HI
I'm really having a problem with my nasel pillow mask. I put a post on earlier and didn't get many responces so thought i'd try this poll option. I've never done a poll before but here goes...
I'm sure since so many people are having sleep issues ( did a search and found so many posts on this)
I know i can call the company but wanted to hear from the 'real experts' as you are the users and thought so many might have some ideas.
One nite i woke up and the hose was wrapped around my neck. Found if i put a pillow under my knees it keeps me from moving around so much.
Last nite I was sent to the guest room again....UCK! Hate to keep my dh awake and he's been so supportive of the noise etc but this has been a problem for the past week.
Lost 35 #'s but thought that the pressure was only a problem if you gained weight.
I hope i hear from some of you out there with this issue of sleep apena?
I know with so many people on this board there must be alot of us out there with sleep apena
Thanks for your time
Judy
I was diagnosed with Abnormal Sleep Apnea mid 2005. Said it was abnormal cause I had far more "awakenings" from the lack of oxygen, but I wasn't actually awake, then the normal sufferer.
Since receiving the device, I have logged ~800 hours on it, faaarrrr below using it every night. Now, using it I have never really felt awake at all. I'm always still tired and zone out 90% of conversations I'm in, and even while typing this very sentence I can't really focus on anything.
I also take seroquel as of a few weeks ago, which knocks me out within 45 minutes, and I wake up 10 or so hours later with a hangover.
Anywho, I use a ComfortSelect Nasal Mask with headgear, Small ( http://cpap-supply.com/aspcart/prodetails.asp?prodid=1007930 ). It fits snuggly, and rarely falls off, but if it does then my machine ( REMstar Plus with C-Flex ) will beep at me and wake me up just enough to get it back on.
OK...now..for the constant tiredness..why am I always tired? If I use the machine for a month every night, still tired.
Also, over the past few months my nose tends to start getting sooo blocked up from something with it on that I have to take it off halfway through th enight. Doc gave me Flonase, but that doesnt seem to help too much.
At the initial fitting for the machine, and receiving the machine, the worker person said that every month I will receive a new mask. But I have yet to actually hear anything from the company since obtaining the machine.
PS: I'm using level "7"
Since receiving the device, I have logged ~800 hours on it, faaarrrr below using it every night. Now, using it I have never really felt awake at all. I'm always still tired and zone out 90% of conversations I'm in, and even while typing this very sentence I can't really focus on anything.
I also take seroquel as of a few weeks ago, which knocks me out within 45 minutes, and I wake up 10 or so hours later with a hangover.
Anywho, I use a ComfortSelect Nasal Mask with headgear, Small ( http://cpap-supply.com/aspcart/prodetails.asp?prodid=1007930 ). It fits snuggly, and rarely falls off, but if it does then my machine ( REMstar Plus with C-Flex ) will beep at me and wake me up just enough to get it back on.
OK...now..for the constant tiredness..why am I always tired? If I use the machine for a month every night, still tired.
Also, over the past few months my nose tends to start getting sooo blocked up from something with it on that I have to take it off halfway through th enight. Doc gave me Flonase, but that doesnt seem to help too much.
At the initial fitting for the machine, and receiving the machine, the worker person said that every month I will receive a new mask. But I have yet to actually hear anything from the company since obtaining the machine.
PS: I'm using level "7"
Hi Judy,
I have a remstar C Flex. Small mask, however, I need a petite. I have a gel mask. I didn't get the nasal one because I figured it would irritate my nose. Looks like it would be great not to have so much mask, but I just didn't think it would work for me.
I do get the tube wrapped around me sometimes, but generally it isn't a problem. Just irritating at times.
I still have fatigue. However, my earlier dx. was fibromyalgia which is a sleep and pain disorder. Made me feel a bit better, but not a cure for the fatigue. Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
So, gradually seem to be getting less tired, and i just pray the improvement keeps up. The weight loss is great for you. (I hope to start loseing weight with going gluten free) Perhaps if you lose enough weight you won't need the sleep apnea machine anymore.
Susie
I have a remstar C Flex. Small mask, however, I need a petite. I have a gel mask. I didn't get the nasal one because I figured it would irritate my nose. Looks like it would be great not to have so much mask, but I just didn't think it would work for me.
I do get the tube wrapped around me sometimes, but generally it isn't a problem. Just irritating at times.
I still have fatigue. However, my earlier dx. was fibromyalgia which is a sleep and pain disorder. Made me feel a bit better, but not a cure for the fatigue. Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
So, gradually seem to be getting less tired, and i just pray the improvement keeps up. The weight loss is great for you. (I hope to start loseing weight with going gluten free) Perhaps if you lose enough weight you won't need the sleep apnea machine anymore.
Susie
Hi Susie Q & Sneako--( sneako will write more later to you with your issues..maybe your mask?)
Susie
Thanks so the note...No time now to really write a long note but here are the main points-- and let's keep in touch ok.
can us the PM also or my email which i think is posted
Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
YES, YES, YES, Susie Q-
Your on the right track.
I have so much research to do on these maks but until then-----
Been gluten-free for 6 months and fibro is almost gone ---was TOTALLY Glutened by dairy from my gluten-free lasganna I made the other nite. In the am couldn't go down the stairs for 1 hr. pain in every single joint, muscle, and man was I fibro fogged..and had a board meeting that am...of course i didn't make it...but GOOD NEWS from the bad event (so mad about dairy now grrrr) but when i made it down stairs and hubby said...what happened to you--using my 2 canes again...and i said THe lasganna....and the dairy ..he just shook his head
BUT made me realize how FAR I'D COME and that i used to feel this way everyday while trying to work 40hrs a week.
I moved into the guest room for 3 nites...put on my old full face mask....and am sleeping 12 hrs a nite and not waking up to pee either....I hate not sleeping in our bed...but for now...I am getting my old self back and have energy during the day. I was all over 'our' bed--kicking my husband, mask making noises and waking him up..he'd go down stairs to sleep on couch becasue he couldn't even wake me up and i was snoring away...with the darn hose wraped around my neck...
gluten-free diet and proper mask is the answer for me...keep up the gluten-free diet and think it will work for you. I've been fighting my weight for years and this 35 # weight loss has been so easy when gluten-free.
let's keep in touch..
Judy in Philly
Susie
Thanks so the note...No time now to really write a long note but here are the main points-- and let's keep in touch ok.
can us the PM also or my email which i think is posted
Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
YES, YES, YES, Susie Q-
Your on the right track.
