Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by : What do you do about Rashes from Apnea Machine?
My father wants to know if anybody has suffered from skin rashes from using an Apnea machine. Does anybody know what to use?? or what to do? He has to sleep with it everynight, and has been using it for years. It is around the face where the straps go and his nose is very dry and a little rashy..any advice would help, thank you.

And he does not have insurance, so we are trying to find something from the pharmacy..

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Answer by Jerry
The skin issue is probably not be a true rash, but rather annoyed by the friction of the straps rubbing against it. That happened to me as I was starting CPAP use. A few ideas:

Try hydrocortisone cream or spray to calm the irritated skin.

Try loosening the straps a bit. If your father sleeps on his side, the pressure of his face against the pillow can keep the face mask in place without being so tight.

Try routing the tube down to the mask from above his forehead instead of up from below. This will lessen the amount of air flow around his nose and help prevent drying out.

Make sure the equipment is cleaned daily, especially the parts that come in contact with the skin.

See how long it has been since your father replaced the nose piece.

Soak the water tray in white vinegar every so often. Make sure it is rinsed and dried daily.

Best of luck.

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Question by Rvn: Anyone willing to share with me their feelings upon waking up from surgery and finding they are intubated?
I recently had surgery and apparently there was difficulty when they extubated me (bronchiospasms) and I was quickly re-intubated and placed on a ventilator. I woke up several times in recovery while intubated and had quite a traumatic experience. I now have so many awful feelings that I can’t deal with and haven’t talked to anyone about. Feelings of panic, fear of suffocation, sleep disturbances, fear of falling asleep, bouts of crying. I have asthma and possibly sleep apnea, so the breathing issue is an ongoing thing with me that I will need to follow-up with a doctor about, but these feelings of terror are invasive and I want to hear from anyone else who has exerpienced this so I don’t feel so crazy.

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Answer by firespider
You’re not crazy. I had a very similar experience. It happened to me after two different surgeries.

Waking up on a ventilator is traumatizing. It was very frightening for me.

You are probably suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. This is a normal reaction to what you’ve experienced.

Aside from the physical pain, you are also having emotional pain. It’s being projected as pervasive fear.

It may be time for you to ask your doctor about a medication for an anxiety disorder. I personally worked these feelings out on my own, but if you feel that it’s actually taking control of your life, then you do need to seek help.

I wish you well. Just remember, if you don’t deal with it, you will not get over it.

Good luck to you.

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Question by ѕкує вℓυє αкα ανα’ѕ мσмму: My daughter is having ENT surgery Thursday…help from parents who went through this?
My daughter is 3 and on Thursday she is having her adenoids and tonsils removed as well as tubes put in her ears. I am so scared about everything from the nurses taking her to the OR to recovery at home. I feel like I am making a bad decision to go through with this even though she desperately needs it (sleep apnea, constant ear infections).

I guess I just need some people who went through the same thing to tell me the negetives and positives about this surgery. Let me know what age your child was at the time as well and how they reacted to it.

Thanks,

Terrified Mom
Debbie Hoggins: Wow what a positive experience! I hope we can have the same!

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Answer by Debbie Hoggins
We took my son at age 5 – the difference was immediate! As soon as he was sleeping, no more snoring, no more sleep apnea. It was the absolute best thing I could have done. And, they didn’t have to mess with his adenoids at all, just his tonsils and it took about 20 minutes. Nothing bad happened and he was great! He didn’t remember leaving the hospital, but was fine enough to eat pizza the next day. Absolutely no side effect either. Oh, and we had to pay cash because he wasn’t sick all the time (just sleep apnea and snoring) and insurance wouldn’t cover it. We took him to a ENT specialist and he said he’d schedule it for the next Friday and it needed to be done right away – his airway was 90% blocked when he laid down. Best money spent ever! Even his teacher noticed he was happier, more rested, and just better all around.

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Question by : Help from a spanish speaker?
Please help me

Is this a correct translation?

English-

Surgical Treatments
There are a variety of surgical treatments available to treat adult sleep apnea. Surgery to treat adult OSA involves the nose, throat, or neck area. Sometimes a combination of those areas may be necessary. The most common surgery to treat OSA is known as uvupalatopharyngoplasty or, UPPP, also known as UP3. In some people, the airway obstruction may be caused by excess tissue in the uvula or soft plate. In a UP3, part of the soft palate, the uvula, and some soft tissue on the side of the mouth are removed, which usually includes the tonsils, as well.

Spanish-

Tratamientos Quirúrgicos
Hay un variedad de tratamientos quirúrgicos (available?) para tartar AOSS. Cirugía para tartar AOS adulto sepone el nariz, garganta o cuello. A veces, una combinación de estas zonas (may be) necesario. La Cirugía más común para tartar AOS se llama uvupalatopharyngoplasty o UPPP, tambien UP3. En algunas personas, ruta aérea (may be) causa de trama exceso en (the uvula o softplate??). En un UP3, un parte del (softplate?), la uvula y algún trama blanda en el lado de la boca (are removed- son quitar??), cuál usualmente inclue las amígdalas tambien.

Thank you sooooo much!

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Answer by so say what are you waiting for
whoa, this is HORRIBLE spanish. guau que feo

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Question by andy: Wake up from a dead sleep to vomit? Sleep apnea? High bp?
Ive recently started having fatigue, high blood pressure, dizzy spells, waking up to throw up from a dead sleep, nausea spells during the day, lump in my throat near my thyroid(thryoid test came out ok), night sweats, waking up in the night with low grade fevers (94 degree), and I know I do suffer from sleep apnea sometimes. What could it be? Im 23 female thin.

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Answer by Mary S
A lot of it may be in your head. And 94 is not a fever it is hypothermia.

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