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Extremely dizzy after first full night of BiPAP use...
Hi all,
I had my first full night of BiPAP use last night. However, when I woke up I was incredibly dizzy. I did notice that my humidification tank was dry. Perhaps this caused the problem?
I have used the BiPAP for 4 nights before this one with no dizziness problems (for 2-6 hours per night).
Anyone else ever dealt with this, and if so, how long did it last?
RE: Extremely dizzy after first full night of BiPAP use...
Post your OSCAR nightly charts.
I suspect that you are not used to the PS being applied, and with the machine turned off you haven't adjusted back to less efficient breathing and thus are lightheaded.
Gideon - Project Manager Emeritus for OSCAR - Open Source CPAP Analysis Reporter
11-02-2020, 12:48 PM (This post was last modified: 11-02-2020, 12:50 PM by sleepy331.)
RE: Extremely dizzy after first full night of BiPAP use...
Hey @Bonjur. Here's my last 3 nights...
Also, note that last night I switched to VPAP-S mode, since I feel like I woke up previous nights when the pressure got higher. Maybe that was a bad decision though.
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RE: Extremely dizzy after first full night of BiPAP use...
(11-02-2020, 01:20 PM)Crimson Nape Wrote: You can try Very High. It isn't that much of a difference from High but it was just enough to clear up my remaining CA stragglers.
It's interesting, when I went from medium to high trigger it seemed like my CAs went up as well.
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RE: Extremely dizzy after first full night of BiPAP use...
Your CA's are in clusters and not spread evenly throughout the night. If you were using VAuto, then, maybe, when the pressure went up they would appear in clusters. I'm guessing that you might be tossing and turning.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
