Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Cees - I suspected sleep problems, but no doctor checked into it until I firmly planted my feet and asked for it. When they finally tested me they did it with the " prongs " (I was on 2 liters of oxygen at night) and found it threw off sleep test results. So they tested without oxygen at night and found I would stop breathing up to 50 times a minute and sometimes I would stop breathing for as long as a minute and 50 seconds!! Then they tested me with a CPAP. It took 3 more weeks before I got my CPAP machine and then they did 3 more overnight tests to fine-tune the CPAP settings. I sleep quite well now, thank you. I still need an occasional afternoon nap (once a week or so), and I still wake up occasionally during the night (dry mouth... even with the humidifier unit). However,... I absolutely LOVE my CPAP machine and travel everywhere with it. There are a few tricks to getting it through airport security quickly, but you can call and find out how to do that. Good luck!! Stefani ILD 2/2006, NSIP (fibrotic) 10/2009, Diabetes II 2/2006, Sleep Apnea 4/2009 > > > > Cees, > > > > I never thought I would be able to sleep with any type of mask as I have claustraphobia pretty good, but because in the beginning I could feel the air blowing on my face it was ok. I started out with nasel prongs, went to a full face and ended up with a Fisher Paykel full face that just slips beflow my chin because I'm a mouth breather. Now I can't sleep without it or I get the worst sore throat from snoring. Bruce swears by the blue gel and I may try that because they all leak, they all leave marks on your face, mine pushed on my eyes, but its still way better than not breathing LOL. I had 92 apnea episodes in 60 minutes broken up between sleep apneas, central apneas and shallow breathing hypoxcemia. Never knew it. GOOD LUCK > > > > Dyane, 54, Phoenix, IIP 02 now NSIP 09, Breast Cancer, Psoriasis, Lipodermatosclerosis, Diabetes, and now a RA like autoimmune component, yadda yadda yadda. > > > > > > " Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving is a pretty, well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, chocolate in one hand, Margaritas in the other, loudly proclaiming " Holy **** What a ride! " . " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Stefani, Can you share tips on airport security with CPAP. I have not traveled with mine yet. Phyllis To: Breathe-Support Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 5:52:58 AMSubject: Re: Sleep problems Cees -I suspected sleep problems, but no doctor checked into it until I firmly planted my feet and asked for it. When they finally tested me they did it with the "prongs" (I was on 2 liters of oxygen at night) and found it threw off sleep test results. So they tested without oxygen at night and found I would stop breathing up to 50 times a minute and sometimes I would stop breathing for as long as a minute and 50 seconds!! Then they tested me with a CPAP. It took 3 more weeks before I got my CPAP machine and then they did 3 more overnight tests to fine-tune the CPAP settings. I sleep quite well now, thank you. I still need an occasional afternoon nap (once a week or so), and I still wake up occasionally during the night (dry mouth... even with the humidifier unit). However,... I absolutely LOVE my CPAP machine and travel everywhere with it. There are a few tricks to getting it through airport security quickly, but you can call and find out how to do that. Good luck!!StefaniILD 2/2006, NSIP (fibrotic) 10/2009, Diabetes II 2/2006, Sleep Apnea 4/2009> >> > Cees,> > > > I never thought I would be able to sleep with any type of mask as I have claustraphobia pretty good, but because in the beginning I could feel the air blowing on my face it was ok. I started out with nasel prongs, went to a full face and ended up with a Fisher Paykel full face that just slips beflow my chin because I'm a mouth breather. Now I can't sleep without it or I get the worst sore throat from snoring. Bruce swears by the blue gel and I may try that because they all leak, they all leave marks on your face, mine pushed on my eyes, but its still way better than not breathing LOL. I had 92 apnea episodes in 60 minutes broken up between sleep apneas, central apneas and shallow breathing hypoxcemia. Never knew it. GOOD LUCK> > > > Dyane, 54, Phoenix, IIP 02 now NSIP 09, Breast Cancer, Psoriasis, Lipodermatosclerosi s, Diabetes, and now a RA like autoimmune component, yadda yadda yadda.> > > > > > "Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving is a pretty, well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, chocolate in one hand, Margaritas in the other, loudly proclaiming "Holy **** What a ride!"."> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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