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Claustrophobia and Sleep Apnea
thought i'd post this interesting observation by Dr. Christian Guilleminault at Stanford's sleep clinic: my wife was reluctant to use anything bigger than the nasal pillows style mask because she's claustrophobic. Dr. Guilleminault thought that many, many people with disordered breathing will identify themselves as being claustrophobic because when you have trouble breathing, it's natural to freak out over a mask being placed over the nose. His recommendation was to try the nasal mask anyway because in her case, the nasal pillows wouldn't work because of her asymmetrical nostrils. She'd get over the feeling of claustrophobia once she is getting the proper amount of air through her airway with the right CPAP mask which, he thinks in this case, might be mask she thinks would make her feel more claustrophobic (i.e., nasal cpap mask over nasal pillows mask).
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Permalink Reply by amott1973 on
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Interesting idea. I hope others chime in on this. I personally wouldn't identify myself as clausterphobic. I know a lot of people dream that they're drowning or something when they have apnea sometimes, but I didn't. Mine had me dream that my cat was sleeping on my chest making it seem like too much effort to breathe. Maybe those who are clausterphobic dream more of being shut in somewhere with no air?
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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Mike check the Breeze mask as I think you can use different size pillows with it --- meaning a size small in one nostril and a medium in the other. Might solve her problem.
I can see it as far as being claustrophobic. I am scared of water and never ever will get my nose under the water. When I was baptised I made the minister promise not to dunk my nose for fear I would slug him.
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