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All of my Doc's are certified with sleeping disoders. One of them has fully recovered from his sleeping disorder. Money is not an issue, my father is very wealthy and wise. One item that I didn't men…
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Central Apnea
Thank you everyone for the advice. I have had several sleep studies done while using severval types of machines. Nothing works because when I stop breathing for minutes at a time, I wake up swinging,…
Replied Feb 9
Central Apnea
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I am 47 years old and have severe central sleep apnea. I have tried both the CPAP and Bi-PAP machines. The problem that I have been having is the I still stop breathing with the machine on and even h…
Started this discussion. Last reply by j n k Feb 10.
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If money were no object for me, and I was desaturating from centrals likely caused by damage to the nervous system or brain, I would probably (1) ask my sleep doc to write an Rx for an AVAPS, (2) order it out-of-pocket express-shipped with the softw…
All of my Doc's are certified with sleeping disoders. One of them has fully recovered from his sleeping disorder. Money is not an issue, my father is very wealthy and wise. One item that I didn't mention about the accident is that I was dead for 15…
If insurance is a problem you might want to look into medicaid. My brother got it in a short time because of unemployment. If you have medical problems you should be able to get it fast if you qualifiy. The only problem with medicaid is you have to…
Can you be more specific on you hallucinations? When and how often are they happening? What types of visuals are you having? This could have some bearing on your case.
One more consideration - did you have on your team of doctors one who is either a Pulmonologist or a Neurologist, either one being certified in Sleep Medicine? Those are the types of M.D.s that would know about the servo ventilator xPAPs. Some of th…
I have no experience with central sleep apnea, but do know it is not something to be taken lightly.
I am surprised that your doctor hasn't prescribed one of the more sophisticated machines. It would appear from what you have told us you are a candi…
Good to hear. I had to restrict myself for a while, myself.
A tracheotomy may not likely be effective for true central apnea, but depending on other factors, I wouldn't reject the idea if an experienced surgeon suggested trying it to address any ob…
I no longer drive, thinking about getting a horse!
Trache ain't such a bad operation these days.
Get it done, find a way to make something else work eventually once the rest of you heals, then get the trache operation undone, since it is totally reversible.
The angels should be just fine without y…
Thank you everyone for the advice. I have had several sleep studies done while using severval types of machines. Nothing works because when I stop breathing for minutes at a time, I wake up swinging, like I am drowning in my sleep, and I rip off the…
Here is the kind of machine the professionals are talking about:
http://www.resmed.com/us/products/vpap_adapt_sv/vpap-adapt-sv.html?nc=clinicians
At the very least, you should likely be on a machine with a timed backup rate that will initiate a br…
I agree. If CPAP and BPAP have both failed then some sort of servo ventilator is the next step.
Steve is right. You need to talk to your doctors about trying a machine with some type of auto servo controller. It will likely require another full night polysomnogram with titration. I have seen these machines work wonders on pt's in the past.
Ch…
Hi, have you ever had a full polysomnography to see if you have central sleep apnea? If you have central apnea the cpap or bipap wont do the job. you may need a macine that actually gives you breaths when you stop breathing . The machines are call s…
I am 47 years old and have severe central sleep apnea. I have tried both the CPAP and Bi-PAP machines. The problem that I have been having is the I still stop breathing with the machine on and even have vomited into the mask. Several Doctors tell me…
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- At 6:57pm on January 21, 2010,
sleepycarol said…
- Welcome to the forum!!
We are glad you joined. Here you will find information about sleep apnea, treatment options, and other sleep related disorders.
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Please feel free to share your thoughts, ideas, comments, questions, etc.
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- At 2:36am on January 21, 2010,
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Same stuff. 3 yr standard warranty on machines.. i think its 2 in US???
Hi Michelle , the 406 is a very small mask, your nose is small but where on the bridge of your nose does it rest?? A slightly larger mask like the fisher paykel zest or a medium softgel mask from resmed may work.. i work in canada at a sleep company…
For me, this has been the most frustrating physical problem I've ever had, mainly because I can't seem to find a mask that will work for me, without leaving sore marks on my forehead and the bridge of my nose. And then there was the gel one that jus…
The Stanford surgeries do dramatically reduce the AHI of some number of patients. They are not "cures" and they are not universally effective; I would also like to see how many are still effective after five years. I have also had an MMA with a few…
I wonder if you have TMJ or if you're grinding your teeth while uding your CPAP. I know that they say if you have TMJ, you're more llikely to suffer from sleep Apnea. You should go to your dentist and have it checked out. Maybe you've been grinding…
I turn my as high as it will go every night, which is still not nearly high enough in the winter, with gas heat running. I wake up with sandpaper tongue and all, even on max settting. Very frustrating. I think I was overcharged for a really crappy m…
I am 65 - as of two days ago! Was diagnosed with sleep apnea last August, but also definely had longer.
PS: Thanks, Mike for all you do for this site - ANd many thanks to all who contribute!!
This site has been such a BLESSING>
My doctor and provider are the unmotivated ones, and uneducated to the extent that I made myself in an afternoon and a half. Personally, I agree with Brad; OSA is a simple, physics problem, and why there isn't more being done to find a surgical solu…
amen, this a very painful surgery to recover from as an adult. I had mine removed 2 years ago. It was absolutely no help. My new doctor said I should have not had it done. It only made treating my apnea harder.
I used to work for the phone company and one night we had a driving rain that had filled some radio waveguides (rectangular copper pipe that connects the radios to the antennas on top of the tower) with water, and the waveguides needed to be dried o…
i put my cpap inside a shoe box with an open jar of vick near the rear filter and turn on my machine and put the lid on the shoe box
Good Luck! Enjoy Ann Arbor! UoM hosiptal is amazing
No. Never. The results of the sleep test were sent to a capital city 300 km away. The technition did say that I was a very disturbed sleeper.
When I first started using Pur-sleep Aromatherapy I wanted a clean pad. The ones supplied at the time were reusable and I am too lazy to wash them daily. Others suggested to keep reusing them. Bret has since came up with a "disposable" pad that can…
Carol, that was entirely Too Much Information about pantiliners. :) I cannot unread and I cannot unsee the mental picture of pantiliners .
a a , I've woken up with swollen eyes and a somehat sore jaw. The soreness in my jaw resolved quickly.
But, this was when I was wearing a FFM.
A few months late, but welcome to SleepGuide.
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