CPAP and Asthma; Holding Breath During Sleep

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My husband has asthma and uses a c-pap machine. He adjusted quite quickly and

w/his current machine has the humidifier and heater - he says they help. He has

the nasal pads. However, when he has a cold or allergy flare or even a bad

asthma attack it's impossible to use a pcap. I'm hoping he will get another

study done soon and maybe get the bi-pap that will do more of the breathing

(both in and out) for him. He also has MS. His neurologist told us that MS is

like one giant super big allergy so I've often wondered if there really is some

sort of connection.

In some ways, maybe men find it easier to adjust to the machines but I might

be overgeneralizing. When I " started " an overnight sleep study and was gasping

for air and coughing it became impossible and I left at 1:00 am w/o going to

sleep. They had me try different masks and nasal pads - I found the mask more

tolerable than the nasal pads - they said that was more typical of women.

However they didn't have any ice, the headboard was dusty and the staff

insensitive to my needs. Men and women were using the same restroom and in the

halls together and I wasn't prepared for that.

Speaking of holding one's breath at night - yes, I know I do it at least at

times. I assumed everyone did! I have asthma (dream I'm under water holding my

breath trying to get to the surface) and found out in recent years that the

sense of " drowning " is typical of asthmatics.

That's my two cents for tonight!

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