blackadder337

Hi, Sorry for not following up. I was away.

It turns out I don't have an SD card reader so I have ordered one and its on the way.

I did get a call from my sleep physician and he's got me on the short list for another overnight sleep study. Based on what he saw from the report, he is thinking its time for a reduction in pressure. He has also advised me not to use the cpap for until my sleep study.

Interesting thing about sleeping without the cpap now, is that I know I am snoring as I wake up with a sore throat, but I have NOT bolted awake after 3 hours with my hear pounding since then. I've actually been getting almost a solid 7 hours of sleep. Truth be told, without a cpap, its been the best / longest sleep I've had in the last almost a month.

Anyway once I get the results I'll follow up in case it helps anyone else :)

Thanks!

Hi all,

First time poster, long time OSA / CPAP user here.

So for the last 18 years I have had OSA, and used a CPAP (pressure 11.4 ) all that time to help with it, and it has certainly helped.

Probably like all of us, over the years my weight has gone up and down, but about 6 months ago I decided i needed to lose some weight. So 6 months later I have lost approximately 40-50 lbs. Along the way I noticed I was absolutely exhausted at night time. But because I was getting up at 5:45 - 6am to exercise, I chalked it up to that and never gave it a second thought. Then over the past 3 weeks I noticed I was waking up with a dry mouth, dry throat. I also found I was waking up almost like clockwork after 4-5 hours sleep, heart racing. My mind instantly went back 18 years.... sleep apnea!

So I contacted the cpap place and they pulled up a report. Pressure is good, mask seal good, I was told "its running a little dry so you may want to increase the humidity". But what was interesting was that I had no OSA events at all like i thought, but she did see "central apnea events" but according to the report they are not significant. So I get the science and the numbers, but when I wake up at 4am and my heart is racing and I cant fall back to sleep, they feel pretty significant to me.

So knowing what CSA is, it kind of has me terrified to go to sleep. I have contacted my doctor to get the ball rolling with appointments with the sleep clinic but until all that happens, I'm a bit lost I guess. I'm partially afraid to go to sleep, but desperate to get some sleep.

Has anyone encountered this? Any useful "homemade remedies" I can try at least to tide me over until I can see the specialists?

Thanks :)