I have so much research to do on these maks but until then-----
Been gluten-free for 6 months and fibro is almost gone ---was TOTALLY Glutened by dairy from my gluten-free lasganna I made the other nite. In the am couldn't go down the stairs for 1 hr. pain in every single joint, muscle, and man was I fibro fogged..and had a board meeting that am...of course i didn't make it...but GOOD NEWS from the bad event (so mad about dairy now grrrr) but when i made it down stairs and hubby said...what happened to you--using my 2 canes again...and i said THe lasganna....and the dairy ..he just shook his head
BUT made me realize how FAR I'D COME and that i used to feel this way everyday while trying to work 40hrs a week.I moved into the guest room for 3 nites...put on my old full face mask....and am sleeping 12 hrs a nite and not waking up to pee either....I hate not sleeping in our bed...but for now...I am getting my old self back and have energy during the day. I was all over 'our' bed--kicking my husband, mask making noises and waking him up..he'd go down stairs to sleep on couch becasue he couldn't even wake me up and i was snoring away...with the darn hose wraped around my neck...
gluten-free diet and proper mask is the answer for me...keep up the gluten-free diet and think it will work for you. I've been fighting my weight for years and this 35 # weight loss has been so easy when gluten-free.
let's keep in touch..
Judy in Philly
QUOTE(sneako @ Jan 21 2006, 01:41 AM) 
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OK...now..for the constant tiredness..why am I always tired? If I use the machine for a month every night, still tired[/color].
---I use CVS or Acme--'equaline saline nasel spray before bed and when i wake up Also, over the past few months my nose tends to start getting sooo blocked up from something with it on that I have to take it off halfway through th enight. Doc gave me Flonase, but that doesnt seem to help too much. Use the flonase when my ears get blockedAt the initial fitting for the machine, and receiving the machine, the worker person said that every month I will receive a new mask. But I have yet to actually hear anything from the company since obtaining the machine. Not surprised but am surprised they'd give you a new mask every month..mine is 6 months and Ipaid for my last one when i changed to the nasel pillows. I'm a 10 but hasn't been cke'd for 4 years and i have a OLD machine. which i had one that beeped...so much research to do...grrr.PS: I'm using level "7"
OK...now..for the constant tiredness..why am I always tired? If I use the machine for a month every night, still tired[/color].
---I use CVS or Acme--'equaline saline nasel spray before bed and when i wake up Also, over the past few months my nose tends to start getting sooo blocked up from something with it on that I have to take it off halfway through th enight. Doc gave me Flonase, but that doesnt seem to help too much. Use the flonase when my ears get blockedAt the initial fitting for the machine, and receiving the machine, the worker person said that every month I will receive a new mask. But I have yet to actually hear anything from the company since obtaining the machine. Not surprised but am surprised they'd give you a new mask every month..mine is 6 months and Ipaid for my last one when i changed to the nasel pillows. I'm a 10 but hasn't been cke'd for 4 years and i have a OLD machine. which i had one that beeped...so much research to do...grrr.PS: I'm using level "7"
let's keep in touch too
Judy in Philly
ps ck'd out your mask and it's kinda like mine..all over the face
Judy in Philly
I am gluten intolerant and have my endoscope done tomorrow tested high with the blood test. I also have sleep apnea and use the ResMed CPAP machine with the full face mask. At my check up the nurse thought I should have the nasal mask tried that and it blocked or swolled up my nose so bad I couldn't breath. The Physicians Assistant thought that I was not cleaning my humidifer on the machine thoroughly and getting bacteria in my nose. Also had a very dry nose and bleeding every other nite before bed with a humidifer in the house, but it is dry at my office where I work. Well I switched back to the nasal mask and no more problems. I also was instructed to use any over the counter saline solution in my nose when I woke up and blow it 2 times and then use my Flonase 2 sprays in each nostril. I think this helps also said I would feel better when I get off the gluten which I had to go back on for 30 days to do the scope. I felt better gluten free but Dr wanted to test.
Keep in touch.
I am gluten intolerant and have my endoscope done tomorrow tested high with the blood test. I also have sleep apnea and use the ResMed CPAP machine with the full face mask. At my check up the nurse thought I should have the nasal mask tried that and it blocked or swolled up my nose so bad I couldn't breath. The Physicians Assistant thought that I was not cleaning my humidifer on the machine thoroughly and getting bacteria in my nose. Also had a very dry nose and bleeding every other nite before bed with a humidifer in the house, but it is dry at my office where I work. Well I switched back to the nasal mask and no more problems. I also was instructed to use any over the counter saline solution in my nose when I woke up and blow it 2 times and then use my Flonase 2 sprays in each nostril. I think this helps also said I would feel better when I get off the gluten which I had to go back on for 30 days to do the scope. I felt better gluten free but Dr wanted to test.
Keep in touch.
QUOTE(slimdee @ Jan 29 2006, 11:59 AM)
Judy in Philly
I am gluten intolerant and have my endoscope done tomorrow tested high with the blood test. I also have sleep apnea and use the ResMed CPAP machine with the full face mask. At my check up the nurse thought I should have the nasal mask tried that and it blocked or swolled up my nose so bad I couldn't breath. The Physicians Assistant thought that I was not cleaning my humidifer on the machine thoroughly and getting bacteria in my nose. Also had a very dry nose and bleeding every other nite before bed with a humidifer in the house, but it is dry at my office where I work. Well I switched back to the nasal mask and no more problems. I also was instructed to use any over the counter saline solution in my nose when I woke up and blow it 2 times and then use my Flonase 2 sprays in each nostril. I think this helps also said I would feel better when I get off the gluten which I had to go back on for 30 days to do the scope. I felt better gluten free but Dr wanted to test.
Keep in touch.
I am gluten intolerant and have my endoscope done tomorrow tested high with the blood test. I also have sleep apnea and use the ResMed CPAP machine with the full face mask. At my check up the nurse thought I should have the nasal mask tried that and it blocked or swolled up my nose so bad I couldn't breath. The Physicians Assistant thought that I was not cleaning my humidifer on the machine thoroughly and getting bacteria in my nose. Also had a very dry nose and bleeding every other nite before bed with a humidifer in the house, but it is dry at my office where I work. Well I switched back to the nasal mask and no more problems. I also was instructed to use any over the counter saline solution in my nose when I woke up and blow it 2 times and then use my Flonase 2 sprays in each nostril. I think this helps also said I would feel better when I get off the gluten which I had to go back on for 30 days to do the scope. I felt better gluten free but Dr wanted to test.
Keep in touch.
Hi
I thought that I wrote you a PM seeing how you did with the scope test.
How did it go. I've been thinking of you. Hated it that you had to go back on gluten...
Please give me a update.
