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CPAP and BIPAP. I ran across a Paralyzed Diaphragm facebook group with over 700 members. Several of them mentioned CPAP and BIPAP machines as helping them...with both sleeping and breathing issues. I don't recall anyone on this thread mentioning either of them so am bringing it up. I'm on a CPAP machine and routinely take several deep breaths after I put the mask on and before I fall asleep. I never had problems with sleeping, but I honestly think that deep breathing while on the CPAP machine has helped my breathing...how I'm not quite sure. Has anyone else found this?
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Hello, @nia4625, @jakedduck1, and all....I have severe sleep apnea for many years. Used a c-pap successfully until at some point several years ago I stopped. I've been going to Mayo Clinic, Florida for a few years now for other issues that are happily better or I'm dealing with better and during all the stuff one thing was difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, poor sleep, all the other symptoms you surely know.
I went to an overnight sleep study at the Mayo sleep dept. I now use a bi-pap nightly, religiously!!!! don't miss a night. I, of course, sleep much better. In fact, I sleep well and generally have good deep sleep, wake up rested. Not always and do take MMJ 1:1 tincture at night for pain/anxiety/sleep aid.
The bi-pap, room air only, provides good, moist, warmed air that I breath in deeply and it causes me to breath out. I often seem to forget to breath, so this is a very good thing for me. I 'forget' or stop breathing during the day, autonomic neuropathy a little bit of a problem, but even the daily breathing is more regular and consistent. I tested with several 60+ seconds of not breathing and other episodes nightly, so this is surely a God send for me.
I have had no serious chest infections for several months, since last year. That's extremely unusual for me, as I tend to never get a cold...I get a sore throat and the next day I have a lot of congestions and bronchitis. I'm usually ill with bronchitis several times annually and an occasional pneumonia, but since this bi-pap, I breath better, can get deeper breath, and am working on the diaphramatic breathing.
This one item in my medical arsenal is helping every part of my body and mind, overall health is improved. Thinking is much clearer for this and other reasons. I'm not ok, of course, I still have a lot of issues going on, but it's a true gift. So, perhaps this is helpful to someone and you take control and follow through to do this good thing. Blessings on your breathing journey, elizabeth
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My cousin uses a Bi-Pap with oxygen and is very helpful. His diaphragm was partially paralyzed from multiple heart surgeries.
Take care,
Jake