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Disrupted sleep pattern with CPAP
Am I gonna be on here every day with a new c/o??? Sorry guys, but after having another weird night of disrupted sleep, I'm confused with what's going on.
Night before last, I reported sleeping 3-4 hours on CPAP and sleeping well after turning down humidity from 4 to 3. Was up 2 hours, back to sleep with pump x 2 hours, mask off then and inadvertently went back to sleep for 3 hours. LAST night I slept well 3-4 hours on CPAP, woke up, and here I sit, exhausted and awake. Does anyone know what may be disrupting sleep. I've taken Xanax 1.0 (no more ever) for many years to sleep at all--usually slept (or thought I did) for 6-8 hours. Doesn't seem to be working at all well now. If I take Nyquil, which I did for a couple of nights with this cold, I sleep well. Without it for 2 nights now, not sleeping beyond 3-4 hours, then intermittently after getting up. Frustrating and I'm exhausted. Had hope yesterday. Today not so much...am also sneezing a LOT this a.m., which is what I was doing when my cold started. Is this a result of turning down humidity? It worked night before last although I still had disrupted sleep. But I felt better when I work.. Today I feel lousy. Can't help but wonder if humidity is the problem, but (?). How long did it take for anyone out there to get all this adjusted. I feel like I'm gonna die from exhaustion right now.
Night before last, I reported sleeping 3-4 hours on CPAP and sleeping well after turning down humidity from 4 to 3. Was up 2 hours, back to sleep with pump x 2 hours, mask off then and inadvertently went back to sleep for 3 hours. LAST night I slept well 3-4 hours on CPAP, woke up, and here I sit, exhausted and awake. Does anyone know what may be disrupting sleep. I've taken Xanax 1.0 (no more ever) for many years to sleep at all--usually slept (or thought I did) for 6-8 hours. Doesn't seem to be working at all well now. If I take Nyquil, which I did for a couple of nights with this cold, I sleep well. Without it for 2 nights now, not sleeping beyond 3-4 hours, then intermittently after getting up. Frustrating and I'm exhausted. Had hope yesterday. Today not so much...am also sneezing a LOT this a.m., which is what I was doing when my cold started. Is this a result of turning down humidity? It worked night before last although I still had disrupted sleep. But I felt better when I work.. Today I feel lousy. Can't help but wonder if humidity is the problem, but (?). How long did it take for anyone out there to get all this adjusted. I feel like I'm gonna die from exhaustion right now.
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Permalink Reply by susan mccord on
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Okay, I'm doing a brief detergent, cool water, and vinegar soak. Cross your fingers. If I screwed it up, you're right, DME will be happy to sell me a new one! Jeez, maybe they'll even call me back.....not holding my breath. Cross your fingers on my concoction. Please!!! :-)
Dan Lyons said:In so far as a cleaning schedule, you set that. I have talked with people who clean their masks and hose once a month, every couple of months, some never. On the other hand, some folks listen to the DME and manufacturer's information and they end up replacing their mask after 2 to 3 weeks. You set your schedule.
I personally clean mine, about once every 2 weeks, sometimes longer.
What you use again is your call.
Vinegar is an acid. Watered down, it is still an acid. I personally take my mask and hose and place it in the kitchen sink tub, 1/2 full of water to which I have added 3-4 drops of anti-bacterial dish washing soap. I let it soak for about 5 minutes then thoroughly rinse it off. I then allow it to air dry for several hours before reassembling it. I have never had problem.
I do the same thing with my humidifier tub.
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