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Hi all.
I was diagnosed with severe apnea(aparently on a average 45 per hour...whatver that means) In november last year.
I was given one of the CPAP machines to try, of which i did for 4 months.I was constantly struggling with it, and going backwards and forwards to the hospital for them to change the settings.In the end they said it wasn't for me, so at the moment i have no machine and i am not receiving any treatment.Having said that i have an appointment with a ENT consultant shortly, and then one with an ortho-dentist.
Reading the forums it seems that the vast majority of suffererers do manage to lead a normal life when using the CPAP. I am constantly tired, and yawning, so much so, that after recently getting back into work, my GP has signed me off unfit, due to my problem.I am in a quandry now, as i stand to loose my job, but i know that as i am, i cannot continue without some solution to my condition.
As anyone else been in the same position, who can relate to what i am going through? Can anyone suggest what other form/s of treatment maybe suitable?
Thanks in advance.
C
I was diagnosed with severe apnea(aparently on a average 45 per hour...whatver that means) In november last year.
I was given one of the CPAP machines to try, of which i did for 4 months.I was constantly struggling with it, and going backwards and forwards to the hospital for them to change the settings.In the end they said it wasn't for me, so at the moment i have no machine and i am not receiving any treatment.Having said that i have an appointment with a ENT consultant shortly, and then one with an ortho-dentist.
Reading the forums it seems that the vast majority of suffererers do manage to lead a normal life when using the CPAP. I am constantly tired, and yawning, so much so, that after recently getting back into work, my GP has signed me off unfit, due to my problem.I am in a quandry now, as i stand to loose my job, but i know that as i am, i cannot continue without some solution to my condition.
As anyone else been in the same position, who can relate to what i am going through? Can anyone suggest what other form/s of treatment maybe suitable?
Thanks in advance.
C
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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An average AHI of 45 means that you stop breathing or have drops in your o2 at least 45x an hour. Each one of these events must last at least 10 seconds. I have seen apneas last as long as 2.5 minutes. The oxygen problems are only part of the problem. These events inact a defense mechanism in your brain. This mechanism causes an arousal from sleep to end them. you may not remember the arousal, but they are there. The o2 desats in combination with these interruptions wreak havic on your restoritive sleep and your ability to heal.
What was it about the CPAP that you did not like?
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Permalink Reply by mcrfella on
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Hi there, and thanks for your reply.
Initially my problem was that i felt that the exhailed air was not escaping, and i was breathing this air back in.This i would have thought was not the case, as when i put my hand over the air outlet, i could feel the air coming out.All in all it meant that it could take me hours trying to get to sleep.....something i very rarely struggled with.. I would wake up, feeling like i was strugling for air, so i would remove the mask, and almost immediatly would fall back asleep.This feeling remained even when having the setting changed.
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Did you only try one type of machine? Quite a few people experience the same problems. Did they ever try BiPAP?
mcrfella said:Hi there, and thanks for your reply.
Initially my problem was that i felt that the exhailed air was not escaping, and i was breathing this air back in.This i would have thought was not the case, as when i put my hand over the air outlet, i could feel the air coming out.All in all it meant that it could take me hours trying to get to sleep.....something i very rarely struggled with.. I would wake up, feeling like i was strugling for air, so i would remove the mask, and almost immediatly would fall back asleep.This feeling remained even when having the setting changed.
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No this was not suggested at the Sleep Apnea clinic.
Can you please advise what the difference between the 2 being?
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Permalink Reply by Amy on
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Bilevel therapy is a a two pressured therapy. There is a higher inspiratory pressure and then the pressure lowers on exhalation. With patient;'s who have trouble adapting to cpap they may feel more comfortable on Bilevel because they do not have to exhale against such a strong pressure and it also may help you in taking deeper breathes depending on the differences in the inspiratory and expiratory pressure.
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