I've been on the phone most of the day about my CPAP and they want me to come back in for another sleep study since losing weight and tossing and turning all nite..hubby won't sleep with me
actually i moved to guest room cause i love him 
and now my kitty won't even sleep with me either... can't blame them. I want to get this fixed and get back into my old bed with the hubby.
Seems i have the same old machine you do. got mine in 2002 and they didn't have the humidifier ..think i need it as I get nose bleeds with the nasal mask too and have gone back to full face and noticed now it has a big tear and crack in the plastic holder...
Judy in Philly
I'm still having so much trouble
Hi Judy--
I strongly suspect I have celiac (had the blood panel today- my neurologist said it was a possibility that apnea could be caused by celiac -which I brought up- , as celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems"). I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in August. Woke up from stopping breathing 18 times and hour and from leg movements 110 times an hour! I had no idea. I have restless legs, but I thought they stopped when I went to sleep!
ANYWAY, I have been working on trying to find the right mask for about 3 months. I am on my third one! First I had a hard plastic over-the-nose one that moved too much and leaked air all the time. Then I got a better one that went over my nose, but it drove me crazy because it pushed on my upper lip all the time. Both of those had face straps that drove me nuts because they smashed into my face as I am a side sleeper. My latest one is a Puritan Bennett Breeze SleepGear nasal pillow mask. It has the litttle "pillows' that go into your nose a bit. Weird to get used to the in the nose thing, but I find the headgear much more comfortable because the straps are up higher and I don't have to lay with my face on them. They switched me to a machine with a humidifier to help with the dry nose that can occur with nasal pillows. I also had them up my pressure a little (from 10 to 12) because I was still waking a lot. In my sleep study they never got me completely improved with the CPAP machine, so we are still messing with the adjustments.
I think it is essential to find a mask that you can stand. Also, make sure nothing else is keeping you awake. Now that I am occassionally actually sleeping, I notice that my husband's snoring and my dog jumping on the bed also wake me up. I am sleeping on the futon on the living room for the last two weeks to try to adjust and figure things out. I miss my dh too!
About the neck wrapping thing...I'll bet you are not sleeping soundly and that is why you are still moving. I move much less when I have a good night. Also, the Breeze Sleepgear that I have now has the hose going up and to the top of my head, so it is not right there by my neck. Much better! I have also noticed that while sleeping on the futon, the hose can go up over the head of the "bed" and so I am not fighting it so much when I turn over. I might see if I can move my bedroom bed away from the wall and keep the CPAP above me when I move back in to my room
!
I am curious too who has sleep apnea and celiac. Did you make a poll somewhere or are we just answering here in messages?
Be well,
Janine
I strongly suspect I have celiac (had the blood panel today- my neurologist said it was a possibility that apnea could be caused by celiac -which I brought up- , as celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems"). I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in August. Woke up from stopping breathing 18 times and hour and from leg movements 110 times an hour! I had no idea. I have restless legs, but I thought they stopped when I went to sleep!
ANYWAY, I have been working on trying to find the right mask for about 3 months. I am on my third one! First I had a hard plastic over-the-nose one that moved too much and leaked air all the time. Then I got a better one that went over my nose, but it drove me crazy because it pushed on my upper lip all the time. Both of those had face straps that drove me nuts because they smashed into my face as I am a side sleeper. My latest one is a Puritan Bennett Breeze SleepGear nasal pillow mask. It has the litttle "pillows' that go into your nose a bit. Weird to get used to the in the nose thing, but I find the headgear much more comfortable because the straps are up higher and I don't have to lay with my face on them. They switched me to a machine with a humidifier to help with the dry nose that can occur with nasal pillows. I also had them up my pressure a little (from 10 to 12) because I was still waking a lot. In my sleep study they never got me completely improved with the CPAP machine, so we are still messing with the adjustments.
I think it is essential to find a mask that you can stand. Also, make sure nothing else is keeping you awake. Now that I am occassionally actually sleeping, I notice that my husband's snoring and my dog jumping on the bed also wake me up. I am sleeping on the futon on the living room for the last two weeks to try to adjust and figure things out. I miss my dh too!
About the neck wrapping thing...I'll bet you are not sleeping soundly and that is why you are still moving. I move much less when I have a good night. Also, the Breeze Sleepgear that I have now has the hose going up and to the top of my head, so it is not right there by my neck. Much better! I have also noticed that while sleeping on the futon, the hose can go up over the head of the "bed" and so I am not fighting it so much when I turn over. I might see if I can move my bedroom bed away from the wall and keep the CPAP above me when I move back in to my room
!I am curious too who has sleep apnea and celiac. Did you make a poll somewhere or are we just answering here in messages?
Be well,
Janine
I suspect my sister in law has undiagnosed celiac (for many years now) and also has sleep apnea (she's very thin , but she smokes, doesn't drink - as they say that drinking even one drink before bedtime can give you apnea - doesn't have nasal allergies).
QUOTE(Janine @ Feb 3 2006, 01:59 AM)
Hi Judy--
my neurologist said it was a possibility that apnea could be caused by celiac -which I brought up- , as celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems")
. IANYWAY, I have been working on trying to find the right mask for about 3 months. I am on my third one!
the Breeze Sleepgear that I have now has the hose going up and to the top of my head, so it is not right there by my neck.
uch betterM! I have also noticed that while sleeping on the futon, the hose can go up over the head of the "bed"
I am curious too who has sleep apnea and celiac. Did you make a poll somewhere or are we just answering here in messages?
Be well,
Janine
my neurologist said it was a possibility that apnea could be caused by celiac -which I brought up- , as celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems")
. IANYWAY, I have been working on trying to find the right mask for about 3 months. I am on my third one!
the Breeze Sleepgear that I have now has the hose going up and to the top of my head, so it is not right there by my neck.
uch betterM! I have also noticed that while sleeping on the futon, the hose can go up over the head of the "bed"
I am curious too who has sleep apnea and celiac. Did you make a poll somewhere or are we just answering here in messages?
Be well,
Janine
Janie--I'm so greatful for your info . I'm just so goggy this am had to do colors to try to reply in a short time.
1. wow i didn't know that...he really said that? I didn't even know there was such a disease when i went in 2002
2.Did you have to pay for each mask. I had to pay out of pocket $237.00 becasue it wasn't time to order a new one have to wait 6 months. Hell but then i could be dead. I have KeyStone East it's a federal gov plan but others can have it too but that's my group plan. dh just retired and as his prestent they raised the monthly payment for us to additional $200.00 a month
3. Do you have a web site for the machine and mask your now using? if so can you send it to me just to tired to google it...
4.I do have the hose hooked on a pillow so it stays UP during the nite.
