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I have asked this question a number of times in multiple site forums and have not got any closure.
I have been on a CPAP for about 1 year and continue to have the same problem. The problem is stomach bloating to the point of pain when I sleep on my side. I have a current setting of 15 and can sleep all night on my back, but as soon as I turn on my side I can almost immediately feel my stomach start to inflate. During my original sleep study I did not sleep much on my side, so I believe they might not have gathered good data.
Questions: Could I have very little apnea while on my side and a setting is too high for that position?
Could a Auto CPAP possibly help if I startout on my side with a low setting and if I switched to my back it would increase as needed?
I love to sleep on my side and have had to give it up because of the problem.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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Have you discussed this with your doctor? You state that you have asked on multiple sites but haven't gotten any closure. What is it you are looking for? Any internet forum can not provide medical treatment that would "provide you closure".
If you "fail" cpap a bipap might be in order possibly. It all depends upon your circumstances. Your best bet is to talk to your doctor about your problem.
If you are adventurer and don't mind taking charge of your own therapy -- there are sites that tell you how to change pressure on the various machines. You might try lowering your pressure to see if that helps -- but I would only recommend doing this if you machine is data capable. Do you know which machine you have? Do you have the software that would help you monitor your therapy?
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Permalink Reply by Wade Gaddis on
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Sleepy, Maybe I did not phrase my question right. I was asking the community if anyone had a simular problem and did a auto CPAP help. My GP says it sounds right. My job keeps me from having time for another sleep test.
sleepycarol said:Have you discussed this with your doctor? You state that you have asked on multiple sites but haven't gotten any closure. What is it you are looking for? Any internet forum can not provide medical treatment that would "provide you closure".
If you "fail" cpap a bipap might be in order possibly. It all depends upon your circumstances. Your best bet is to talk to your doctor about your problem.
If you are adventurer and don't mind taking charge of your own therapy -- there are sites that tell you how to change pressure on the various machines. You might try lowering your pressure to see if that helps -- but I would only recommend doing this if you machine is data capable. Do you know which machine you have? Do you have the software that would help you monitor your therapy?
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Wade,
Like you, I used my job as an excuse for not doing what needed to be done for years. I finally wised up. Look at it this way. Your employer wants you to be at your best on the job. If you're not getting proper sleep, or if therapy is causing you problems, you are not at your best. So you owe it to yourself and your employer to take care of this.
If you work night shift, there are sleep centers that do day-time studies. You HAVE to sleep sometime, so just find a center that will work with you, or let you do a home study, or an auto cpap or bipap trial.
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Yes, apnea can be positional. Many people have more apnea on their backs than on their sides, but not all. I, for instance, have apneas no matter WHAT position I sleep in. The only way to know this for sure is to get another sleep study. Another way (if you're adventurous) is to get a data-capable auto cpap and try it in the range of, say, 8-16 for a week. Then check the data and see where you are. You will either notice that you are able to spend a large amount of time at a lower pressure...or not. At your high pressure, a bipap might give you more relief, but you'd probably want to address that with your sleep doctor because those machines are very expensive out of pocket.
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