Anyone here with sleep apnea?
05-25-2011, 03:13 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by Radiana
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
I have Critical Sleep Apnea, which is the most severe of all of the levels. I sleep using my machine every night. I also use it if I nap. It is just too dangerous not to use it(My 02 levels can go down into the high 50's), and I don't like the severe migranes I get if I don't use it. After 30 minutes I enter REM sleep and stay there all night, which is also not normal. I need a new mask, but even just my portion is over 60 dollars.
Can you explain how you can qualify for a discount on the utility bill?
Can you explain how you can qualify for a discount on the utility bill?
05-25-2011, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Grinster
What kind of C-PAP do you have. My husband's is noisy and keeps me awake. I am a former Recovery Room Nurse and couldn't sleep for counting his apnea episodes and waiting to start CPR. Now the machine noise keeps me awake. Good to have an extra bedroom.
05-25-2011, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Grinster
What kind of C-PAP do you have. My husband's is noisy and keeps me awake. I am a former Recovery Room Nurse and couldn't sleep for counting his apnea episodes and waiting to start CPR. Now the machine noise keeps me awake. Good to have an extra bedroom.
05-26-2011, 03:59 AM
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Sleep apnea is dangerous. My husband told me I quit breathing while I was sleeping besides the snoring and I was always tired. I did a sleep study and got a CPAP. It took a little getting used to but I think it was mostly me! I feel so much better, am more rested, and don't get up during the night to use the bathroom anymore. You need to make up your mind that you are going to do this. I use the nasal pillows and really like them. I travel with the machine which is a pain, but both of us get a better night's sleep. Good luck!
05-26-2011, 04:30 AM
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I started on CPAP therapy 5 years ago - and have been wearng one of those sexy looking masks since then ... LOL I won't sleep without it - and the few times I have (when tent camping) I'm amazed at how awful I feel - tired and sluggish. I use a full face mask - which took some getting used to - but like it better than using a chin strap.
05-26-2011, 04:43 AM
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My husband was dx with severe sleep apnea about 10 years ago. They said after his study that he was getting about 45 minutes of sleep per night, and that was it. The very first time he put on the CPAP mask (during a second study at the hospital) he was out like a light within minutes and it's been smooth sailing ever since! The machine he has now is very quiet and his snoring is completely gone - if I can hear any noise at all I wake him up to adjust the seal.
Man, I do not miss those years before his diagnosis. He was so exhausted all the time, but so was I - turns out I was holding my breath in my sleep whenever he stopped breathing, and when I ran out of air I'd smack him so he'd breathe. Very scary. Now that he wears the mask every night and every nap - anytime he sleeps, basically - our lives have completely changed.
For those with noisy machines, have you tried running a fan in the room to cover it with white noise?
Man, I do not miss those years before his diagnosis. He was so exhausted all the time, but so was I - turns out I was holding my breath in my sleep whenever he stopped breathing, and when I ran out of air I'd smack him so he'd breathe. Very scary. Now that he wears the mask every night and every nap - anytime he sleeps, basically - our lives have completely changed.
For those with noisy machines, have you tried running a fan in the room to cover it with white noise?
05-26-2011, 04:52 AM
#30
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My DH also has sleep apnea. I used to wake up at night and realize he wasn't breathing and have to shake him to get him to breathe. Very scary stuff. He is doing fine now. But I have developed a severe snoring problem ( my roomies at the last quilt retreat confirmed my DH's comments about my snoring!) and have been exhausted during the day so I go tonight for a sleep study. I'm kind of creeped out about strangers watching me sleep...
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