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My melotonin and sleep medicine isn't working anymore.
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So, my Gloaming friend, how much of your sleep problem is related to the darned CPAP? I have tried two different delivery methods. My sleep doc tells me I now need to add oxygen to the CPAP, but feel that would be useless if the devices are causing poor sleep time. Just about ready to throw in the towel on CPAP.
I have mild apnea and mildly low oxygen during sleep. I am a really good sleeper. At least I was untill I started down this CPAP trail. If the results of this treatment only knocks a couple of years off my life, I'm okay with that. I'm a quality for life trumps quantity kind of person. So there...I've vented.
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I took to the CPAP surprisingly well. I didn't like that I needed it, and it was weird the first couple of nights, but I adapted easily and have used it all but maybe two nights in seven years. The sleep lab had me correctly titrated, and the machine has done the trick. When I nap, which is like three times a year, and forego the CPAP thinking I'll not need it for the 20-30 minutes, I'm always proved wrong....I fall asleep but instantly awaken snoring. I have to use the machine....period! I never snore while using the machine. The OSCAR software over at apneaboard.com does a fine job of revealing each night's sleep record, and mine are always excellent with a running average AHI of 0.6.
Your low oxygen suggests to me that your machine is not set up for you properly. It isn't 'splinting' your airway like it should, so you end up hypoxic. This is not what CPAP is for, to be endured and to offer no remedy. I urge you to register at apneaboard.com, download OSCAR, and if you have an SD card in your machine (you should), remove it and let OSCAR analyse you and your machine's interface. Also, you might wish to place your results before the crowd there and let them offer you some advice or feedback. We do a pretty good job, especially if what you have isn't working well, but it is still the right equipment.