ATTENTION SLEEP STUDY PEOPLE,,How can I deal with my sleep Apnea?
Feb.05, 2012 Categories: Sleep Apnea Machine
Question by God’s Special Lady: ATTENTION SLEEP STUDY PEOPLE,,How can I deal with my sleep Apnea?
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I am working HARD to loose weight so I can sleep better.
I DO NOT want to use a machine.
I allready had (2) sleep studies done and I cannot ABSOLUTLY cannot wear the machine!!! .
I FEEL LIKE I AM SUFFOCATING!!!! EVEN ON THE CORRECT SETTINGS!!!
What is the best position to sleep so my throat does not close on me? Can I sleep sitting up?
I MUST know so I can loose more wieght so the lack of sleep DOES not affect my metabolism. PLEASE I am desperate and want to improve my sleep w/o the machine.
Also I am eating a low fat diet and working out 6 x a week.mostly walking and biking cardio stuff. I try to get 6-8 hrs of sleep a night.
Also would going to bed earlier help me???
Thanks so much
The first sleep study was to figure out what setting to put the machine on and 2nd was to test the machine on me.
Thats why I had 2 done. Thata what they wanted.
Best answer:
Answer by EMT1400
Get used to BiPap because that’s the only safe and effective way. You are NOT suffocating.
February 5th, 2012 on 1:37 am
Can try sleeping on your side, and to assure you stay on your side all night, can put a body pillow behind your back. But suspect you will wind up on your back, no matter what.
Sleep apnea can make you feel very tired during the day. (Gotta wonder why you had 2 sleep studies done but not willing to wear the C PAP or Bi PAP).
February 5th, 2012 on 2:35 am
I have used bipap for 7 years now. I could not loose weight prior to going on for treatment. Without treatment you generally do not have the energy to exercise. There is a hormone that is secreted in REM sleep that is a appetite supressent. I have lost a significant amount of weight and my pressures have gone up. Thin people can have sleep apnea too. You say that you are sleeping 6-8 hours a day but your are only sleep for a few minutes at a time and not getting the restorative sleep. OSA can lead to hypertension and stroke and many other complications from being untreated.
I was anti mask and machine at first. I am very clausterphobic. I worked with a great RRT. I still call her with questions at time. I started sitting up and holding the mask to my face and watching TV. I used the ramp on the machine starting at a lower pressure until I feel asleep. I also talked to a complaint cpap user for ideas. I used the online message boards aka support group at sleepnet.com. It was very helpful. I will tell you to make sure that you are using a heated humidifier will be helpful. Depending on your settings, bipap and autopap are tolerated better than cpap. I have had bipap because I used to retain CO2. I was told that I could go to CPAP because I was doing better but I already had a bipap so I kept using it. My trusty machine finally broke after 7 years. I used a cpap machine for a week while getting my new bipap and I hated cpap. Bipap is more comfortable but more expensve.Autopap is between a cpap and a bipap.
I am 100 percent compliant. I feel asleep on an airplane. The plane was delayed and there was a time difference and I had been up for more than 24 hours. I felt horrible for days. My symptoms had returned. I was at grad school and could not concentrate.
Best wishes.
February 5th, 2012 on 3:30 am
just get tired fast