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Can one develope stomach or esophagus iritation in the use of a c-pap machine, where the epap settings are 16.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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Those conditions are already present in many sleep apnea patients.
GERD, or Gastroesophageal Reflux is when stomach contents rise into your mouth unexpectedly.
Are you having symptoms of indigestion, or heartburn?
There are over the counter meds for these; if you try them and they work you might want to see your doctor.
If it's mainly at night you can also raise the head of the bed a bit to keep stomach contents down.
Also don't eat close to bedtime.
16 is a pretty good amount of pressure, but I don't think that would cause what you describe. Our professionals will probably weigh in.
If I'm way off base, Clifff, please describe your symptoms in more detail.
Mary Z.
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Permalink Reply by Cliff Brown on
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Mary Z: Thanks for your note. No the symptons you describe does not appear to be "GERD". The most distiguishable characteristics is Belching which gives temporary relief 5 or 6 tmes in a row, then their is the constant pain (ranging scale of 10--to be 5 to 8. At night when retired the pain subsides to almost zero. But once I'm upright the pain etc begins again. stomach is very sensitive to touch. Ironically this entire problem started about 2 moths after I was on the V-pap machine @ 16 pressure. This scnario that I describe could be coincidental but nexium ( 4 mths) has not helped. If you call "heartburn" a sympton then yes but I've been trated for that.
I just can't determine if this condition is caused by thia pressure at 8 hrs per night--Causing th problem.
Mary Z said:Those conditions are already present in many sleep apnea patients.
GERD, or Gastroesophageal Reflux is when stomach contents rise into your mouth unexpectedly.
Are you having symptoms of indigestion, or heartburn?
There are over the counter meds for these; if you try them and they work you might want to see your doctor.
If it's mainly at night you can also raise the head of the bed a bit to keep stomach contents down.
Also don't eat close to bedtime.
16 is a pretty good amount of pressure, but I don't think that would cause what you describe. Our professionals will probably weigh in.
If I'm way off base, Clifff, please describe your symptoms in more detail.
Mary Z.
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Sounds very much like "aerophagia" (air swallowing). Sometimes this can be alleviated by reducing your pressure somewhat then building it back up to your needed/titrated pressure over time. But it is something you should discuss w/the professionals. I"m just a patient. My auto pressure range was just recently adjusted to IPAP 17, EPAP 8 and I'm experiencing some mild aerophagia myself. I have to talk to my sleep doctor about it when I next see him. Meanwhile my provider's RRT is off sick.
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Judy thank you, I suspicioned a reduction in pressure might be in order (will Try), but going back to the nitrate pressure would appear to resume the condition?/????
Judy said:Sounds very much like "aerophagia" (air swallowing). Sometimes this can be alleviated by reducing your pressure somewhat then building it back up to your needed/titrated pressure over time. But it is something you should discuss w/the professionals. I"m just a patient. My auto pressure range was just recently adjusted to IPAP 17, EPAP 8 and I'm experiencing some mild aerophagia myself. I have to talk to my sleep doctor about it when I next see him. Meanwhile my provider's RRT is off sick.
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No, not necessariy at all. Sometimes we just need to adjust to higher pressures gradually. Might even take maybe 1 cm a week.
Really, tho, this is something to discuss w/your RRT, or sleep doctor if necessary, as your VPAP may allow for some expiratory pressure relief that could reduce or eliminate the problem and make it easier to acclimate to. Or if it is a VPAP Auto running in straight bi-level mode switching to VAuto mode might help. You and your RRT or sleep doc can discuss it further and determine what might work out best for you under the circumstances.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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talk to your doc about reducing the pressure. Switching to auto might help as well.
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Rock Hinkle said:talk to your doc about reducing the pressure. Switching to auto might help as well.
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Good advice by many advocates "lower pressures" .........Will work with Dr, to see if I can reduce pressuure.
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