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Pink & Needles in right hand - is this linked please?
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Please does anyone know whether pins & needles in my right hand could be connected with my sleep apnoea? I am currently sleeping without my mask (the filter which adds moisture has run out and the hospital wouldn't acknowledge that this was possible. They said filters should last over a year) and this week I feel so exhausted. I had a big pain in my calf on waking for two mornings and my legs gave way trying to walk upstairs (burning sensation above my knees). I'm not sure what's happening to my body and I wondered whether it might be connected to my apnoea and if so, how and why? Please can anyone help? Thank you.I can't see my consultant again until January, but I've booked an 'emergency' appointment with my Doctor (GP) for later today. If I hadn't done that, I would have had to wait around a week for a regular appointment...
Please does anyone know whether pins & needles in my right hand could be connected with my sleep apnoea? I am currently sleeping without my mask (the filter which adds moisture has run out and the hospital wouldn't acknowledge that this was possible. They said filters should last over a year) and this week I feel so exhausted. I had a big pain in my calf on waking for two mornings and my legs gave way trying to walk upstairs (burning sensation above my knees). I'm not sure what's happening to my body and I wondered whether it might be connected to my apnoea and if so, how and why? Please can anyone help? Thank you.I can't see my consultant again until January, but I've booked an 'emergency' appointment with my Doctor (GP) for later today. If I hadn't done that, I would have had to wait around a week for a regular appointment...
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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What machine are you using? All of the machines I am familiar with have a humidifier that adds water to the air. You fill the humidifier with distilled water. I am not sure what type of filter would add the moisture to the air. All of the machines I am familiar with have a filter at the air intake.
Example on the M series machines they have a small grey rectangle that is foam. You wash the filter as needed, allowing it to completely dry before reinserting it in the slot. It is important that the filter is completely dry as you do NOT want any moisture to get inside your machine as it will cause it to malfunction.
Who supplied your machine? They should have went over the various components of the machine with you when you received it, explaining as they went. Although I do know there are some members have had their machines drop shipped to the DME.
Tell which machine, the full name, it should be written on it somewhere. Only then we can give your more specific help.
As far as the pins and needles feeling, you body is probably low on oxygen due to your sleep apnea.
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Permalink Reply by Sian Davies on
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I'm using a:- Fisher + Paykel Healthcare Sleepstyle 200 The filter they added, which adds moisture to the air, is a Filta Therm Filter/HME by Intersurgical. The casing fits onto to the tube which comes out the machine and then the hose fits into the other side of the filter casing. If I didn't have the filter, the hose would clip onto the tube which comes out of the machine, so it's an added part.
The machine was given to me by the Lung Function dept of the local hospital. At first it was issued without the filter, but my mouth was so dry when I woke... that they added the filter to overcome that problem, which it did.... for a while.
I went to my GP this morning. He got the nurse to do a blood test (checking for clots) and an ECG. I'm currently on the Cambridge Diet (very low calorie diet) to try to control my weight and so I told him that I was in ketosis. He immediately latched onto to this and now thinks that that is my problem :-( I am actually much better in ketosis than out of it! At least it gives me a little more energy. I can easily gain 14lbs in a month with the apnoea and this is the only way of keeping it under control!!
I did wonder whether it was lack of oxygen which was causing the pins and needles.... my right hand was very blue too... Again, the GP said it was probably blue because it was cold....
sleepycarol said:What machine are you using? All of the machines I am familiar with have a humidifier that adds water to the air. You fill the humidifier with distilled water. I am not sure what type of filter would add the moisture to the air. All of the machines I am familiar with have a filter at the air intake.
Example on the M series machines they have a small grey rectangle that is foam. You wash the filter as needed, allowing it to completely dry before reinserting it in the slot. It is important that the filter is completely dry as you do NOT want any moisture to get inside your machine as it will cause it to malfunction.
