Sleep Apnea Machines » c pap

I have a very low oxygen saturation level. Lows around 70% to high of 88%. What are some possible causes?

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:34:20 +0000

In the last four months, I’ve had a Ct scan, Hide-a-Scan, two heart studies, three halter monitors, sleep study,Sonogram, full body bone scan, endoscopy and complete blood work up. My cholesterol was slightly above normal. The sleep study showed I have sleep apnea. ( I now wear a C-Pap @ 17 psi w/ 5 lpm...

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Anyone had problems with sleep apnea during pregnancy….?

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:33:35 +0000

Im 11 weeks pregnant with twins, my dr sent me for a sleep study because I am so tired and have not been sleeping well. They said that when i get into a deep sleep my oxygen level drops in half. Yjey put a c pap on me for the second half of the test...

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I have sleep apnea and use a c-pap. But I keep drooling, is that normal?

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:37:31 +0000

I’m 30f and a big girl, 5’9 225. I’ve had two sleep studies and have been using a c-pap for over 4 years now.. I still wake up a couple of times a night and sometimes my mouth is drooling and wet. I do stay asleep longer than I did before c-pap, at one time...

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I have central apnea. It isn’t just when I am asleap either. Is there a treatment or cure?

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:24:51 +0000

I can’t use a C PAP.I tried for a month and gave up due to sleep deprivation. it doesn’t help anyway. this is not obstructive. my air ways are open. it is more a neurological problem I think.

If you have pulmonary hypertension secondary to sleep apnea, how long since you were diagnosed?

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:43:36 +0000

I have a co worker who is the same age with the same diagnosis. We were diagnosed in the same year, so we assume we have had the disease for about the same amount of time. We both have the C-Pap. He is not on oxygen during the day. I am on oxygen therapy 24/7....

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