headache

https://www.thecpapshop.com/blog/connecting-cpap-to-an-oxygen-concentrator/

"Many older adults who are on CPAP also may need supplemental oxygen. Supplemental oxygen is typically required for people who are diagnosed with some form of pulmonary disease such as COPD, Emphysema or lung cancer. It also may be the case that a CPAP user might need oxygen at night while asleep becomes of low blood oxygen levels. Whatever the case, if supplemental oxygen is needed, a new or veteran user might run into challenges when purchasing an oxygen concentrator and connecting CPAP to an oxygen concentrator"

I might need this oxygen concentrator, don't know why it's not prescribed.

So my headache problem is helped 50% by

• Using Budesonide + formoterol fumarate dihydrate
• Having water in the heated humidifier Thanks for your help that triggered me into this finding.

There seems to be a link now between my physical symptomps (headache, chest pain) and my cognitive functions, together with sleep deprivation. It is about the blood O2/CO2 level

1) Doctor's diagnosis & treatment Asthma was found, and "Budesonide + formoterol fumarate dihydrate" (e.g. Symbicort) was prescribed Not sure about COPD: I have quickly a shortness of breath while running, but in daily physical work I look like normal.

2) My CO2/O2 measurement

• I have a Spirometry to measure O2, sometimes I see 93% when I feel tired, but normally it is around 94-96%
• CO2 measurement: I have never been aware of such one. From the hospital there were 2 sleep tests before and after CPAP, with some sensors attaching to my body. But the hospital has never told me enough on what was measured.

3) My sleep symptomps

• Short sleep of 30 min only gives me more headache and brain "strangeness". It used to be my power nap before age 20, now I am 40.
• Direct headache anytime waking up
• Always a chest pain as if my lung is "too dry" or "not enough oxygen"
• Waking up often or notice that I am dreaming chaotically.
• These symptoms (headache, chestpain and dreaming) are only reduced if window is open, even in winter.

4) My cognitive symptomps

• Bad concentration on computer: Very quickly distracted on computer, would switch between task very often. Examples: (a) Open the computer to do a certain task, but if laptop has already some tabs opened then I would read those tabs first and sometimes forget what I wanted to do, or even if I remember I don't have the energy or wanting to do that anymore. (b) While reading an article I would click on links to read another article before finishing the first, and keep on wandering that way
• Lower IQ: I used to be proud of my IQ: good memory, high thinking speed including the ability to do mental math calculation very quickly, not anymore.
• Forgetting things: e.g. eveyday I need to find my phone at least once even if "it was just around 1 min ago"

5) What I do to improve my health

• Walk outside to think: Boost upto 300% of concentration: I can think deeply, can connect dots in my understanding of things, can have good overview of things to design things at helicopter view (I am a computer programmer).
• Breathing with awareness: it is either a slow but deep breathing (Taichi exercise) or a slow, deep and hard breathing (Sanchin exercise as in this video also incorporates a hard muscle contraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybxNOlnl20). Manytimes when I am stuck while trying to solve a problem, if I do a Taichi or Sanchin breathing I will come back to my desk and BUM, the solution arrives.

6) Links

• COPD and headache: this seems very relevant to my symptomps, however I don't know if I have COPD https://www.healthline.com/health/copd/headache
• Asthma and headache: many links don't seem to be relevant to me.

Hi there, sorry for a late response. I have an Spirometry and I will see how I can connect that with Sleepy head data

I do see that my headache is much increased if there is no water in my heated chamber. So one cause is found. Thanks everyone.

CO2 level where I live is normal, air quality index of 36, which is good.

Hi there,

I will do SleepyHead probably this week or next week. I am chaotic with everything now. Thanks

Hi there, I am using that Heated Humidifier https://www.sleepwatchers.com/product-p/in6t.htm

Hi there, Very nice, This is my machine and setting

Mask: Mirage™ FX Nasal CPAP Mask with Headgear

Humidifier: PR System One 50 Series Heated Humidifier

Setting: CPAP pressure 9 H2O, Machine = PR System One REMstar Pro CPAP Machine with C-Flex Plus

Thanks for your reply,

I gave up using Sleepy Head after 2-4 months studying it directly after the first months on CPAP, because I have not found anything strange. Probably my machine was not able to record more data to SleepyHead, or I was not able to read it correctly.

I sleep 7-8 hours per day.