Posted on 01/14/2020 9:40:15 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
“Fear of going to sleep” — I hear you! I’ve done a number of things that help slightly — going to bed at a regular time, no screen time within an hour of bedtime, vigorous workout around 4 pm, only a couple cups of decaf coffee at breakfast, lighter dinner meals that are easier to digest.
I’ve been using software called OSCAR (old “SleepyHead”) to analyze the data written to an SS card on my CPAP machine. It says about 75% of my events are Central. My sleep doc agreed with me. I have a follow-up consultation in mid March.
I’m using a ResMed mask. Slowly getting more used to it. Has a good seal. I’m about two weeks into it. I’m staying at our summer home in North Idaho to work on house projects while my wife is at work in California. It’s easier to adapt to it when I’m by myself. Plus no dog on th ebbed which helps a lot, too.
It sure ain’t summer in North Idaho!
it usually does - any upright sleeping helps keep the air way open.
It’s about exercising it less actually. ;-) (eating)
I have read that sleeping on your side rather than your back can help with sleep apnea. I know that if I fall asleep in a chair or on the sofa where I’m not fully reclined, I snore MUCH more than if I’m sleeping in a bed and can be fully horizontal.
Fortunately, I’m mainly a side sleeper. I’ve got a little gadget called a “SleepTuner” that tells me my sleeping position. I’m usually 95% to 100% on my side and the rest on my back.
I definitely know I’m snorting more when I’m on my back.
I remember many dreams over many years where I was running, thoroughly exhausted, and gasping for air. All those years I didn’t realize I was in apnea and it was real, not a dream!
I use a dreamwear mask....no prods for the nose and a great deal....I am a back sleeper
That’s good to know. I didn’t know about the new program. I’ve been dealing with the VA, so there’s that, lol. I could never sleep on my back. The first thing the technician did at my titration study was make me be on my back after plainly telling him I couldn’t do that. I didn’t go to sleep at all, imagine that. I quit drinking carbonated drinks late at night too and that helped. This poor girl developed the problem of her breathing stopping before going to sleep too. It started to happen after she gave birth. Seeing every thing this poor girl went through, I decided I wasn’t going to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIrCw0CAddI
I've been sleeping with a triangular support under my pillows for a long time before I got the CPAP, because I had acid reflux. The extra support pillows ended the acid reflux problem, but I still had problems sleeping. Doctor told me that I was a pig and to stop eating so much, stop snacking. (Yes, he really did, I guess for effect.)
After he died I changed medical groups and other doctors diagnosed me with sleep apnea and got me a ResMed machine. The machine works, I don't snore anymore, no acid reflux, and I no longer wake up in the middle of the night. I still sleep with angled support under my pillows, and feel that it helps. Plus I'm working on trying to lose 50 pounds.
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