Johannabax wrote: » Just diagnosed with sleep apnea. Rep calling tomorrow about machine. It sounds like the can be very annoying to have on. I'm already dreading it as I have a neck problem. I didn't get any details from consultant other than had it and I need a machine. I'm not even sure whether I'm a mouth or nose breather. I start the night as a nose breather. I have allergies and a very large sinus polyp and as I said neck problems so I wonder if all or any of these contribute.
Boulevardier wrote: " i was mild at 7 but 15 on my back"
Boulevardier wrote: » " i was mild at 7 but 15 on my back" Is this a common phenomenon? If so, it could mean that if I revert to sleeping on my side I could have a milder setting on the CPAP.
Squall Leonhart wrote: » Mine was 15 and as of this morning following a routine check up, it's now averaging 1.5 I've also made moves to buy the machine. Was paying 100.86 a month for it, they've told me I can purchase a brand new version of the same machine off them for 600 + VAT. Does anybody know if there is any reimbursement is available from Revenue for the rental of this equipment? Surely it's classed as medical equipment.
fussyonion wrote: » Hi, just to give you a perspective from my side; my partner is the one with sleep apnea. He was diagnosed in 2008 and has been using the RESMaster Auto CPAP ever since. He uses a mouth-mask because he can't wear his glasses to watch telly if he wears a nose-mask. He absolutely hates wearing the mask but he is used to it and knows how important it is. He is very good about wearing it and he never sleeps without it. The nurses at his clinic were very impressed because apparently not everyone wears it every night, even though they should. The CPAP treatment has not improved his quality of sleep; he still falls asleep during the day, still feels tired. He has annual check-ups at the clinic and fills out the form which asks the usual "Do you feel your apnea has improved since starting CPAP treatment?" questions and he always answers the same. No. His machine works fine, mask is fine, readings are unchanged. The noise from the machine can get loud at times if the pressure is set too high and the breeze is cold if he faces my way but I don't let him face my way! I don't know what else to say, apart from it's something he uses nightly and it does the job but it hasn't made a world of difference to his tiredness.
Drumpot wrote: » Hi guys, anybody know if any alternative treatment to machine? I had tried it for a few months and was taken off it because it wasn’t inproving my quality of sleep but I wasn’t given any alternative suggestions. The consultant said that he could see from the machine readings that it was doing it’s job but if it wasn’t improving my sleep it wasn’t worth using! I was going to phone sleep Ireland and talk with my GP but was curious if anybody had any other ideas?!
Grayditch wrote: » Hey, these questions have already probably been answered a million times, but I can't see exactly where, so if someone has a second to answer that would be great. I suspect I have sleep apnoea. Is my next step a GP, or do I go to a consultant or which? I'd like to avoid a GP's charge if it's not needed.
Grayditch wrote: » I got a 10, there, but I'm always tired. Partner says I do a snore and have lost my breath in mid sleep quite a few times. Just wondering if I can bypass the GP. Will they send me to someone I could have just done straight to?
Masala wrote: » Woke up this morning and have a mild swelling under my left ear along my jaw line. On googling same... could be a Saliva Gland blockage. Am worried that the straps of the mask could be putting pressure on same as I sleep Also... had stopped using the water containers now for the summer months... but will probably start back using same on a 4 tonight in case the lack of moisture in my mouth is the issue Will watch same during the day and make a deciosion on a doctor call later Anyone else come across this
Leslie91 wrote: » Wow I had not put 2 and 2 together.. my problem is the eustachian tube... About a mth into using CPAP the hearing in my left ear has been affected. Doc says this draining tube is the problem.. I wonder might the CPAP straps be part of the problem?
Gillo wrote: » Is it not awkward to sleep with a machine like that? I'm not knocking the medical benefit's but I toss and turn in my sleep so imagine if anything I'd be constantly waking up- most mornings I wake up on my chest and face pretty much in the pillow so imagine the mask being pressed into your face. I'm genuinely curious to hear what it's like to use that machine as I snore a a lot.
the_syco wrote: » From another thread; I generally wouldn't toss and turn, but for those who did; was wearing the CPAP device inconvenient?
I have been using a CPAP for around 15 years. I toss and turn and the mask stays on for me. I used to like sleeping on my stomach, but can't now and eventually my sleeping self learned this.
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