I probably wouldn't die in my sleep if I was just using a CPAP. So glad.
I complained to my doctor. She took another look at my numbers and decided I probably wouldn't die in my sleep if I was just using a CPAP. So glad.
flapgreen
Footballguy
So I got to where I could no longer wear a cpap. Worked a little but for a while and then I just couldn't wear it anymore.
Then, I heard an advertisement for a sleep doctor in the Nashville area that specialized in dental inserts and thought what the hell. Had an appointment last week and did a home sleep study. I think it was similar to the one I had a few years ago. Mild. 17 episodes an hour. A few times where I quit breathing for 10 seconds at a time. O2 got down to 59% a few times. Results were sent off and now waiting on further insurance approval to get the insert. I'll keep you posted. I didn't even know this was an option.
Then, I heard an advertisement for a sleep doctor in the Nashville area that specialized in dental inserts and thought what the hell. Had an appointment last week and did a home sleep study. I think it was similar to the one I had a few years ago. Mild. 17 episodes an hour. A few times where I quit breathing for 10 seconds at a time. O2 got down to 59% a few times. Results were sent off and now waiting on further insurance approval to get the insert. I'll keep you posted. I didn't even know this was an option.
belljr
Footballguy
weird - i was just coming to post - all of a sudden I'm having trouble sleeping with my cpap. I just dont fall asleep with it on or wake up at night with it... my issue is I can't stop sleeping on my stomach....
I was offered the dental thing but it was super expensive for me and I read it can mess up your jaw.... but might have to revisit
flapgreen
Footballguy
I didn't even know it was a legitimate option. Just kept hearing it advertised on the radio. The guy in seeing is a dentist. Gonna run me about 1500 after insurance.
belljr
Footballguy
yep thats about what mine was going to be although its about equal to cpap - i might have to consider switching. I have a sleep appointment in may
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PlayaHata
Footballguy
Just starting down this path. Got my sleep study results and I apparently have severe sleep apnea, averaging 43 episodes or whatever they're called per hour. I've been referred to get a CPAP, so now I'm just waiting until I get called for a fitting. I'm crossing my fingers that can use one of the less intrusive ones that only go over your nose.
Snoopy
Footballguy
I think it depends on the pressure prescribed, where lower pressure will allow the nose apparatus.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Same here...actually first night with the CPAP last night...and it sucked.
I couldn't use the nose pillow thing so I have one that is just over the nose, but still a pretty hefty strapping system. My issue was the pressure on exhale...am adjusting some settings for tonight. May have to go to the full mouth/nose mask as I have recurring sinus issues...but they wanted to see on this mask first.
glvsav37
Footballguy
make sure you have your machine set to 'ramp up'
ramp up is a very low-to-no pressure setting for the 1st 1/2 hour or so that gives you time to fall asleep. With the mask on full pressure right away, I found myself focusing on the air blowing in my mouth and not falling asleep. Once you are out, it kicks into high gear.
Also, I got a cheap pair of wireless earbuds and the Calm app on my phone and listen to a soft sleep story...puts me right out. I use to watch TV until I fell asleep but cant anymore with the mask, too cumbersome.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Yeah...that is the setting I have changed now. Im at a pretty low starting setting so the supplier thought I may be ok without it...but after last night...I am setting it to give me a half hour first.
I may try the earbuds at some point too.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
A lot of people think they will hate the full facemask, but end up loving it. Depending on the model you get, some just find it much more spacious to take big gulps of air from. Doesn't feel as restrictive.sho nuff said:
And is the "hefty strapping system" a chinstrap? Those things generally A) suck, and/or B) mostly don't really work.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Do you know what your flex setting is at? That could also help your exhale issues.sho nuff said:
sho nuff
Footballguy
Not sure anything about a flex setting on this thing...its not in my actual options and settings I have available to me. Maybe something my doc can adjust? Its a ResMed Airsense10...I don't see that anywhere in the stuff I was told or was given to me.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Yeah a flex is a pretty standard feature these days, so it should be something your doc can adjust. All a flex does (it typically has 3 different levels) is it senses your exhale, and the pressure very gently (much lighter than a full BiPAP) drops the pressure so you can breathe out easier, usually will drop the pressure anywhere from 1-3 cms/h2o briefly. It's subtle, but most people I've worked with find it useful.
flapgreen
Footballguy
Got my dental appliance yesterday and wore last night. My expectations were pretty low about it, but I really had nothing to lose. Holy crap. I'm blown away at how good I feel this morning after barely 6 hours of sleep. I feel like I slept 24 hours. Amazing. This is really one of the best days of my life.
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belljr
Footballguy
Copeman
Footballguy
I was very worried three days ago. I woke up, turned my cpap off, and noticed some odd lights. Didn't think much of it. Then, that night when I went to turn it on, it didn't work. I tried everything. I thought I was going to have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new one, go through the whole insurance thing, possible new sleep study, etc. Then I did a little research. It turns out the power adapter for them can go bad. Who knew? So I bought a new one for 20$ on Amazon, tried it last night, and it worked again. Crisis averted.
So if that ever happens to any of you, think back to this post and try it out.
So if that ever happens to any of you, think back to this post and try it out.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
Copeman
Footballguy
skol asylum
Footballguy
How sore is your jaw though?flapgreen said:
skol asylum
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
None at the moment. Supposed to change the resistance bands every 4 days to my tolerance until I feel at my best.
belljr
Footballguy
If you dont mind me asking
Price?
Insurance cover anything?
Can you sleep side/front?
flapgreen
Footballguy