5. Yes, i tried to do a poll with one of the post (as you see i've done 2) I couldn' tfigue it out if you can i'd be so greatful.
my brain is dead going to get off.
i so appreciate all your time, and knowledge your sharing.
judy in philly
Hi Again Judy-
Glad my info helped. I feel like a real newbie to this, but I have had great sleep techs and I have learned to ask a LOT of questions
Here is a link to info (including a clear photo) on my Puritan Bennett Breeze Sleepgear nasal pillows mask:
http://www.puritanbennett.com/prod/Product...=SPT&S2=&id=233
I like it best of the three masks I have tried. They also make one with a "dreamseal" which I may try. I have been very fortunate that the sleep center is letting me rent various equipment (the insurance co. is paying) for about 2 months to see which works best. They are really good and I think rather progressive. I actually got to have my sleep study in a Red Lion Hotel room! Really- they set up 4 sleep study rooms in the hotel next to the hospital. Very nice breakfast in the morning too! Ha- besides the being wired to everything, it was like a mini vacation.
You also asked if my neurologist really said >yes, celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems"<. He sure did. After 2 months of limited symptom relief he said don't give up on the sleep apnea CPAP (he said it takes people a few months to get used to the equipment, etc quite often) , but that if i felt i might have celiac, I should have the blood panel again.
One thing I would really like everyone who reads this to hear is that it's SO important to find a really good doctor who will listen and talk. I have been to doctors my whole life for allergies, stomach problems, and migraines...and I no longer put up with "blah" doctors. It is worth it to keep looking for a good one.
Hey- and I had a small success last night. I slept all night in my very own bed and didn't get kicked out or anything ! I think I might have slept pretty well. Could it be true??? We'll see how it goes tonight, but I think it did help to get used to the new mask on the futon in the living room without dh and the dog!
Keep trying!
Janine
Glad my info helped. I feel like a real newbie to this, but I have had great sleep techs and I have learned to ask a LOT of questions
Here is a link to info (including a clear photo) on my Puritan Bennett Breeze Sleepgear nasal pillows mask:
http://www.puritanbennett.com/prod/Product...=SPT&S2=&id=233
I like it best of the three masks I have tried. They also make one with a "dreamseal" which I may try. I have been very fortunate that the sleep center is letting me rent various equipment (the insurance co. is paying) for about 2 months to see which works best. They are really good and I think rather progressive. I actually got to have my sleep study in a Red Lion Hotel room! Really- they set up 4 sleep study rooms in the hotel next to the hospital. Very nice breakfast in the morning too! Ha- besides the being wired to everything, it was like a mini vacation.
You also asked if my neurologist really said >yes, celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems"<. He sure did. After 2 months of limited symptom relief he said don't give up on the sleep apnea CPAP (he said it takes people a few months to get used to the equipment, etc quite often) , but that if i felt i might have celiac, I should have the blood panel again.
One thing I would really like everyone who reads this to hear is that it's SO important to find a really good doctor who will listen and talk. I have been to doctors my whole life for allergies, stomach problems, and migraines...and I no longer put up with "blah" doctors. It is worth it to keep looking for a good one.
Hey- and I had a small success last night. I slept all night in my very own bed and didn't get kicked out or anything
! I think I might have slept pretty well. Could it be true??? We'll see how it goes tonight, but I think it did help to get used to the new mask on the futon in the living room without dh and the dog!Keep trying!
Janine
QUOTE(Janine @ Feb 3 2006, 09:10 PM)
Hi Again Judy-
Glad my info helped. I feel like a real newbie to this, but I have had great sleep techs and I have learned to ask a LOT of questions
Here is a link to info (including a clear photo) on my Puritan Bennett Breeze Sleepgear nasal pillows mask:
http://www.puritanbennett.com/prod/Product...=SPT&S2=&id=233
I like it best of the three masks I have tried. They also make one with a "dreamseal" which I may try. I have been very fortunate that the sleep center is letting me rent various equipment (the insurance co. is paying) for about 2 months to see which works best. They are really good and I think rather progressive. I actually got to have my sleep study in a Red Lion Hotel room! Really- they set up 4 sleep study rooms in the hotel next to the hospital. Very nice breakfast in the morning too! Ha- besides the being wired to everything, it was like a mini vacation.
You also asked if my neurologist really said >yes, celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems"<. He sure did. After 2 months of limited symptom relief he said don't give up on the sleep apnea CPAP (he said it takes people a few months to get used to the equipment, etc quite often) , but that if i felt i might have celiac, I should have the blood panel again.
One thing I would really like everyone who reads this to hear is that it's SO important to find a really good doctor who will listen and talk. I have been to doctors my whole life for allergies, stomach problems, and migraines...and I no longer put up with "blah" doctors. It is worth it to keep looking for a good one.
Hey- and I had a small success last night. I slept all night in my very own bed and didn't get kicked out or anything ! I think I might have slept pretty well. Could it be true??? We'll see how it goes tonight, but I think it did help to get used to the new mask on the futon in the living room without dh and the dog!
Keep trying!
Janine
Glad my info helped. I feel like a real newbie to this, but I have had great sleep techs and I have learned to ask a LOT of questions
Here is a link to info (including a clear photo) on my Puritan Bennett Breeze Sleepgear nasal pillows mask:
http://www.puritanbennett.com/prod/Product...=SPT&S2=&id=233
I like it best of the three masks I have tried. They also make one with a "dreamseal" which I may try. I have been very fortunate that the sleep center is letting me rent various equipment (the insurance co. is paying) for about 2 months to see which works best. They are really good and I think rather progressive. I actually got to have my sleep study in a Red Lion Hotel room! Really- they set up 4 sleep study rooms in the hotel next to the hospital. Very nice breakfast in the morning too! Ha- besides the being wired to everything, it was like a mini vacation.
You also asked if my neurologist really said >yes, celiac "causes all kinds of neurological problems"<. He sure did. After 2 months of limited symptom relief he said don't give up on the sleep apnea CPAP (he said it takes people a few months to get used to the equipment, etc quite often) , but that if i felt i might have celiac, I should have the blood panel again.
One thing I would really like everyone who reads this to hear is that it's SO important to find a really good doctor who will listen and talk. I have been to doctors my whole life for allergies, stomach problems, and migraines...and I no longer put up with "blah" doctors. It is worth it to keep looking for a good one.
Hey- and I had a small success last night. I slept all night in my very own bed and didn't get kicked out or anything
! I think I might have slept pretty well. Could it be true??? We'll see how it goes tonight, but I think it did help to get used to the new mask on the futon in the living room without dh and the dog!Keep trying!
