Abdulfakih - Therapy Thread

[Abdulfakih]

Abdulfakih, here are the best tips from our wiki on decreasing mask leaks: 

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Hi Jay, thanks for the link.

I dont have leaks normally because i tighten the mask a lot, i get mostly leaks when i dont tighten it a lot, but then it becomes a bit unconfortable to use

[Abdulfakih]

Hey guys,

I haven’t used Cpap the last days cause I got kinda sick on the stomach but I’ll return to it today. However something happened a few days ago that scared me.

Basically, I was about to fall asleep, doing the inhale and exhale as usual, however for a second idk why but my breathing got out of synch, so I unconsciously was inhaling, but the machine was exhaling. For a few seconds I felt like I was suffocating. I was gasping for air and got scared. Anyways just wanted to say that, I’ll post some results tomorrow

[Abdulfakih]

Good morning guys.

A week has passed and I am still with the same cold. I havent used CPAP, and honestly so far i am doing ok, I even think i might be sleeping better some nights. Some days are okay and some others are not so good, specially with acid reflux and the fact that i move a lot (and might be putting myself in a position where sleep apneas are a thing). It might be worth to mention that according to my doctors my apnea is positional, however I am sure sleep rider has more knowledge about this since he saw my DISE.

However last night I had a dream that I was in a pool and I was drowning and that made me wakeup instantly with my heart racing. It was 2am, and I just couldnt go back to sleep. I am unsure as to if I should go back to using cpap or staying like this. Please bare in mind that with and without cpap my apple watch records oxigen of 89-100 most nights (dont know how accurate that is)

[Sleeprider]

In spite of your difficulties, you breath better with the positive pressure than without, and your flow limits and respiration are quantitatively better with pressure support. I have pointed out the positional apnea issues and suggested some means to address that. I'm sure the positional apnea wiki has already been linked a half-dozen times so I won't do it again. When you're ready, I'd like to resume increasing pressure support towards 4.0. I never suspend my PAP therapy for a cold, covid or other illness. It is always better with the therapy.

[Abdulfakih]

In spite of your difficulties, you breath better with the positive pressure than without, and your flow limits and respiration are quantitatively better with pressure support. I have pointed out the positional apnea issues and suggested some means to address that.  I'm sure the positional apnea wiki has already been linked a half-dozen times so I won't do it again.  When you're ready, I'd like to resume increasing pressure support towards 4.0.  I never suspend my PAP therapy for a cold, covid or other illness. It is always better with the therapy.

Thank you sleep rider, I will resume my theraphy. I thought maybe the fact that I have my nose blocked was going to make it more difficult, hence why I stopped.

Also is there any setting that I can change to address this;
Last time I used my Cpap, my breathing got out of sync with the Cpap, and when I was inhaling I felt like the Cpap was choking me, I got scared and woke up super fast.