Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Henry W: I have been on a CPAP machine now for 11 weeks for my severe sleep apnea….?
my blood pressure is down and my headaches are down but I still have:

1. mental fatigue

will this get better in time……..???

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Answer by catiators
Potentially. Mental fatigue is often caused by lack of class IV sleep. You don’t heal well without the deepest stage of sleep. So if you are able to progress into the deeper stages of sleep with the cpap, you will get better. If something else is causing your mental fatigue, you may need to consider other avenues of treatment.

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Question by Cristalito: Is it true that a Jaw Support is as effective as a CPAP face mask?
I am about to have the sleep apnea study and my insurance does not cover much of anything, is it worth it to try firs a jaw supporter?

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Answer by enchanted mermaid
oh no no no….not the same at all

cpap puts air thru

if you need it get it…it will change your life

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Question by Michelle: I have sleep apnea and use a c-pap. But I keep drooling, is that normal?
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 I woke every hour and a half. But on the whole my symptoms don’t seem that much different than before the c-pap. It’s been going on so long that I’ve just accepted it. Is it normal? Should I be doing something about it? I also have diabetes and asthma.

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Answer by formerly_bob
Most of the time, drooling during sleep means that you are breathing through your mouth instead of your nose. Maybe the c-pap machine causes your nose to clog up a little. There is a chin strap that can be worn to keep the mouth closed, which forces you to breathe through your nose, but it doesn’t work if you have a severely stuffy nose. You could try the chin strap or taking sudafed at bedtime to see if that helps.

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Question by david l. t: If you have Sleep Apnea, where do 17 cm rate on a CPAP machine?

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Answer by lalaland…123
i believe 17 is for the inspiratory pressure. (IPAP) but i think that’s a little too high. usually the expiratory pressure (EPAP) is the lower number. it’s like PEEP for obstructive sleep apnea. is that what the doctor ordered?

oh sorry… the guy below is correct — i mistook CPAP for BiPAP

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Question by fred6636: I may have sleep apnea I see my doc in 2 days-If I go on a cpap?
how soon do you get relief from day drowsiness?

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Answer by bmac
Once you start getting a better night sleep. You’ll need to get used to wearing the CPAP mask. It will force your airway to stay open, but it takes some getting used to. Once you do, and you start sleeping at night, the daytime drowsiness will go away.

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