Janine
i sent you a pm but might just post here as i'm so bewildered
tried 3 masks and techq's helpfull...your so lucky.
think ill jsut do a post here to.
judy
QUOTE(Judyin Philly @ Feb 9 2006, 01:03 PM)
i sent you a pm but might just post here as i'm so bewildered
You tried 3 masks to find best fit and your techq's being so helpfull...your so lucky.
You tried 3 masks to find best fit and your techq's being so helpfull...your so lucky.
Hey folks, n
need some help here. I know from people telling me that are alot of people with celiac who have sleep apnea..and wear masks.
I wonder why no one is cking on the poll??
It doesn't take time???
I've met some people on that other thread I put up --and did I sent someone the links to the forums on s apena?
Question:
last nite fell asleep in the the guest room watching the emmys and slept there all nite without putting the mask on b/c fell asleep.
this am woke up 'feeling great' and now a little brain fog but fibro is gone..I know the mask if making noise maybe there's air leak and the mask makes me breath harder???
I called the sleep disorder clinic b/c they were to call me back.-- mon, tues and wed went by called last nite and got attitude..."what did i expect them to do"???
Well maybe get me for a sleep study????--b/c the dr won't see me without one..ok they'll see me in late april...
told them not acceptable...my full face plastic mask is slit ---the nasel pillow i BOUGHT WITH MY OWN $$ --not working makes me have nose bleeds, no don't have a machine with humidifer...seems i didn't even get a choice to have one..didn't know there was such a thing==and no support person to assist me== came in the mail...
now taking parts of masks and hoses to 'gerry-rig' the thing.
I'm going nuts here.
please don't tell me to be more assertive...I've been that way--- but so politey for the whole week .They'll what the hell else can i do i didn't do.l
My dr has been out sick other wise i'd have him call at this point.
Thanks to the threads I've been given I see there are so many choices out there but know what you get is dedicated by your insurance. we're leaving for CA in March so would like to get this done.
they scheduled the sleep study for Valentine's nite....ok got that done..how do i handle what they let me get.
judy
QUOTE(Judyin Philly @ Feb 9 2006, 10:17 AM)
>>they scheduled the sleep study for Valentine's nite....ok got that done..how do i handle what they let me get.
judy
judy
Judy-
It's great you have another sleep study. At least you were able to get them to do that! Good job!
I think the best thing to do is to keep telling them things don't work when they don't. If I had never asked for help with my masks, I would have just been stuck with the first one they gave me. If the insurance company is going to pay for an expensive sleep study, I shouldn't think they would want you to be unimproved just because of a (relatively cheap compared to doctors, etc) mask. There are soooo many kinds of masks. Ask the techs what is available and see if anyone at the sleep clinic can tell ou specifically what your insurance will do. Will they let you rent equipment to try it out? Can you return an unusable mask? Stuff like that. A lot of my techs have had sleep apnea. I asked them what mask _they_ use!
GOOD LUCK! I'll be sending you good thoughts!
Happy Valentines Day!
Janine
QUOTE(Janine @ Feb 13 2006, 11:59 PM)
Ask the techs what is available and see if anyone at the sleep clinic can tell ou specifically what your insurance will do. Will they let you rent equipment to try it out? Can you return an unusable mask? Stuff like that. A lot of my techs have had sleep apnea. I asked them what mask _they_ use!
GOOD LUCK! I'll be sending you good thoughts!
Happy Valentines Day!
Janine
GOOD LUCK! I'll be sending you good thoughts!
Happy Valentines Day!
Janine
Janie--
Thanks so much for all the good info.
I'll ask them these questions and am taking all my old masks and machine in for them to ck.
I called yesterday to ask if I brought all this 'stuff' in if the tecqs could look at them..was told not sure those techs who do studies would know..the person in charge works days;
I just feel like i'm banging my head against the wall. At this point with our trip comingingin 2 weeks i'm sticking with this clinic but i'm wondering now if i shouldn't go to different clinic since my original dr has left there...wonder why
Thanks for your thoughts and concern.
juyd in philly
susie-just so you know, i was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia before I was diagnosed with Celiac. Once I went 100% gluten free, I don't have pain anymore. I only have the pain return when I have been glutened (and it is one of the tell tale signs). I think that I was misdiagnosed and never had fibro! But, that being said, there ARE others on this board who do have celiac and fibro!
Hi All
I DID A HOSPITAL SLEEP APENA STUDY LAST NITE AND HAD A PANIC ATTACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ..ALLERGIC TO ACITONE (?) GLUE THAT KEPT THE ELECTRODS ON IT. (that's not the name it started with a 'c'...)
DID ANY OF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE OF IT?
I DIDN'T THE FIRST TIME IN 2002.
WOKE UP AT 2:30 GASPING FOR BREATH, SHAKEY, INGLY, BUT I HAD A COLD AND MY NOSE WAS STOPPED UP. THE TECH WAS WONDERFUL AND SAID I PROBABLY HAD ANXIETY. WAS VERY FORTH COMING WITH INFO...SAID HE PUT IT AT PRESSURE 12 TO TEST ME...THAT HE DID...
THINK IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH PRESSURE AND PUSHING THE MUCUS FROM COLD BACK INTO MY SINUSES.
I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE STUDY BUT HAVE SLEPT ALL DAY 7:00-12;30---1;00-4;00 I JUST CAN'T THINK RIGHT NOW...HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH THE SLEEP STUDY CLINIC...VERY SHORT OF BREATH..FEEL LIKE SOMEONE CHOKING ME..I'VE HAD A STUDY DONE BEFORE AND WENT OUT GARDENING WHEN I CAME HOME SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT NOW.
MY SLEEP DR CALLED ME AFTER I CALLED THE OFFICE QUESTIONING WHAT PRODUCTS THEY USED ETC.
GOOD NEWS. HE SAID HE WASN'T SURPRISED THAT I SLEPT ALL DAY AT HOME AS I ONLY GOT 2 HRS OF GOOD SLEEP IN THE LAB..NOW I KNOW WHY I'VE BEEN SO TIRED PROBABLY NEVER GOT THAT MUCH AT HOME BECASUE ALL THE AIR WAS EXCAPING FROM THE MASK.
HE'S ORDERING A NEW MASK SOMETHING LIKE THE ONE JANNIE HAS POSTED. WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT THE HOSE ANY MORE AS IT'S OVER THE HEAD. PRESSURE WILL GO DOWN FROM 10 TO 8 SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. HE'S ORDERING A NEW MACHINE WITH THE WARM WATER MIST. WILL TRY TO GET IT HERE ASAP SO I CAN TAKE IT TO CA.
SO THAT'S THE NEWS.
