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That's rough. if the CPAP holds the sphincter open between your esophagus and stomach acid will get in the esophagus. It is not only painful it can cause other problems from pneumonia to cancer so you might ask your Dr for help - medicine or even su…
almost everybody with sleep apnea has GERD that is gastoesophageal reflux disease and it is very serious
my friend had GERD and it burned a hole in her throat and damaged one lung
donot underestimate the problem
I occasionally have reflux when I don't use the cpap, but on nights when I "inflate" I almost always do. I think it's the air pressure in my stomach forcing stomach acid up into my esophagus.
You know now that I think of it, does anyone with a lot of gas problems have heartburn (reflux) espec at night? Or any other esophageal Because that might make this worse. I'm just throwing that idea out there
The pharynx is held open, and it comes before the tube splits into airway and esophagus. If your doc has one of those posters you can see this on the drawing. The airway is held open by fairly rigid cartilage. CPAP cant open it up more. The esophagu…
I'm not burping, but I've noticed that for over a month I was having what I term "abdominal distress" every day. Sometimes it would happen more than once a day, too. I wouldn't call it a feeling of pain. It's uncomfortable, though. At times I would…
That isnt good, I hope you all's docs can help. I also have reflux up one of my tear ducts which I thought would keep me awake but doesnt. Another internal indicator that the pressure is more or less good.
When I have the gas it doesnt keep me up,…
All kidding aside, this is an issue for many of us. In fact, for the past several mornings I have been finding that the flatulence and more so the discomfort of having air build up in my intestines has awakened me, both during the night and early in…
I also am almost certain that I'm swallowing air on the intake.
this happens to me a couple nights a week; the pressure is so great that I wake up and can't get back to sleep for hours. It's so bad, and so unpredictable, that if I really need to get a good night's sleep, I don't use the machine.
that's an inter…
The dents AND the acne/rosacea. I got such a bad zit under the headgear and then it eroded etc. Now I know what Level 5 lymph nodes are (Back of the neck)
I am a mouth breather and the doc actually suggested I have my very narrow R nasal cavity rea…
seems everyone is saying that they only get this with the full face mask when they start useing cpap I have had mine for allmost two years now and i use the nasel mask and jst a few months ago i started burping and farting bad when i awake??
If you are worried about the smell, this can be treated. You have a lot of "bad bugs" in your digestive system. Take 3 acidophilis a day until the smell improves. If the flora in your gut the right kind your gas is virtually non smelling.
I'd like to know how to get rid of the indentations in my face too!
Have not noticed anything like that.
just lucky?
I have been using the cpap machine with the full face mask for 4 years. I don't know what the reason is that
someone talks about their mouths dropping. I have had to keep my mouth from dropping from the beginning.
That meant I have had to wear a chi…
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- At 4:45pm on July 20, 2009,
Norm Bellas said… - I would go with TushyGalore's self-defined simplistic solution. Simulate your jaw-drop position and adjust (tighten the mask). If it seems too tight, I would say, accept it as a compromise. I only know one other person personally that I have discussed the following side affect of the full face mask: when we wake up, we have lines on our faces where the mask was. These lines go away after a while. I just took off the mask about 25 minutes ago. I just looked in the mirror and I still have two long faint curved lines on either side of my mouth and nose. If you don't experience this then I would guess that your mask is not on as tight as the masks of my friend and I. My personal feeling is I would rather do what I have to to have the mask not leak than risk annoying my heart by periodic stopped breathing all night.
Your second complaint, I'm not sure. You said you wake up with the mask off. You didn't say why. In the first case you said the mask leak wakes you up. If you don't know why, then I personally don't have a suggestion. I can share with you that I wake up with my mask off sometimes and I don't know why. One possibility could be that perhaps it's somewhat unnatural to have a tight piece of silicone crammed against your face while air blasts your skin. If I had a choice, I would not have sleep apnea and would prefer to sleep naturally with out any kind of mask. I also have a nasal pillow mask which I use occasionally when I am having leak problems with the full facial mask and am too tired to take the silicone and rubber out to make sure they are positioned correctly within the plastic. I have allergies and if too stuffy, I won't want to use the nasal pillow mask. Generally speaking, I don't like having something crammed up my nose. They don't seem all that pillowy to me. I do like the idea of having at least a couple of different styles of mask so that when I hate one kind, I can use a second kind for a while until I hate the second kind also and then switch back to the first. I now use the full face mask the most and I think I have less incident of waking up with the mask off with the full face mask. When my insurance allows, I want to try another mask. I fits OVER the nose only and has a Gel interface and is called a Sleep Net I-Q. One last thought. When I started, I tended to be more attracted to masks that seemed less claustrophobic. Now, I think it's more important to to have a mask that gives a secure fit and is going to stay on all night with the least trouble. Well, good luck, Russ. Here are a couple of links on the subject of mask options:
http://www.advanscpap.com/apnea-masks/
p://www.sleepapnea.org/resources/pubs/mask.htm
- At 10:25pm on February 15, 2009,
sleepycarol said… - Welcome to the forum!!
