Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by Jen: Sleep Apnea, Chronic High Blood pressure and chest pain…?
My husband has chrinic high blood pressure, even with meds it is usually140/90 he started using his CPAP last night and after using it for several hours started feeling a pain or soreness in his chest. he also said he was feeling weird so he took his blood pressure and for the first time in years it was 110/70, without any meds that day his pulse has also gone down from 95-115 bpm to 75 bpm, he says he breaths different when he takes the CPAP mask off, like they are longer deeper breaths and he isnt sure if that is supposed to happen…. would using a CPAP for only a few hours cause this? i mean its nice with him having a “normal” blood pressure and heart rate but i’m also concerned becuase it happened over night…. should we be worried? (he also has restless leg syndrome and even with the CPAP he can only use it for a few hours and still cant get into that Deep Sleep. he is always tired and gets up every hour or so becuase he cant sleep or cant stay asleep! Please give me your input.

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Answer by nickipettis
the CPAP machine should reduce the number of times he gets up in the night.

It is normal that when using a CPAP machine, that the pulse and blood pressure drops – without the CPAP his lungs and heart were working extra hard trying to get oxygen into the lungs and and blood.

But the chest pain? that doesn’t sound right. ( i have a Cpap) I think he should call the doc.

It could be that just by accident he started having angina the night he started the cpap – his doc should check him out.

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Question by mark: cpap has no pressure threw my nose. only with my mouth.?
my sleep study says negative for obstructive sleep apnea. does this mean i have central sleep apnea?. had a deviated septum and turbinates removed. my sinuses and head area are clear. i have some fluid in my inner ear area. so i want to know what do you think is the reason i cant get any air from the cpap when i put it on my nose. the ent docs are no help. thanks

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Answer by Sarjeet S. G…
CPAP simply means Continous Positive Airway Pressure.

The face mask fits tightly around the mouth and nose. Air enters the lungs via the nasal passages and the oral (mouth). You are saying that, “You cannot get any air from the CPAP into your lungs via the nasal passages.” Air will enter your lungs via the route which offers the lowest resistance. If this does not happen air will leak to the exterior via the soft cushions.

I hope this explanation helps.

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Question by Ripper460: How to relieve pressure on my lower back? And what is the best way to get better sleep?
My question is how do I relieve pressure on my lower back? Also what is the best sleeping position? I noticed when I go to sleep I sleep better on my stomach, but the problem is the lower back starts to sink and it causes me to have back pain in the morning. Then when I try sleeping on my side I can’t even fall asleep and if I sleep on my back I get sleep apnea episodes. I am trying to find a way so I can sleep better without any interruptions so that does incluses mattress and pillows. Anyone know what I can do?

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Answer by Kevin W
Well if your having episodes of apnea, you need to tell your doctor so you can have a sleep study done. They may prescribe a C-pap device for you to sleep with at night. this would help greatly at night in relieving the apnea. This would allow you to sleep on your back, then you could try raising your legs on pillows or a cushion of some type. This will allow your lower back to drop into better alignment and be more straight during the night. This is probably why you sleep better on your stomach. Your apnea is reduced. Good luck…

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Question by snorer53: Can I use my father’s old cpap breathing machine for sleep apnea? How can i find pressure setting to use?

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Answer by lj1
It’s not a good idea. You need to talk to your doctor and schedule a sleep study to match a machine to your needs.

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I have a ResMed Elite S7 and my doc told me to turn the pressure up. Only problem is I can’t find the manual and the online version didn’t tell me how to do it.