CALLED MY DR'S OFFICE TODAY AND THEY ORDERED BLOOD WORK FOR TOMORROW AM. KNOW MY THYROID IS LOW, I CAN TELL AFTER BEING ON IT SINCE 3RD GRADE AND SWITCHED TO GENERIC BRAND AND WAS WARNED MIGHT NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS SYNTHROID.
WILL DO FULL PANEL EXCEPT FOR gluten-free AS MY DR IS SICK AND ANOTHER IN THE PRACTICE ORDERED IT. BUT WILL SEE IF ALL OTHER LABS COME IN OK.
SO FINALLY GETTING SOME ANSWERS..
lOVE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS. DID ANY OF YOU HAVE THAT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TEST?
OF COURSE, NOT YOU JANNIE, YOU WERE IN A HOTEL WITH A BREAKFAST.
JUDY IN PHILLY (PARDON THE CAPS BUT EASIER FOR ME TO READ TONIGHT
I DID A HOSPITAL SLEEP APENA STUDY LAST NITE AND HAD A PANIC ATTACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ..ALLERGIC TO ACITONE (?) GLUE THAT KEPT THE ELECTRODS ON IT. (that's not the name it started with a 'c'...)
DID ANY OF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE MIDDLE OF IT?
I DIDN'T THE FIRST TIME IN 2002.
WOKE UP AT 2:30 GASPING FOR BREATH, SHAKEY, INGLY, BUT I HAD A COLD AND MY NOSE WAS STOPPED UP. THE TECH WAS WONDERFUL AND SAID I PROBABLY HAD ANXIETY. WAS VERY FORTH COMING WITH INFO...SAID HE PUT IT AT PRESSURE 12 TO TEST ME...THAT HE DID...
THINK IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH PRESSURE AND PUSHING THE MUCUS FROM COLD BACK INTO MY SINUSES.
I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE STUDY BUT HAVE SLEPT ALL DAY 7:00-12;30---1;00-4;00 I JUST CAN'T THINK RIGHT NOW...HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH THE SLEEP STUDY CLINIC...VERY SHORT OF BREATH..FEEL LIKE SOMEONE CHOKING ME..I'VE HAD A STUDY DONE BEFORE AND WENT OUT GARDENING WHEN I CAME HOME SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT NOW.
MY SLEEP DR CALLED ME AFTER I CALLED THE OFFICE QUESTIONING WHAT PRODUCTS THEY USED ETC.
GOOD NEWS. HE SAID HE WASN'T SURPRISED THAT I SLEPT ALL DAY AT HOME AS I ONLY GOT 2 HRS OF GOOD SLEEP IN THE LAB..NOW I KNOW WHY I'VE BEEN SO TIRED PROBABLY NEVER GOT THAT MUCH AT HOME BECASUE ALL THE AIR WAS EXCAPING FROM THE MASK.
HE'S ORDERING A NEW MASK SOMETHING LIKE THE ONE JANNIE HAS POSTED. WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT THE HOSE ANY MORE AS IT'S OVER THE HEAD. PRESSURE WILL GO DOWN FROM 10 TO 8 SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. HE'S ORDERING A NEW MACHINE WITH THE WARM WATER MIST. WILL TRY TO GET IT HERE ASAP SO I CAN TAKE IT TO CA.
SO THAT'S THE NEWS.
CALLED MY DR'S OFFICE TODAY AND THEY ORDERED BLOOD WORK FOR TOMORROW AM. KNOW MY THYROID IS LOW, I CAN TELL AFTER BEING ON IT SINCE 3RD GRADE AND SWITCHED TO GENERIC BRAND AND WAS WARNED MIGHT NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS SYNTHROID.
WILL DO FULL PANEL EXCEPT FOR gluten-free AS MY DR IS SICK AND ANOTHER IN THE PRACTICE ORDERED IT. BUT WILL SEE IF ALL OTHER LABS COME IN OK.
SO FINALLY GETTING SOME ANSWERS..
lOVE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS. DID ANY OF YOU HAVE THAT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TEST?
OF COURSE, NOT YOU JANNIE, YOU WERE IN A HOTEL WITH A BREAKFAST.
JUDY IN PHILLY (PARDON THE CAPS BUT EASIER FOR ME TO READ TONIGHT
QUOTE
SO FINALLY GETTING SOME ANSWERS..
lOVE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS. DID ANY OF YOU HAVE THAT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TEST?
OF COURSE, NOT YOU JANNIE, YOU WERE IN A HOTEL WITH A BREAKFAST.
JUDY IN PHILLY
lOVE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS. DID ANY OF YOU HAVE THAT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TEST?
OF COURSE, NOT YOU JANNIE, YOU WERE IN A HOTEL WITH A BREAKFAST.
JUDY IN PHILLY
Hi Judy- YAY for you! You go, girl! Sounds like you are asserting yourself and getting help. Fantastic. I am so proud of you! I'll be you'll be feeling better soon.
Ha- you are right, on the second study, I knew I had a nice hotel breakfast coming in the morning and was not stressed
. On the first one I got a little stressed, but talked myself into calming down. Still didn't sleep well either time, though.I know my uncle freaked out during his study. He ripped off all the connections and left! Ha! So you did better than that! BTW, for anyone who hasn't had their study yet, don't worry. Mostly they just glue a bunch of wires to you and say "now enjoy your sleep"
.Well, that's great, Judy! Where are you going on your trip, anyhow? Hope you can relax and enjoy it.
Take care,
Janine
QUOTE(Janine @ Feb 16 2006, 11:38 AM)
Mostly they just glue a bunch of wires to you and say "now enjoy your sleep" .
Well, that's great, Judy! Where are you going on your trip, anyhow? Hope you can relax and enjoy it.
Take care,
Janine
.Well, that's great, Judy! Where are you going on your trip, anyhow? Hope you can relax and enjoy it.
Take care,
Janine
Janie-Thanks for the note.
yes all, it isn't a bad test at all. as i said earlier...first time felt so great ...slept all nite like a baby and gardened all day after coming home.
i know this time since it was my second...
1. had a cold and nose so stopped up couldn't breath anyway and with the mask pressure at 12 it was just pushing the limits and i wasn't used to the high pressure.
2 if your going to have it done..it's really not a big deal...ESP IF YOU HAVE IT DONE IN A HOTEL WITH BREAKFAST
SEE I CAN EVEN PUT A SMILLY NOW.
HAD MY BLOOD WORK DONE TODAY AND RE TESTING LEVELS FOR celiac disease'
NEXT ON MY PHONE CALLING LIST IS THE DENTIST...
janie going to CA march 2nd to see our son.
