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Complicated indeed PSAtB. And like many things, there is not one answer that “fits” all. Be well!

Update: After a three night hiatus my cough finally subsided. Could be whatever it was ran its course or the respite helped. Dunno. I went back on cpap last night and had a good 8+ hours, 2 events per. Twas good to get back on the therapy. Thx for all the feedback and advice.

As it happens, I do have one! Thx for the great suggestion!

Thanks "Big" I may have pointed the gang in the wrong direction with my reference to covid. The question should have been more clear. I should have said, "...should I use Cpap when I have symptoms that include those consistent with a bad head cold OR covid, which, I understand, can mimic one another. To your point, the negative, positive, false negative and false positive matter is a real issue causing many to test and retest.

As it turns out my Covid test came back negative so what I had/have is likely a bad cold. Seems that is what lots of folks here in SW Fl are dealing with…a bad cold. My hacking, productive cough seemed much worse after using my CPap Thursday night. Didn’t use it last night and the coughing was way less today. I’m hopeful my symptoms will continue to subside so I can get back on “Ol Pappy” soon. Not sure if the cold virus plays by the same rules omicron does. Thx again Sierra!

Thanks! I didn’t use my res11 last night and the coughing has lessened. That said, your statement “There is no way of preventing the virus from going down to your lungs…” makes sense. I have really come to be quite used to using it and seeing the positive results so the sooner I can get on track the better.

There seems to be a conflict of opinion when it comes to using the Cpap when we have a head cold. Recently, my wife and I came down with a head cold and we were concerned it might be early onset of covid. Thankfully, the tests came back negative. However, I use a cpap and she does not. Her symptoms are abating and mine are getting worse. I now have the head cold symptoms AND chest congestion and productive, barking cough. I suspect the use of the cpap may have driven the virus down my trachea into my lungs. Some sources online seem to indicate that can and does happen. I have a call into my Sleep Doc and his RT. Any feedback here will be appreciated. Thanks all and Happy New Year!