I haven't checked my app in probably two years...lol. Just checked, and my average number of events per night is just under 3. About the only time I don't score 100 is whenever I don't get enough sleep. Oddly enough, it's the dog that wakes me up early whenever I let myself stay up too late, and not the kid. My low for the past few months has been a 95. [Reply]
Originally Posted by luv:
I haven't checked my app in probably two years...lol. Just checked, and my average number of events per night is just under 3. About the only time I don't score 100 is whenever I don't get enough sleep. Oddly enough, it's the dog that wakes me up early whenever I let myself stay up too late, and not the kid. My low for the past few months has been a 95.
Where did you start with the number of events per hour before the CPAP? :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Why would you want that?
The CPAP pressure makes it hard to exhale, which makes it feel like your being smothered and that is the #1 reason people don't remain on CPAP. BiPAP has a sensor that reduces pressure during exhale. More $, of course... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Woogieman:
The CPAP pressure makes it hard to exhale, which makes it feel like your being smothered and that is the #1 reason people don't remain on CPAP. BiPAP has a sensor that reduces pressure during exhale. More $, of course...
Have you tried everything with CPAP. Nasal pillows. Nasal masks, different masks that fit over the mouth/nose?
Less than 1% use BiPap because its usually effort by the individual to get past that feeling of suffocation that everyone deals with at first. The only "real" need for BiPap is if you have heart involvement. Afib, leaky heart valve etc. [Reply]
My only "complaint" so far is figuring out the humidity. I fill it up to just a bit over the max line. When I wake up all the water is gone but I still have some dry mouth.
I may need a separate humidifier in my bedroom out here in AZ. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by scho63:
My only "complaint" so far is figuring out the humidity. I fill it up to just a bit over the max line. When I wake up all the water is gone but I still have some dry mouth.
I may need a separate humidifier in my bedroom out here in AZ. :-)
Holy cow, that is dry.
Should not be. I didnt have that issue when I was in AZ on vacation. Dont even use that much in the winter here.
Originally Posted by scho63:
My only "complaint" so far is figuring out the humidity. I fill it up to just a bit over the max line. When I wake up all the water is gone but I still have some dry mouth.
I may need a separate humidifier in my bedroom out here in AZ. :-)
Just get a humidifier for for the bedroom. If it is really that dry then your partner will benefit from it as well.
Originally Posted by Woogieman:
The CPAP pressure makes it hard to exhale, which makes it feel like your being smothered and that is the #1 reason people don't remain on CPAP. BiPAP has a sensor that reduces pressure during exhale. More $, of course...
It might be the mask. I used to use a Swift FX NP, which had a vent in the front for exhaling. It had a high air flow so it was easy to breathe with but it also would blow air back in your face if on your side and the pillow wasn't adjusted just right. I woke up with some seriously chapped lips a few time before I figured out what was happening.
I have a new mask now (a P20, I think?) and it exhausts through a fine mesh in the front. That diffuses the air so it doesn't blow back at you but it also creates a lot more back pressure. It also clogs easily which can really hinder exhaling. I've had a few nights where I've had to scrub the screen with a toothbrush in the middle of the night because I could barely breathe through it. [Reply]