QUOTE(Judyin Philly @ Jan 22 2006, 03:26 AM)
Hi Susie Q & Sneako--( sneako will write more later to you with your issues..maybe your mask?)
Susie
Thanks so the note...No time now to really write a long note but here are the main points-- and let's keep in touch ok.
can us the PM also or my email which i think is posted
Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
YES, YES, YES, Susie Q-
Your on the right track.
I have so much research to do on these maks but until then-----
Been gluten-free for 6 months and fibro is almost gone ---was TOTALLY Glutened by dairy from my gluten-free lasganna I made the other nite. In the am couldn't go down the stairs for 1 hr. pain in every single joint, muscle, and man was I fibro fogged..and had a board meeting that am...of course i didn't make it...but GOOD NEWS from the bad event (so mad about dairy now grrrr) but when i made it down stairs and hubby said...what happened to you--using my 2 canes again...and i said THe lasganna....and the dairy ..he just shook his head BUT made me realize how FAR I'D COME and that i used to feel this way everyday while trying to work 40hrs a week.
I moved into the guest room for 3 nites...put on my old full face mask....and am sleeping 12 hrs a nite and not waking up to pee either....I hate not sleeping in our bed...but for now...I am getting my old self back and have energy during the day. I was all over 'our' bed--kicking my husband, mask making noises and waking him up..he'd go down stairs to sleep on couch becasue he couldn't even wake me up and i was snoring away...with the darn hose wraped around my neck...
gluten-free diet and proper mask is the answer for me...keep up the gluten-free diet and think it will work for you. I've been fighting my weight for years and this 35 # weight loss has been so easy when gluten-free.
let's keep in touch..
Judy in Philly
Susie
Thanks so the note...No time now to really write a long note but here are the main points-- and let's keep in touch ok.
can us the PM also or my email which i think is posted
Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
YES, YES, YES, Susie Q-
Your on the right track.
I have so much research to do on these maks but until then-----
Been gluten-free for 6 months and fibro is almost gone ---was TOTALLY Glutened by dairy from my gluten-free lasganna I made the other nite. In the am couldn't go down the stairs for 1 hr. pain in every single joint, muscle, and man was I fibro fogged..and had a board meeting that am...of course i didn't make it...but GOOD NEWS from the bad event (so mad about dairy now grrrr) but when i made it down stairs and hubby said...what happened to you--using my 2 canes again...and i said THe lasganna....and the dairy ..he just shook his head
BUT made me realize how FAR I'D COME and that i used to feel this way everyday while trying to work 40hrs a week.I moved into the guest room for 3 nites...put on my old full face mask....and am sleeping 12 hrs a nite and not waking up to pee either....I hate not sleeping in our bed...but for now...I am getting my old self back and have energy during the day. I was all over 'our' bed--kicking my husband, mask making noises and waking him up..he'd go down stairs to sleep on couch becasue he couldn't even wake me up and i was snoring away...with the darn hose wraped around my neck...
gluten-free diet and proper mask is the answer for me...keep up the gluten-free diet and think it will work for you. I've been fighting my weight for years and this 35 # weight loss has been so easy when gluten-free.
let's keep in touch..
Judy in Philly
QUOTE(Judyin Philly @ Jan 22 2006, 03:26 AM)
Hi Susie Q & Sneako--( sneako will write more later to you with your issues..maybe your mask?)
Susie
Thanks so the note...No time now to really write a long note but here are the main points-- and let's keep in touch ok.
can us the PM also or my email which i think is posted
Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
YES, YES, YES, Susie Q-
Your on the right track.
I have so much research to do on these maks but until then-----
Been gluten-free for 6 months and fibro is almost gone ---was TOTALLY Glutened by dairy from my gluten-free lasganna I made the other nite. In the am couldn't go down the stairs for 1 hr. pain in every single joint, muscle, and man was I fibro fogged..and had a board meeting that am...of course i didn't make it...but GOOD NEWS from the bad event (so mad about dairy now grrrr) but when i made it down stairs and hubby said...what happened to you--using my 2 canes again...and i said THe lasganna....and the dairy ..he just shook his head BUT made me realize how FAR I'D COME and that i used to feel this way everyday while trying to work 40hrs a week.
I moved into the guest room for 3 nites...put on my old full face mask....and am sleeping 12 hrs a nite and not waking up to pee either....I hate not sleeping in our bed...but for now...I am getting my old self back and have energy during the day. I was all over 'our' bed--kicking my husband, mask making noises and waking him up..he'd go down stairs to sleep on couch becasue he couldn't even wake me up and i was snoring away...with the darn hose wraped around my neck...
gluten-free diet and proper mask is the answer for me...keep up the gluten-free diet and think it will work for you. I've been fighting my weight for years and this 35 # weight loss has been so easy when gluten-free.
let's keep in touch..
Judy in Philly
Susie
Thanks so the note...No time now to really write a long note but here are the main points-- and let's keep in touch ok.
can us the PM also or my email which i think is posted
Only been gluten free for a couple weeks and some of the "fibro" pain is decreasing. Perhaps it is really gluten and not fibro. Trying to figure that out.
YES, YES, YES, Susie Q-
Your on the right track.
I have so much research to do on these maks but until then-----
Been gluten-free for 6 months and fibro is almost gone ---was TOTALLY Glutened by dairy from my gluten-free lasganna I made the other nite. In the am couldn't go down the stairs for 1 hr. pain in every single joint, muscle, and man was I fibro fogged..and had a board meeting that am...of course i didn't make it...but GOOD NEWS from the bad event (so mad about dairy now grrrr) but when i made it down stairs and hubby said...what happened to you--using my 2 canes again...and i said THe lasganna....and the dairy ..he just shook his head
BUT made me realize how FAR I'D COME and that i used to feel this way everyday while trying to work 40hrs a week.I moved into the guest room for 3 nites...put on my old full face mask....and am sleeping 12 hrs a nite and not waking up to pee either....I hate not sleeping in our bed...but for now...I am getting my old self back and have energy during the day. I was all over 'our' bed--kicking my husband, mask making noises and waking him up..he'd go down stairs to sleep on couch becasue he couldn't even wake me up and i was snoring away...with the darn hose wraped around my neck...
gluten-free diet and proper mask is the answer for me...keep up the gluten-free diet and think it will work for you. I've been fighting my weight for years and this 35 # weight loss has been so easy when gluten-free.
let's keep in touch..
Judy in Philly
Hi Judy,
I'm sorry I didn't see your post earlier. I'm still learning. Guess I always need to check that little box to get the replies.
