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How does sleep apnea make you feel in the morning?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Apr 16 3:36pm | Replies (16)
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@walk4life

Thanks, I am going go go back and look at my numbers. It seems that in the beginning, i had more numbers at 2 and 3, but lately i have been getting quite a few 5. Also good to know that it took a year to feel the full benefits. I was happy that initially inwas feeling that burst of energy initially. Lately i have not and i hope it will start improving. Did your doctor offer any suggestions to help your ani stay under 4?

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andytheman | @andytheman | Apr 16 3:36pm

I received my Resmed Airsense 11 a year ago. I now own it as I had to rent it for a while. My CPAP machine works great and I don’t even hear it. However, I don’t wake up refreshed.. I also have a headache especially in the morning. I don’t know if what I’m going to say helps anyone but I’ve developed a right vocal cord paralysis. It doesn’t work. It makes it difficult to breathe and talk. I’m in the process of getting a handful of tests . Including an esophagus “stretch “ the surgery opened up my esophagus. It had gotten too narrow and I was aspirating food and liquids into my lungs instead of my stomach. Made it easier to swallow.
CPAP related? I’m not sure.

My right vocal cord paralyzed I blamed the CPAP machine. I have also been informed that I have a white spot on my right lung. CPAP related? Don’t know.
I clear my throat all day long. My throat burns me because it is so painful to use it. My talking is down to a whisper and I have difficulty breathing. I’m operating on one vocal cord for everything.
I started wondering if it’s caused by my CPAP machine. Do I really need it?
I have one or two episodes and sometimes no episode of waking up to a gasp.

It’s a Resmed so it’s top of the line and I haven’t used it in a while. I sleep all night with no more CPAP now but I received an email asking if I was having problems with it. I have sleep apnea and COPD . The CPAP has become useless.
I looked up the ASPIRE system where they implant a mini CPAP electrical system in your shoulder and attach it to wires attached to your tongue as the back of the tongue is suspect.
You have to qualify and I was but I checked the cost and it is between $30 and $40 thousand dollars. They said it was due to the expensive surgery. I said forget it even though my insurance company approved it. I don’t use anything now and I’ve gotten no complaints about snoring. I don’t snore anymore even without it.

I tend to blame my Resmed for at least one of my issues.
It’s Bluetooth and uses a MyAir app which lets my doctor or DME to monitor me. I used nasal pillows as they were very comfortable to sleep with. I don’t know what to do with it now.

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