Biguglygremlin

How can I bugproof my CPAP?

It's hard to beat licorice allsorts for bright appeal. :)

I have a bunch of tins somewhere. No idea what happened to the contents of course. :O

How about this for a bedtime snack?

Yum!

High octane fuel for bushwalking and outdoor sports?

Thanks for the suggestion Sierra. I will look into it at the first opportunity.

There have been many discussions on the apparent link between CPAP and Edema, but for us mere mortals it seems way too complex to really get a grasp of.

Inevitably they must be connected, but then everything that impacts on the body is connected to everything else via one mechanism or another.

Just being human and ageing would link everything even if it is through numerous interactive systems.

In many ways sleep disorders are central to, and perhaps even pivotal to, a wide range of other disorders.

From a different perspective, even considering that there might be a link forms a link and certainly acting on those beliefs creates direct links and quantifiable effects.

The question isn't: "Are they connected?" but "How are they connected?" and "How do we co-ordinate the treatments?"

Something else to ponder at 4am.

:P

A physician is usually a specialist doctor.

I suspect that quite a few doctors use CPAP. One of the responders to the following query is a doctor.

Is there a solution for edema caused by CPAP

There might be other reasons for choosing a sleep position. On your back? Side? Face down?

I concur with Sierra on most points.

Before acquiring a CPAP machine, I had very severe Apnea so it became essential to train myself to always sleep on my side because, as Sierra points out, natural Apnea is worsened by the downward pressure of gravity on the front of the airways.

When I was issued with a machine, in order to facilitate the function of CPAP and limit the issues that the masks create, I was encouraged to sleep on my back but it's not so easy to overcome survival instincts and a decade of discipline even if I trusted the machine, which I don't, so the issue became not how to sleep on my back but how to adapt the equipment to how I prefer to sleep.

It seemed to me that the nasal pillows type masks were more adaptable for side sleeping and a stand that suspends the hose above my head helps prevent disasters when I switch sides.

A reasonable amount of leakage is not something that bothers me because, to misquote Sierra, the whole system leaks but still generally achieves it's purpose.

Hi jewelsav

I admire your efficiency and persistence.

I am far from being an expert on anything, let alone RBD which is tangled up with so many other obscure disorders.

Pseudo RBD would be a nice outcome, if it truly exists, but the arguments they use to justify the label seem a bit convoluted.

As you imply earlier, symptoms fluctuate of their own accord and in response to many things.

Severe Apnea causes serious stress, CPAP also causes stress, and they compound other factors that also increase stress.

Stress is a powerful trigger for many disorders, including RBD

It's good that you have found a pathway to firmer ground.

Hopefully, it will inspire others to emulate the methods you use to find answers.