air bubbles after weight loss

by Richard Smith

Aug 28

Hi,

I've been on Mounjaro for about 3 months now, not primarily for weight loss, but I have lost weight around my face and neck.  I've noticed that I am increasingly getting air bubbles in my mouth which of course is disturbing my sleep (and my wife's).  I've read that it's probably because the air pressure in my cpap is too high.  I've spoken to my doctor who was going to refer me to  an NHS sleep clinic but who knows when I might get an appointment.  I could reduce the pressure on the machine myself but I think I should probably see a professional.  I'm a bit concerned that some of the sleep clinics I see online seem to have 'specialists' that aren't doctors, does anyone have experience of that sort of clinic?  Or should I just get myself an appointment with a ENT doctor?

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    Jonathan

    Hi

    I have the ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset (APAP).  It's monitored remotely by my NHS sleep clinic and I believe they can make changes to the settings.  I don't know whether they are notified if I make changes, nor whether they will overwrite any changes I make, so it may be worth checking, assuming your clinic is monitoring the device.

    I mentioned SleepHQ.  There's an accompanying YouTube channel at CPAPReviews. I don't know if your Elite model supports it, but there's a video on how to get more data from your machine here.

    Nick shares a lot of information about ResMed equipment, and the limitations of the on-machine reporting and the results posted to the MyAir app.

    Hope this is useful, it's easy to go down the rabbit hole of CPAP data.

    Aug 31

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    Richard Smith

    Hi Jonathan,

    Thanks again for the info.  My cpap *should* be monitored by the NHS though I haven’t had any contact from them since pre-covid.  
    I checked out the link you gave to access extra data and I think that’s going to be really useful.

    cheers!

    Richard

    Aug 31

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    Jonathan

    Hi

    My sleep clinic discharged me, saying they were happy I was self-managing.  Roll on a decade and the cardiologists taking care of me were very unimpressed and I was re-enrolled.  I expect remote monitoring with current generation Resmed and other brands of machines has been a game-changer for the NHS.

    Jonathan.

    Sep 1