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cvairwerks said:
Bummer....I couldn't tolerate a CPAP....I quit breathing with one. Ended up putting me on a BiPAP instead. Way easier on my body and it's made big improvements in my sleep.
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My CPAP was originally cranked to 20" of water. Talk about being blown up like a balloon!
Finally got them to lower it to 16" (my apnea is pretty bad), then my CPAP got recalled and by then I was so tired of messing with the doc, who wasn't listening to me, I just stopped using it.
This doc is trying to get me on a BiPAP, but I think I've been through this before and in the end, the other doc kept me on the CPAP.
I guess we'll see what happens this time around.
 
My problem with the CPAP was when they had it where it would stop the apnea, I couldn't exhale against it. Switched to the BiPAP and that solved that problem. Funny thing, I could do fine when testing the PPBG system on the jet, as it acted sorta like a BiPAP. For those that don't know, PPBG, is Positive Pressure Breathing under G load.... It's a system that ramps up the pressure to a pilot's oxygen mask as the g load increases, to assist in breathing and oxygen delivery.
 
cvairwerks said:
My problem with the CPAP was when they had it where it would stop the apnea, I couldn't exhale against it.
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That was my complaint when the machine was giving me the full pressure. Sure, I was getting fresh oxygen into my lungs, but I had stopped breathing. My lungs were filled up like balloons! I HAD STOPPED BREATHING.
....but who listens to me. What do I know. I'm only one wearing the machine and going through this every single night, that's all.
They're like, "do you feel more refreshed in morning?". Of course I do, I also feel like my lungs were dam near ripped apart every night.
Anyway, I'm hoping this doctor will be a little more understanding of my situation this time. I have doubts, but I'll give it a try.
 
Elvis: When you see them, detail the problem you had with CPAP and see if he'll switch you to BiPAP. Also, with the Bi, you can set a ramp time, where the machine takes that period of time to ramp from a very low start pressure to the set limits for you. I started with a 45 minute ramp and after all these years, use no ramp time. The only problem I have is coming off the machine when I get up. It takes me about 45 seconds to get back into a normal breathing rhythm.
 
Moving to a BiPAP is the plan with the current Pulminologist. I'm waiting for the sleep study people to call and schedule me for a tritration.
 
Working on the clearing out the in-laws' place. We've cleared three outbuildings and most of the house. Still have to finish the garage, the house, and the pole barn, and find homes for all the farm equipment.
 
Greasing the nose landing gear on the Ercoupe. After you pump the grease gun for a while you wonder where is the stuff going, since you can't see it coming out anywhere. Finally it came out in multiple places. Then it was time to scoop up the old grease and the extra new grease and clean it up. I thought I'd never get my hands clean. This was followed by measuring the amount of 5606 in the NLG strut. How do you read the level of 5606 oil on a shiny steel cord that serves as the measuring dip stick? I came up with laying it on a white paper towel so you can see where it is wet. Then I decided that the level looked too low, overfilled the strut and resorted to pushing down on the tail and letting go to make it squirt out. More mess resulted.
 
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