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duncan_idaho 01-24-2024 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 17360278)
It seems like everyone is pointing to the newer smaller models as best fit, comfort and function.

Do all these machine "push" oxygen during any stopping of breathing?

I am awaiting my results but I'm 98% sure I got apnea.
They don't push oxygen. What a CPAP does is push air (humidified air) into your nose. If you have obstructive apnea like most folks, this action prevents the muscles that over-relax from over-relaxing and obstructing the airways.

scho63 01-24-2024 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17360345)
They don't push oxygen. What a CPAP does is push air (humidified air) into your nose. If you have obstructive apnea like most folks, this action prevents the muscles that over-relax from over-relaxing and obstructing the airways.
Do you wake up with dry mouth? :hmmm:

Holladay 01-24-2024 12:42 PM
It is moist air but I will wake up 2 x and have a water container with a straw on the night stand. It isn't "dry" mouth per se though.

I've had a glass of water on my night stand for years though. The CPap probably isn't the root cause.

Wallymo 01-24-2024 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Holladay (Post 17360394)
It is moist air but I will wake up 2 x and have a water container with a straw on the night stand. It isn't "dry" mouth per se though.

I've had a glass of water on my night stand for years though. The CPap probably isn't the root cause.
Drinking tons of water every day is the only naturally healthy instinct I've ever had.

I took the water tank off of my machine and replaced it with a cap. Mostly because I am lazy and I'm not going to rely on myself to always have distilled water at hand. They didn't even give me the machine with a water reservoir until fairly recently. Having gone so many years without it, I figured there's no need to complicate things.

penguinz 01-24-2024 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 17360377)
Do you wake up with dry mouth? :hmmm:
A lot of this depends on the humidity in the room. If super dry then the humidifier on the machine will run out quickly and then you will start drying out.

This is what I have noticed after two nights of use so far.

I just got a room humidifier that I will run tonight to see if it helps any.

penguinz 01-24-2024 01:44 PM
Thinking I will pick this up for camping. Anyone have any experience with running off battery?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW8D3Z2B

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_SX679_.jpg

Red Dawg 01-24-2024 02:37 PM
Been using one for years. Definitely need one.

Holladay 01-24-2024 05:08 PM
Yes, the humidity in the room/house affects the water level a bunch. Summer vs winter is big.

Kman34 01-24-2024 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Holladay (Post 17360917)
Yes, the humidity in the room/house affects the water level a bunch. Summer vs winter is big.
You can also adjust the water composition on the CPAP.. Mine has 4 settings..

BigRedChief 01-24-2024 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Holladay (Post 17360917)
Yes, the humidity in the room/house affects the water level a bunch. Summer vs winter is big.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kman34 (Post 17361004)
You can also adjust the water composition on the CPAP.. Mine has 4 settings..
Humidity is the enemy of a well hydrated palate. You wake up with a dry mouth or worse with a dry throat your good sleep is ****ed for the night.

Ming the Merciless 01-24-2024 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by penguinz (Post 17360477)
Thinking I will pick this up for camping. Anyone have any experience with running off battery?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW8D3Z2B

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_SX679_.jpg
I run mine off a similar battery


I can go 2 nights without charging

BWillie 01-25-2024 01:01 AM
Cure

https://i.ibb.co/DbP87xg/Web-man-sle...on-stomach.jpg

scho63 01-25-2024 10:31 AM
Just got a call from my pulmonologist - I have severe restrictive sleep apnea.

Looks like I'm joining Club CPap

Holladay 01-25-2024 10:38 AM
how many episodes per hour?

penguinz 01-25-2024 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 17362079)
Just got a call from my pulmonologist - I have severe restrictive sleep apnea.

Looks like I'm joining Club CPap
Worst part by far is the cost.


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