Sleep Apnea...

[penguinz]

Doing an at home sleep apnea test later this week.

I am sure there are others here that have done this.

How annoying is the test and how long did it take you to get used to a CPAP if one was prescribed?

I also like to travel and dispersed camp. Any suggestions for battery packs or other accessories once?

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Ming the Merciless

the APAP is one of the greatest inventions. i went from getting really shitty sleep and feeling like ass at work after 8 hours of sleep to feeling refreshed after 6 hours of sleep.


youll probably get an A-pap. (automatically adjusts to the pressure you need, without doing too much pressure) , it takes some experimenting to find what setting you like and also takes some fiddling with masks. if you dont like your mask, try another style or another brand of masks. theyre all compatible with the hoses and machines.



dont give up on it, you will feel so much better and get such better sleep... once you dial in the settings and mask, youre golden.

Yep, it is the APAP version. Have the full face F20 mask. Can't wait to start waking up not feeling more tired than when i went to bed.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Ming the Merciless

the APAP is one of the greatest inventions. i went from getting really shitty sleep and feeling like ass at work after 8 hours of sleep to feeling refreshed after 6 hours of sleep.


youll probably get an A-pap. (automatically adjusts to the pressure you need, without doing too much pressure) , it takes some experimenting to find what setting you like and also takes some fiddling with masks. if you dont like your mask, try another style or another brand of masks. theyre all compatible with the hoses and machines.



dont give up on it, you will feel so much better and get such better sleep... once you dial in the settings and mask, youre golden.

Yep, it is the APAP version. Have the full face F20 mask. Can't wait to start waking up not feeling more tired than when i went to bed.

[luv]

I talked about this with my dad when I went to visit over my lunch hour. He said the biggest difference for him was that he is able to do more on less sleep. He averages about 7 hours per night. So, for him, it was just having more energy throughout the day.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Picked this up yesterday. Surprised at how quiet it is.

About how long to start feeling better from not almost dying in my sleep every night?

Immediately.

Edit: well, as far as that brain fog feeling goes.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Picked this up yesterday. Surprised at how quiet it is.

About how long to start feeling better from not almost dying in my sleep every night?

It will take your body some time to catch up from the sleep deficit you've been operating under. I got mine in early 2015. Took about 3 months, as I recall. Once I got there, and really started sleeping, I lost about 10 pounds over the course of a few months just from simply sleeping properly for the first time in my life.

It's going to be amazing for you.

[scho63]

Did an at home sleep study two weeks ago. Waiting for the doctor to interpret the results.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Picked this up yesterday. Surprised at how quiet it is.

About how long to start feeling better from not almost dying in my sleep every night?

If you use it religiously, not long.

I felt better the first night, did not get a headache that day. Did not wake up at 2 am to go to the bath room.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by luv

It was kind of weird, for me anyway. It took me about a week to get used to it, and things felt normal. I used it for about 9 months before skipping a night (I forgot to take it on an overnight trip my husband and I went on). I thought it wouldn't be a big deal, since it was just one night. The following day, I was like, "Wow. Did I feel this bad before? Was everyday like this?" Thinking back, I guess it was. So, for me, it wasn't so much an instant feeling better as much as it was that my new normal had changed and I hadn't really realized just how bad my old normal was.

When I say "I cant live without it, I mean it two ways"

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Picked this up yesterday. Surprised at how quiet it is.

About how long to start feeling better from not almost dying in my sleep every night?

Dude, you are going to feel so good. Because you were struggling to breath and quiting breathing. You rarely if ever got to REMIII sleep. Thats where you dream and get your best sleep.

If you can tolerate it, get the nose CPAP it will be alot easier long term but others say the masks are the bomb. It gets easier as time goes on. It'll be a rough sledding at first but once you hit REMIII sleep, you'll be motivated to continue.

[SAGA45]

Took me about a month or so to get fully comfortable with my machine/mask. I use the nasal pillow mask though so it's far less bulky and restrictive than the full Bane mask.

Best advice is to be in a relaxed state before putting on the mask. It'll be easier for the machine to sync with your breathing pattern that way. Also, clean your equipment regularly, especially the water chamber.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Yep, it is the APAP version. Have the full face F20 mask. Can't wait to start waking up not feeling more tired than when i went to bed.

I started with a different mask.and settled on the f20

you have an awesome setup

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

It's a big deal. Being fit has nothing to do with it. My muscularity actually contributes to part of the problem. 18" neck causes issues.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

You need to educate yourself. Less than 20% of sleep apnea cases are due to being fat or old.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

You need to educate yourself. Less than 20% of sleep apnea cases are due to being fat or old.

Yeah, after reading all of this it's pretty obvious that's there's much more to it than i had previously thought.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Dude, you are going to feel so good. Because you were struggling to breath and quiting breathing. You rarely if ever got to REMIII sleep. Thats where you dream and get your best sleep.

If you can tolerate it, get the nose CPAP it will be alot easier long term but others say the masks are the bomb. It gets easier as time goes on. It'll be a rough sledding at first but once you hit REMIII sleep, you'll be motivated to continue.

Unfortunately I have polyps in my sinuses that cause issues breathing through nose at times and have to breath like a neanderthal.