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1 night like 6 hours I think

Damn chesty!

I've been doing pretty good with my cpap. I noticed that I'm falling asleep a lot faster than what it used to take me. I've been uploading my data to Phillips Dream site and I've had ahi's from .02 to 2.9. I'm still trying to get used t the actual machine's sound. It doesn't really bother me, but as I inhale and exhale, I listen too it until I fall asleep. I wish it was a little quite, but I'm not going to complain. Once asleep, it's usually all night.

Lately, I've started sleeping in the bed and I sleep pretty good. The last few nights, I slept without my sling on and of course, not sleeping as well. I had an issue with my bicep too: "Right shoulder rotator cuff tendon tear and symptomatic AC joint with biceps tear." as it reads on my operation report. I usually sleep on my back and I'll have my arm/hand on my chest (like they do when you are dead in a casket) and it's comfortable and I sleep well like that. Well, the last few nights, My ring and pinkie finger go numb. Last night, my entire hand was numb from being in that position. It goes away (without pins and needles (You know, when you take a slam for too long and your legs fall asleep.)) after I straighten my arm out, but then that hurts my shoulder (or I guess my bicep). I lay there long enough to get blood flow back, but then my last two fingers go numb again. I do that all night. :|

I have PT today at 10CST and I'll ask the therapist if he night have an idea. If not, I'll make a call to my dr.

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1 night like 6 hours I think

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I had like 240 plus partial or complete stop breathing during sleep.

Is that for the night or an hours time?

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3 things
1) I went away for the weekend and left my cpap behind( hotel is fedex'ng it, borrowed one from a friend until it arrives)
2) I personally had well into the 60's for incidents... there was no doubt for me
3) I hate to tell you , the first couple of weeks are the best and then the sleep gets back to "normal",
don't get me wrong it is still better... just not the super crash awesome that you are going through now
So enjoy that first month..

I was told almost the same thing before. I'm taking as much advantage of it as I can. I'm okay with it going "normal" again, as long as it's not as interrupted as it was.

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I had like 240 plus partial or complete stop breathing during sleep.

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3 things
1) I went away for the weekend and left my cpap behind( hotel is fedex'ng it, borrowed one from a friend until it arrives)
2) I personally had well into the 60's for incidents... there was no doubt for me
3) I hate to tell you , the first couple of weeks are the best and then the sleep gets back to "normal",
don't get me wrong it is still better... just not the super crash awesome that you are going through now
So enjoy that first month..

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So went to the follow up for the sleep study I had in Dec yesterday. Doc reported I've got severe apnea. Borderline, really as the starting metric for severe is 30 episodes per whatever and I'm at 30.5, nonetheless I've got it so will now be joining the CPAP club. He was concerned that the readings were also showing that I could have narcolepsy which freaked the sh*t out of me, but through conversation, I probably don't. Just very sleep deprived. He asked if I ever fall asleep while having a conversation or while at the wheel which I don't. I want to sometimes because someone is so damn boring but that's voluntary, lol. The study showed that I enter REM after 10 min and the norm is 90 -120 min. Narcos hit REM at 10. Anyway, got to do another sleep test for them to determine what pressure and what best mask to fit me with. If I've had it and am really that fatigued, I cannot wait to see how my body reacts to training after getting decent rest!


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I had 50 events on my study. I asked to do a split night fur my study, meaning that if I had enough events the first half of the night, I could get the CPAP on and tested the last half. Thankfully they agreed since it would run into my surgery.

I've been in my CPAP for 3 weeks roughy and the last two weeks have been great. Anyone with sleep issues need to get on CPAP.

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Good luck! I sure could use better sleep!

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So went to the follow up for the sleep study I had in Dec yesterday. Doc reported I've got severe apnea. Borderline, really as the starting metric for severe is 30 episodes per whatever and I'm at 30.5, nonetheless I've got it so will now be joining the CPAP club. He was concerned that the readings were also showing that I could have narcolepsy which freaked the sh*t out of me, but through conversation, I probably don't. Just very sleep deprived. He asked if I ever fall asleep while having a conversation or while at the wheel which I don't. I want to sometimes because someone is so damn boring but that's voluntary, lol. The study showed that I enter REM after 10 min and the norm is 90 -120 min. Narcos hit REM at 10. Anyway, got to do another sleep test for them to determine what pressure and what best mask to fit me with. If I've had it and am really that fatigued, I cannot wait to see how my body reacts to training after getting decent rest!


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a strange benefit of the cpap is I seem to have less sinus infections , and can breathe much better first thing in the morning

My sinuses have been kicking because of the hot and humid weather in the Winter. Left nostril is a pita right now. I'm still a little stuffy in the mornings.

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Remember too, to make sure you keep your nose clear or you will end up breathing thru your mouth, negating the benefit of the CPAP.

My right nostril has been a little stuffy and I've noticed the different ways my mouth opens and makes strange sounds. Haha

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a strange benefit of the cpap is I seem to have less sinus infections , and can breathe much better first thing in the morning

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Remember too, to make sure you keep your nose clear or you will end up breathing thru your mouth, negating the benefit of the CPAP.

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So I had my sleep study last night. There is apnea. Go in for the follow up in 10 days to see what next steps are.

Interesting, the first one I did about two years ago came back with no apnea. The technician came in around 3:00 am and removed the wires, told me to wake up and leave when I wanted, there was only slight snoring. I honestly never felt like I slept that night at all.

I have never been able to sleep on my back. My referring doc told me that for this test, to take a sleeping pill and try to sleep on my back. Took the pill, but when I tried to sleep on my back, after about 15 breaths, my throat would close so I could never actually sleep. I kept thinking this was post nasal drip or something. It's not. It's my throat closing.

This tech told me that even sleeping on my side that she observed me moving to my back during sleep and that's when the apnea came. That there are some folks who have it in all sleep positions, and some that only have it in certain others.

I'm glad to know and now know what the problem is.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Sorry, not hijacking your thread SPP, just same topic for more info.



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Awesome! Great to hear. I'm on two nights with my CPAP and it's going well so far. Still trying to get the mask right and getting used it. I'll up date in a few days.

No worries, please feel free to post your experience and everything here. Anyone is welcomed to!

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So I had my sleep study last night. There is apnea. Go in for the follow up in 10 days to see what next steps are.

Interesting, the first one I did about two years ago came back with no apnea. The technician came in around 3:00 am and removed the wires, told me to wake up and leave when I wanted, there was only slight snoring. I honestly never felt like I slept that night at all.

I have never been able to sleep on my back. My referring doc told me that for this test, to take a sleeping pill and try to sleep on my back. Took the pill, but when I tried to sleep on my back, after about 15 breaths, my throat would close so I could never actually sleep. I kept thinking this was post nasal drip or something. It's not. It's my throat closing.

This tech told me that even sleeping on my side that she observed me moving to my back during sleep and that's when the apnea came. That there are some folks who have it in all sleep positions, and some that only have it in certain others.

I'm glad to know and now know what the problem is.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Sorry, not hijacking your thread SPP, just same topic for more info.



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