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SLEEP APNEA HELP! :: Re: Cpap not helping, feeling down, any help? :: Reply by 49er 27 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Sorry to hear Haratio that your access to sleep doctors is limited. That really stinks. If you feel Dr. Krakow's theories make sense (not everyone does), perhaps if you showed your doctor the informa...
SLEEP APNEA HELP! :: Re: Don't know if I can do this :: Reply by 49er 27 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
Hi Brigitteweber67, Welcome to the forum. Yes, it is necessary to deal with your apnea because if you don't, eventually, it will cause serious conditions such as stroke, diabetes or death. Many peop...
SLEEP APNEA HELP! :: Don't know if I can do this :: Author Brigitteweber67 27 Aug 2013 | 03:55 pm
I tried for seven unsuccessful days of trying the CPAP mask. The only reason I was tested was because my dad has sleep apnea. I don't wake up groggy,Don't fall asleep during the day. My husband says I...
CPAP Mask, Machine, & Monitoring Treatment Questions :: Re: How to Read Results on Resmed ... 27 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
I just read this thread and I have a question. I am a new user and everything went fine with my cpap for the first month or so, I would get total sleep reports of 6.2 or 7.1 each night. Lately, I have...
SLEEP APNEA HELP! :: Re: Cpap not helping, feeling down, any help? :: Reply by Hiratio 27 Aug 2013 | 07:45 am
49er wrote: Hiratio wrote: dakota49 wrote:As a registered sleep technologist, I get a lot of patients who are curious as to how long it will take to "feel better." This can differ from patient to pa...
SLEEP APNEA HELP! :: Re: Cpap not helping, feeling down, any help? :: Reply by Hiratio 27 Aug 2013 | 07:38 am
andysnorer wrote:Hi Haratio, I have a very similar AHI to yours (62), and also snored heavily before going on CPAP (2002). Initially the CPAP left me feeling very refreshed, but although I have been ...
CPAP Mask, Machine, & Monitoring Treatment Questions :: Re: Water in CPap hose (rain-out) ... 27 Aug 2013 | 07:23 am
I've had my ResMed CPAP machine for just over a week now. I get rain-out every single night after about 4 hours. I spoke with my local provider and they told me that my room temperature is at a low se...
Sleep Studies :: Re: Arousals But No Apneas :: Reply by wholesum 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 am
I have actually already had a follow-up appointment, and the doctor suggested I might have narcolepsy. I'm going to take a take home sleeping test to see if the results are different since I will most...
Sleep Studies :: Re: Arousals But No Apneas :: Reply by Linda 27 Aug 2013 | 07:07 am
Hi there and welcome. I can't answer some of your questions, maybe I can suggest answers for others. And maybe someone else can answer some of them. It is possible to briefly or not reach REM, and y...
Sleep Studies :: Arousals But No Apneas :: Author wholesum 27 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
Hi there, After years of extreme tiredness and waking up throughout the night I decided to have a sleep study. It went pretty poorly as I only slept 3 hours (although I didn't even realize I slept at...