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CPAP Therapy - 10 Months On!
Hi , just an update - still find it hard to believe that blowing air up my nose while sleeping can cure so many issues many of which I hadn't got a clue was caused by Sleep Apnea.
From Day one of my trial I found I was no longer waking up coughing or having a dry mouth or hot sweats and palpitations, no longer having acid reflux or cramps and not to mention gone had the snoring and having to get up to go to the loo 5 or 6 times a night! The excessive daytime tiredness has been banished to the past and from having borderline diabetes and liver damage along with raised blood pressure I have now got normal blood results and even got my cholerestorol down without having to use the dreaded statins!
I haven't missed one night on cpap since I started and average 7 1/2 hrs per night with AHI readings of 0 to 0.6. I haven't been back to the clinic yet but have a 12 month checkup due in May. I spent many hours on the sleep forums and consider myself very lucky in that I have taken to CPAP like a duck to water but do highly commend the support that forums like this one give!
I've also managed to loose 22kg in weight and aim to loose another 8 this year.
I was initially given a S9 Escape set at 11.2 based on the trial results produced by an S8 Autoset but bought my own S9 Autoset as I needed a second machine and a weeks results now indicates my 95% pressure would be 8.9 so envisage my clinic will recommending my cpap pressure being reduced.
Best Wishes to all.
Colin
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Well done Colin, you want your high pressure on the Autoset to be 3 - 5 above your 95% pressure to allow for leaks etc. What is your AHI with the Autoset? If it is still between 0 -0.6 and feel feel Ok I would leave it.
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