Anyway, I'd love to keep in touch. I'm going on about 6 weeks now with avoiding gluten. Some improvement. I seem to be resting a bit better, but, of course, still using the c-pap machine. I actually was able to get in to work a little earlier this past week. I'm usually dragging to get out of bed, and it is amazing to be able to wake up a little easier. I think it is from avoiding the gluten.
Hope to just keep getting better and better. I've lost three pounds without really trying. So, I think that now, if I'd just keep total calories down, the weight will start coming off. Before, it didn't seem to matter how little I ate, I couldn't get any weight off. I do have hypothyroidism and I imagine the gluten didn't help that any. It took a long time to get that dx. too.
Did you get a better recipe for your lasagna? What a confirmation that it is gluten and not fibro to have that kind of reaction. I'm sure hoping that all this pain will go away for me one day too. Still, I am better. One of my biggest annoyances is the pain in my arms right now. I'm so sick and tired of my upper arms hurting. Well, didn't take over-night to get like this, and I imagine it is going to take a while to detox from the gluten.
Let's keep in touch.
Sorry I didn't see this earlier, but I was on CPAP for over 2 years, and I just had jow surgery to correct it forever, now I am sleeping better than ever. I tried about 10 different masks before I found one that I actually liked. I don't remember the name of it and I am staying with my sister, so I will find out the name of it when I get home, but it was really nice.
There were some problems with the nasal pillows that I tried, they were so annoying, and I didn't like the way it felt more like an oxygen mask. It was also making me have really bad nasal problems, and I was sneezing all the time, and I had really congested nose, and all this really bad stuff, so I switched to the masks, and my sleep doctor gave me like 10 different masks at once, and I actually found one that I liked, and I still have all the other ones in my closet.
Hope you find a mask you like soon!
There were some problems with the nasal pillows that I tried, they were so annoying, and I didn't like the way it felt more like an oxygen mask. It was also making me have really bad nasal problems, and I was sneezing all the time, and I had really congested nose, and all this really bad stuff, so I switched to the masks, and my sleep doctor gave me like 10 different masks at once, and I actually found one that I liked, and I still have all the other ones in my closet.
Hope you find a mask you like soon!
QUOTE(flagbabyds @ Feb 18 2006, 10:38 PM)
Sorry I didn't see this earlier, but I was on CPAP for over 2 years, and I just had jow surgery to correct it forever, now I am sleeping better than ever. I tried about 10 different masks before I found one that I actually liked. I don't remember the name of it and I am staying with my sister, so I will find out the name of it when I get home, but it was really nice.
There were some problems with the nasal pillows that I tried, they were so annoying, and I didn't like the way it felt more like an oxygen mask. It was also making me have really bad nasal problems, and I was sneezing all the time, and I had really congested nose, and all this really bad stuff, so I switched to the masks, and my sleep doctor gave me like 10 different masks at once, and I actually found one that I liked, and I still have all the other ones in my closet.
Hope you find a mask you like soon!
There were some problems with the nasal pillows that I tried, they were so annoying, and I didn't like the way it felt more like an oxygen mask. It was also making me have really bad nasal problems, and I was sneezing all the time, and I had really congested nose, and all this really bad stuff, so I switched to the masks, and my sleep doctor gave me like 10 different masks at once, and I actually found one that I liked, and I still have all the other ones in my closet.
Hope you find a mask you like soon!
HI
would love to know the mask you liked.
what is the surgery you had
10 to try at once..good grief what insurance do you have
they are even fighting me on giving me new machine and i have the same nasal issues you do and a bloody nose every morning...
judy
I have apnea. By the time I found a doc that listened to what I was saying, I was in bankruptcy, and couldn't afford the sleep test to determine the severity. No test, no cpap. I take antihistamines at night to stop the mucus production, sleep on my side, and have the head of my bed elevated 4 inches. It helps quite a bit for me! My sister has a cpap, she uses a mask that covers her whole face.
QUOTE(plantime @ Feb 19 2006, 11:35 AM)
I have apnea. By the time I found a doc that listened to what I was saying, I was in bankruptcy, and couldn't afford the sleep test to determine the severity. No test, no cpap. I take antihistamines at night to stop the mucus production, sleep on my side, and have the head of my bed elevated 4 inches. It helps quite a bit for me! My sister has a cpap, she uses a mask that covers her whole face.
wow, this is such an important issue.
wish i had some answers for you
you do need to get this addressed and get a machine..
hope someone on here has some ideas for you
i have insurance and just did a re test and still fighting to get mine
judy in philly,,good luck
QUOTE(LauraJ @ Feb 15 2006, 02:08 AM)
susie-just so you know, i was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia before I was diagnosed with Celiac. Once I went 100% gluten free, I don't have pain anymore. I only have the pain return when I have been glutened (and it is one of the tell tale signs). I think that I was misdiagnosed and never had fibro! But, that being said, there ARE others on this board who do have celiac and fibro!
QUOTE(LauraJ @ Feb 15 2006, 02:08 AM)
susie-just so you know, i was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia before I was diagnosed with Celiac. Once I went 100% gluten free, I don't have pain anymore. I only have the pain return when I have been glutened (and it is one of the tell tale signs). I think that I was misdiagnosed and never had fibro! But, that being said, there ARE others on this board who do have celiac and fibro!
Laura,
Thanks for the response. How long did it take you to realize that you were completely pain free? I think this
is going to happen for me, but I'm afraid it is going to be a slow process. The physical therapist at work says it will take a minimum of 4 months, and I've seen some say as much as 18 months.
So, instead of feeling nauseated, or up-set stomach or anything else, do you just automatically have a severe flare instead? How long does it usually last?
Thanks,
Someone mentioned cost of the test and machine. My insurance didn't cover anything for me, and actually it has been good insurance otherwise.
They had a sleep study program here that I could have paid for, but it was more expensive then going to the philippines for the study. I am working on an island in the pacific. I stretched the trip out and made it a vacation so I could see the rice terraces too.
When I returned, I had to pay for the machine totally out of pocket. It wasn't cheap for any of it, but worth every penney in the long run.
I think it is awful that we have citizens that can't get proper medical care. Proper sleep affects everything.
I think when one reaches 62, can get help from Medicare on all of this. I hope that isn't too long for some to wait for help.
They had a sleep study program here that I could have paid for, but it was more expensive then going to the philippines for the study. I am working on an island in the pacific. I stretched the trip out and made it a vacation so I could see the rice terraces too.
When I returned, I had to pay for the machine totally out of pocket. It wasn't cheap for any of it, but worth every penney in the long run.
I think it is awful that we have citizens that can't get proper medical care. Proper sleep affects everything.
I think when one reaches 62, can get help from Medicare on all of this. I hope that isn't too long for some to wait for help.