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Cpap and getting better sleep: What's your experience?
Sleep Health | Last Active: Sep 15, 2022 | Replies (356)Comment receiving replies
I tried the suggestion on the video about tucking the hose under the pillow to keep from having the hose tug on the mask and dislodging it. It worked fine for about three hours, no red frowning face no problems with the tube being in the way. Then I woke up to the tube being out from under the pillow and down between the mattress and headboard where it was caught and would not move. So then I left it out and woke up different times with the red frowning face on my CPAP screen. Maybe I will get one of the hose holders mentioned on here.
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I am wondering how high your CPAP is set for. Is it up to 20 and does it go there? If it does, then what kind of mask do you use? I am open to suggestions. My machine is set for 15-20 so it as high as the machine goes. I live in an apartment so could not put a hook on the wall. I looked at the headboard and others and they keep the hose up high. When I am on my one side the hose is stretched all the way out so something that caused extra use would not work. As noted before, my doctor says that the machine is working as it is now, so I am not overly concerned that I do get that red frowning face.
I think the doctor gives his recommendation for the CPAP settings. Mine was set to 8 to 18 with a ramp up feature set to 4. When I turn it on it starts at 8 and if it's bothersome I press the ramp up button and it drops to 4 for 15 minutes to give me time to get used to it or fall asleep ☺ I woke once and saw the pressure at 17.1 but normally I don't think it gets that high on mine. Last night the numbers for mine were - Min Pressure: 8.0cmH2O, Max Pressure: 18.0cmH2O, 90% Pressure: 10.5cmH2O.
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@johnhans- Several of my friends have gone to a anchor point either high on the headboard or on the wall for those C-paps that have the main hose with the narrower short hose to the mask that is a bit more flexible. I have always used the nasal mask which the same main hose is attached to the mask. What I have done is weave it up behind the mattress and the headboard and since the connection point to my mask is above my head it seems to move easily as I move my head from side to side. I never slept on my back, but seem to always start out that way ( I call it my zen position) so I become one with my mask. I like sleeping on my side so I seem to move throughout the night into side positions and rarely have that nasty red frowning face in the morning. I love hearing all your stories and we can all help each other whether with equipement we found that works well or simply to be that added encouragement we need as we enter the C-pap phase of our lives. Happy Rem sleep for all! Jim @thankful.