07-23-2024, 01:52 PM
Tingling hand palms and feet soles
A while ago I tried an ASV without much succes (too dynamic for me), now on BiPAP (for UARS). Back then using ASV I got a tingling sensation nearly instantly in my hand palms and my foot soles. This was with high PS (> 5). I never thought about it anymore as I was diagnosed around that time with (pre) diabetes type 2 so I assumed the tingling was neuropathy.
Now several months later I know for a fact I have my blood glucose welll under control for months already (I have continous glucose monitoring and calibrate now and then, also the GP). The tingling was also a lot less/gone. In the mean time I was on BiPAP with PS around 4 or so (still not set on a fixed setting).
Recently the tingling became very bad again, also during the day, while my blood glucose levels are actually still going very well. Glucose was tested again by the GP, as was blood flow and vitamin B12/D3. All good. Then I realized I upped the PS of my BiPAP to 5 (over fixed 6.x - 7) as it would give me no discomfort and even better flow rates, and thought about this ASV experience. I tried these pressures in the past on CPAP as weel using EPR 3 but never had the tingling sensation, only with PS around 5.
Does anybody recognize this tingling sensation at high PS? I also notice my hands and feet look different; more red and my hands are way less smooth (almost rinkly if that is a word, with very tight skin).
It sounds to me as if I am possibly overventilating, thereby reducing CO2 in my blood resulting in vasoconstriction hence the tingling sensations. I wonder if this was self-inflicted with the high PS but could not find anything like this on the forum, so it does not sound typical at all.
Tonight I will go for P = 7.6 with PS = 3.4 (IPAP 11 seems to be my minimum, PS 3 gives bad flow limitations, I really need a tad more) and see if that changes anything for a few days.
Now several months later I know for a fact I have my blood glucose welll under control for months already (I have continous glucose monitoring and calibrate now and then, also the GP). The tingling was also a lot less/gone. In the mean time I was on BiPAP with PS around 4 or so (still not set on a fixed setting).
Recently the tingling became very bad again, also during the day, while my blood glucose levels are actually still going very well. Glucose was tested again by the GP, as was blood flow and vitamin B12/D3. All good. Then I realized I upped the PS of my BiPAP to 5 (over fixed 6.x - 7) as it would give me no discomfort and even better flow rates, and thought about this ASV experience. I tried these pressures in the past on CPAP as weel using EPR 3 but never had the tingling sensation, only with PS around 5.
Does anybody recognize this tingling sensation at high PS? I also notice my hands and feet look different; more red and my hands are way less smooth (almost rinkly if that is a word, with very tight skin).
It sounds to me as if I am possibly overventilating, thereby reducing CO2 in my blood resulting in vasoconstriction hence the tingling sensations. I wonder if this was self-inflicted with the high PS but could not find anything like this on the forum, so it does not sound typical at all.
Tonight I will go for P = 7.6 with PS = 3.4 (IPAP 11 seems to be my minimum, PS 3 gives bad flow limitations, I really need a tad more) and see if that changes anything for a few days.