Who supplied your machine? They should have went over the various components of the machine with you when you received it, explaining as they went. Although I do know there are some members have had their machines drop shipped to the DME.
Tell which machine, the full name, it should be written on it somewhere. Only then we can give your more specific help.
As far as the pins and needles feeling, you body is probably low on oxygen due to your sleep apnea.
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Are they? Thank you... I'll google it....
99 said:pins and needle are a sign of lack of B12
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What meds are you taking?? There are those meds, metronidazole for one, that can cause peripheral neuropathy, and it can be permanent if the metronidazole isn't stopped immediatly.
Your legs giving way trying to walk upstairs, plus the pins and needles in your arms and hands sound most like 02 deprivation tho. Do you have a lung problem? Are you a smoker? Allergies? Asthma? I would want at least an in-office spirometry, if not a full PFT, if you have any daytime shortness of breath on mild exercise, etc.
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I'm not taking any meds, Judy. I'm not a smoker, I don't have any allergies and I don't have asthma - I'm lucky really! As for the lungs... well, there's a bit of a question mark there. I did one of those tests where you blow hard into a measuring machine and the reading was 350, which they said was fine. But... I continue to have the air from my cpap going into my stomach, rather than my lungs, even though the pressure reduced from 10 to 8 to 7. I can only use the machine for about 1.5 hours, before the pain wakes me, so I do wonder whether anything is happening with my lungs.... I can't see the Consultant until January, so I've just got to wait. The pins and needles seem to be at tips of my fingers and come in painful waves. It's very odd..
About 4 years ago, they thought I had unstable angina and I was given a GTN Spray. Apart from the initial pounding in my head, it gave me breath like I'd never had before! It was fantastic. Then they swopped it for a nitrate tablet and I reacted badly to that! Ended up in hospital with a suspected bleed on the brain, a CT Scan and a Lumber Puncture said it wasn't! Then Cardiology said I didn't have a heart problem. This was all prior to them discovering the sleep apnoea.
Judy said:What meds are you taking?? There are those meds, metronidazole for one, that can cause peripheral neuropathy, and it can be permanent if the metronidazole isn't stopped immediatly.
Your legs giving way trying to walk upstairs, plus the pins and needles in your arms and hands sound most like 02 deprivation tho. Do you have a lung problem? Are you a smoker? Allergies? Asthma? I would want at least an in-office spirometry, if not a full PFT, if you have any daytime shortness of breath on mild exercise, etc.
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No Rock, thankfully I don't....
Rock Hinkle said:Do you have any history of MS in your family?
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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just checking.My wife's family does so it is something that we have both investigated.
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Do you have the humidifier that goes with your particular machine. Water needs to be added to the water tank in order for it to produce the humidity. I am unsure why they gave you the filter to provide moisture as the google search I did on it provide no information on its uses with a cpap machine. It did talk about its use on a ventilator, oxygen, etc. I wouldn't think it would provide a continuous source of moisture for a year using it nightly for 8 hours or so but the way it appears to look on the website. Ask about the humidifier for your machine, if you don't already have it.
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Thanks Carol, I will ask!! They didn't mention one, even when I explained how dehydrated it made me... They simply said 'persevere'!
sleepycarol said:Do you have the humidifier that goes with your particular machine. Water needs to be added to the water tank in order for it to produce the humidity. I am unsure why they gave you the filter to provide moisture as the google search I did on it provide no information on its uses with a cpap machine. It did talk about its use on a ventilator, oxygen, etc. I wouldn't think it would provide a continuous source of moisture for a year using it nightly for 8 hours or so but the way it appears to look on the website. Ask about the humidifier for your machine, if you don't already have it.
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sleepycarol said:
It should have the water tank in front like the front picture if it has the humidifier already. The water tank should be clear and hold your water. If it came with this, add distilled water. It should have the ambient tracking to help prevent rainout. If it doesn't have the intergrated heated humidifier with your machine, ask them to supply it.
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