Please check out the discussions and the group section. The articles are very informative as well.
Hope you find some useful information and will post on the forum.
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Right! :-)
Yup, if you've got insurance, your insurance dictates which local DME providers you can use.
Just because you bought your CPAP elsewhere does NOT mean that your insurance contracted providers can't or won't provide your masks and other accessories.…
Linda, thanks your your help. When I call Apria, I wil ask them why they did not offer me a payment plan.
Good luck!
Hi Candace,
Apria is giving me a payment plan for 10 months, after that I will buy it if I still need it. In the mean time, all of the folks here are so helpful they told me the best cpap to get and low and behold, Apria did not give me a newer mode…
Linda, I read your question re: CPAP Machine and Apria. I also am not impressed with them. I have Kaiser and Kaiser will not pay for my equipment. Apria says that I have to pay all costs up front. Are you on a payment plan with Apria. I have severe…
First, let me say, Thank you for going to bat for us. I think you are doing a fantastic job in spreading OSA awareness and providing us with OSA a place to go for support. Apparently there is no connection between a college degree and intelligence,…
You hit the nail on the head. I had a similar experience last year with another organization, The Alzheimer's Association. I ask for permission to pass out a flyer, "Does Sleep Apnea Cause Alzheimer's Disease?," at one of their annual meetings regar…
Then she should say that... Say anything other than the falsehood that the connection between OSA and heart disease isn't sufficiently proven.
"Respironics recommends that new patients purchase their devices, masks and initial accessories from a homecare company that can provide an individualized patient equipment set-up, clinical and after-sale support, and a program to assist patients wi…
Maybe you should be the communications director for the AHA ;-).
I believe that individuals should be free to make decisions for themselves. This goes for the patients and the providers. The patient is free to decide what to do and who to pay for what services. The provider is free to decide what services he offe…
I'M NOT A 100% SURE OF THE NAME OF MY MASK I THINK IT'S CALLED A PROFILE LITE IT HAS A THICK GEL CUSHION ON THE FORHEAD PIECE AND THE ALL AROUND THE MASK. I STILL END UP WITH RED MARKS ON THE BRIDGE OF MY NOSE AND FOREHEAD BUT THEY FADE IN AN HOUR O…
by no means am i suggesting that this one person believes one thing or another. rather, she is the director of marketing and communications for the AHA. it is her job to communicate the organization's viewpoints to the public, and that's what she wa…
HEY, I read the funny e-mails! HAH, I'm heading north tomorrow...
I received my machine in March with a nasal pillow mask. I switched to a full face mask because I was breathing thru my mouth.I was struggling with getting used to wearing the mask, finally got to the point of wearing it every night.I could not get…
Ah ha, BirdShell!!! You can ignore me, but we managed to lure you out of your hiding place w/this thread, eh??
Too bad too. Danielle, Ashley, Nicole and I are all meeting at La Placita in Saginaw for lunch tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you!!!! Nico…
I agree with your advice,Mike.Once I was treated for a sinus infection,I had replaced everything .Also, it is a good idea to use saline to cleanse the sinuses at least twice daily . You may look into the use of a Nettie Pot,,,,that can throughly cle…
I tried wearing a band aid on the bridge of my nose the other night and it helped, but not enough. Most of the "solutions' that I've found end up causing to much air to leak. I started wearing the bandana (folded in several layers and tied like a he…
I have to comment! I ran Jump Rope for Heart (JRFH) activities/fundraisers in my classes for years. (For more information: http://www.aahperd.org/jump/ and http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2360 This is a good condensation of t…
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