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7 Things that Make Sleep Apnea Worse
Replied Aug. 26, 2009
Anyone have a clue?.....
Replied Aug. 18, 2009
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The one on my mask is for supplemental oxygen.
I like that the author(s) didn't leave the reader with the impression that sleep apnea as an obese/overweight person's problem, but said that it can be made worse with extra weight.
One thing that I noticed was that if I don't loop my hose around the headboard a couple things happen. One is that I roll on top of it occasionally and its uncomfortable. The other is that it pulls on my mask and lets leaks blow into my eyes (waking…
Maybe a mattress that would let our cat jump on it w/o spilling the wine is good enough.
Hmm, maybe we should look into a mattress that you can put a wine glass on and jump on without spilling the wine.
Hey, congrats! It's worth it, isn't it?
The best thing about that video was that it was taken by someone who was trying to get someone out of denial. Sometimes folks in denial (like me) need a "teaching moment" to blow away the nonsense. Hopefully it worked.
Dunno about the ethics of it,…
Heh, 14 Day Trial of Sleep Apnea :-)
If I was in a snarky mood I might say that I'd rather trust a sleep specialist and a sleep study than a claim from someone who says he's built an uncrushable wall of pillows that keeps him on his side which has eliminated his apnea. But you probably…
j n k answered it perfectly.
What that does in turn is causes the nasal tissue to become inflamed making nasal respiration very difficult. The mouth opens since this is much easier and the pneumatic splint that your PAP therapy provides goes bye-by…
Changes in your therapy, even a change as small as changing your humidification, can cause AHI to increase.
Humidity can be very important for airway health when using PAP therapy. As ResMed says:
"Positive airway pressure creates a new climate fo…
I've been playing around with the variables that I can play around with and I've tried doing without the humidifier for a night here and there. In both cases, the measured AHI/AI increased significantly. Is this a false correlation or have people fo…
If you have the proper mask-selection selected in the machine's menu, you definitely have your leak under control.
The first goal with a ResMed is to get your AI below one, if possible. That number is more important than the AHI on a ResMed, in my…
Awesome story. It's great how you watched, waited and worked to come up with something that would help your daughter. The payoff for that effort will be long lasting and profound.
A nice thing about the ResMed VPAP Auto 25 is that it has a number of operating modes so that you and your doctor can vary the kind of treatment you are receiving w/o having to change machines. It does straight single value CPAP, BiPAP and autotitra…
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- At 9:17pm on July 29, 2009,
Eric Goldman said… - Eric, I see you are from MA. Did you grow up in Framingham and go to FSHS?
- At 6:42pm on July 8, 2009,
sleepycarol said… - Welcome to the forum!!
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In delayed sleep phase syndrome, the internal biological clock runs longer than the normal 24-hour cycle, resulting in a desire to go to sleep later and wake up later. The plan of action? Resetting Merbaum's clock through the use of light therapy: d…
That is pretty good.
Sleep Apnea Cartoon I came across -- pretty well done, huh?
Ahhhh, and does anyone else besides me smell the RRT organizations behind these "second thoughts" ???
Or am I just a pessimistic and suspicious ole broad who is smelling some rats???
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As you may be aware, the State Education Department (see attached memorandum) has reaffirmed its view that certain tasks undertaken in sleep centers may be within the practice of respiratory therapy and, as a re…
Honestly I believe that the medical industry should be controlled by parties from both the government and private sectors. Until someone comes up with a better solution I will continue to support licensure.
Carol right now those odds are slim. Those jobs just are not open to the RPSGT at this point. Not that I have found anyway. Most sleep programs are only available to RTs right now. We are fighting to put an end to this. The sleep programs should be…
Okay, first off, I would like to see you a little less passive. Why do you have to wait until the 24th of March for a nasal pillows style mask? That's ridiculous. There are several brands and models of nasal pillows style masks and you should have b…
What are the odds of the RSGPTS getting on at DME's and more interaction that is positive other than what many of us have experienced in the RTs or LPNS that have serviced us through the DMEs.
I know in this region Lincare has an LPN you deal with.…
As a teacher, that must hold current certification in order to teach I see nothing wrong in licensing those in the medical profession. My daughter completed RN school in December. In order to work as an RN in the state of Missouri, she had to take h…
What have you done, if anything, to get used to the machine?
Pillows are great -- but be aware of mouth breathing which negates the positive aspects of cpap. Is there someone that can observe you when you first start using the pillows? Watch for ex…
Congratulations on the publication!!
You must be glad it is over. What is your next project?
Welcome to the site Lia. Your presence was felt long before your arrival. Good luck with your lab. it sounds like you are doing great things for sleep.
Update on my progress, still not using cpap, went to see a new specialist and he wants me to try pillows instead of the mask, does anyone have any input for me on pillows? Suppose to get my pillows on 3-24-2010, Wish me luck!
All I have left to say is that giving complete control to the private sector has worked well for our economy so far.
Good luck in GA banyon. I hope that we are still friends. I will continue to follow and be educated by your post.
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I don't follow the logic that creating government licensing would take some of the control back from government.
But there will be no energy spent by me to stop the effort in NY.
Eventually it may come around to GA, as our historically independent…
Not agreeing with me is not the problem. I am getting quite used to that. I have listened to your gripes over and over Banyon. I have even asked you to talk things out with me several times. You believe that my solutions are not going to work, and a…
It is my opinion that every lab should employ an RT. Just due to the nature of what we do. If that RT happens to be double certified for sleep then that is a bonus in my opinion. On the same note DMEs should have to employ a RPSGT as well as a RRT.…
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