It’s a given that if you use CPAP, you’ll run into problems. The good news is that the vast majority of these problems can be solved, with some guidance and trouble-shooting.
In this podcast episode, Kathy and I will reveal the Top 7 CPAP Problems you’ll most likely face, with solutions.
Top 7 CPAP Problems with Solutions:
- Air in stomach/bloating
- Mask leak
- Water in tubing
- Too strong pressure / I can’t breathe out
- Facial marks / skin irritation
- Dry mouth
- Stuffy Nose
Plus more.
Show notes:
VA Study: CPAP vs. UPPP
CPAP hose holder: Hose Buddy
Bruce Stein’s book: Sleep Apnea and CPAP: A User’s Manual By A User
Interview with Chip Smith of Restoration Medical Supply on CPAP
Unstuff Your Stuffy Nose E-book
Interview with Eric Cohen of National Sleep Therapy
Interview with Dr. Carl Stepnowsky
Interview with Nicole Garrison with Respironics
Please tell me your biggest problem with CPAP and how you solved it in the area below.
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If you have mild sleep apnea do you any kind of treatment? Thanks
If you have to you still treatment for treatment of any kind?
I am one of the patients you have seen who have a palatal obstruction upon exhalation. You mention in your podcast that there has been some recent progress concerning the medical community’s recognizing this problem — and perhaps doing something about it.
I have been using CPAP consistently for more than two years. I do find that it helps my palatal blockage on exhalation — about a 90 percent improvement, as I perceive it — but it’s still impossible for me to sleep on my back (I sleep on one side almost exclusively), and I still perceive that annoying blockage when I take a “cleansing” breath.
If there is new technology for my problem, even if it’s experimental, I would appreciate hearing about it and would be willing to make an appointment with you for that purpose.
I am using a ResMed S9 set at 11 pressure, with a Sleepweaver mask — the only mask of the half dozen I have tried that does not bruise the bridge of my nose and that is light enough to be comfortable for side-sleeping. .
Thank you for the informative pod-cast.
Franklin M. Roth
917 532 5213 cell
Mr. Roth,
I recommend you make an appointment to see me, since you’re a past patient.