Re: Re: BiPap question-Bruce

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Bruce, I never knew anything about them until this board and my mothers final illness. And remembering mother, hers didn't have a humidifier either!Roxanne, 59, South Carolina

2006 Asthma/ PF

2008 PF/ Sarcoidosis/Gerd

Lady Slipper OrchidSubject: Re: BiPap question-To: Breathe-Support Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4:27 PM

 

Roxanne

It's so odd how things to vary by location and by doctor. I've known

many many CPAP/BiPAP users here and never known one to not be given a

humidifier at the same time they get the equipment. So, I sometimes

forget to even ask that question, since here it is taken for granted.

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> I'm APAP user and have a full face mask that I've been using for about

3 months now. I have a humidifier included on my machine and it has a

dial on it for the amount of humidity one needs and 2 seems to be just

fine for me, no dry throat or nose. I also run my O2 through it.

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like you, I wake up usually after about 5 hours and want it off my face.

A few times I've slept longer, but 5 hours seems to be my routine and

then I take it off and doze the remaining couple of hours without it on.

I don't know if that will get better.

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> To: Breathe-support@ yahoogroups. com

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> Hi everyone!For those bipap or cpap users---how long

did it take you to get used to using it?Friday will be 2 weeks since I

picked up my bipap. I opted for the nose cushion type and I am having

an extremely hard time sleeping with it. I start off really well and

its very comfortable and I fall asleep. But I am still tossing and

turning and within a few hours I wake up with the hose and nose

apparatus getting in my way and not allowing me to lie comfortably on my

side (the respiratory therapist has advised I shouldn't sleep on my

back). I end up pulling it off after 3 or 4 hours. I have slept through

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on my concentrator which the respirator therapist thought might be

enough, but I have called my pulmo and asked if I needed another

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> bipap due to having dry throat problems and sore throat this morning.

Any input ? suggestions? Roxanne

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Yes, the machine itself is very quiet.  Its my breathing I can hear and it seems to be roaring...Psh--whwww...psh--whwww....Roxanne, 59, South Carolina

2006 Asthma/ PF

2008 PF/ Sarcoidosis/Gerd

Lady Slipper OrchidFrom: Bruce <brucemoreland@ gmail.com>Subject: Re: BiPap question-To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comDate: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4:27 PM

 

Roxanne

It's so odd how things to vary by location and by doctor. I've known

many many CPAP/BiPAP users here and never known one to not be given a

humidifier at the same time they get the equipment. So, I sometimes

forget to even ask that question, since here it is taken for granted.

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> Subject: Re: BiPap question

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> I'm APAP user and have a full face mask that I've been using for about

3 months now. I have a humidifier included on my machine and it has a

dial on it for the amount of humidity one needs and 2 seems to be just

fine for me, no dry throat or nose. I also run my O2 through it.

> I don't have any trouble falling asleep and it feels comfortable. But

like you, I wake up usually after about 5 hours and want it off my face.

A few times I've slept longer, but 5 hours seems to be my routine and

then I take it off and doze the remaining couple of hours without it on.

I don't know if that will get better.

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> Washington

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> From: Roxanne Wooten t.rox1 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>

> To: Breathe-support@ yahoogroups. com

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did it take you to get used to using it?Friday will be 2 weeks since I

picked up my bipap. I opted for the nose cushion type and I am having

an extremely hard time sleeping with it. I start off really well and

its very comfortable and I fall asleep. But I am still tossing and

turning and within a few hours I wake up with the hose and nose

apparatus getting in my way and not allowing me to lie comfortably on my

side (the respiratory therapist has advised I shouldn't sleep on my

back). I end up pulling it off after 3 or 4 hours. I have slept through

the night

> only once and slept more than 4 hours once..Also, I have a humidifier

on my concentrator which the respirator therapist thought might be

enough, but I have called my pulmo and asked if I needed another

humidifier for the

> bipap due to having dry throat problems and sore throat this morning.

Any input ? suggestions? Roxanne

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> Roxanne, 59, South Carolina

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