Sleep Apnea...

[displacedinMN]

I love my cpap. Hope you can find something that works.

As long as you can find electricity one will work, even on a plane. It has an airplane mode to not transfer data over cellular

edit -pic of me hooked up for the test

good times

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

I love my cpap. Hope you can find something that works.

As long as you can find electricity one will work, even on a plane. It has an airplane mode to not transfer data over cellular

edit -pic of me hooked up for the test

good times

No electricity where I camp. Many places no cell service.

I'll have bto get a battery and solar panel.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by penguinz

No electricity where I camp. Many places no cell service.

I'll have bto get a battery and solar panel.

While the other two fight--this is what you would be looking for as power

Here is a list of machines. Hopefully it gives you what you need, if not, I will look at mine and see the power needs

https://www.thecpapshop.com/our-cpap-machines

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

While the other two fight--this is what you would be looking for as power

Here is a list of machines. Hopefully it gives you what you need, if not, I will look at mine and see the power needs

https://www.thecpapshop.com/our-cpap-machines

Freaking expensive. Hope the insurance picks up more than I expect them to.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Freaking expensive. Hope the insurance picks up more than I expect them to.

I had to use mine at least 80% of the time for the first month for insurance to cover it.

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

While the other two fight--this is what you would be looking for as power

Here is a list of machines. Hopefully it gives you what you need, if not, I will look at mine and see the power needs

https://www.thecpapshop.com/our-cpap-machines

The resmed10 is probably the best CPAP on the market in turns of durability. It is even better than the resmed 11 from what I understand.

That said, it is *not* a camper friendly CPAP machine. You will want a separate travel CPAP if you do a lot of travel, and to be honest, nothing really works well for camping, especially if you spend more than one night out camping. You have gone this long without it, just skip it when camping....it probably isn't worth the extra weight in your backpack.

Get a CPAP machine that best suits your most likely needs....if you sleep at home a lot, get a full sized CPAP machine with a humidifier.

[BWillie]

The trick to not having sleep apnea is not being obese. Biggest factor usually

Excess weight creates fat deposits in a person's neck called pharyngeal fat. Pharyngeal fat can block a person's upper airway during sleep when the airway is already relaxed.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by BWillie

The trick to not having sleep apnea is not being obese. Biggest factor usually

Excess weight creates fat deposits in a person's neck called pharyngeal fat. Pharyngeal fat can block a person's upper airway during sleep when the airway is already relaxed.

So there is a cure all fix but most want a magical pill or band aid?

Sounds like the American way.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by BWillie

The trick to not having sleep apnea is not being obese. Biggest factor usually

Excess weight creates fat deposits in a person's neck called pharyngeal fat. Pharyngeal fat can block a person's upper airway during sleep when the airway is already relaxed.

Originally Posted by Eureka

So there is a cure all fix but most want a magical pill or band aid?

Sounds like the American way.

OP is a fatass.

He also thinks soccer is a sport.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by lewdog

OP is a fatass.

He also thinks soccer is a sport.

Do we need to have a pose off?

[Zebedee DuBois]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Do we need to have a pose off?

I suspect that instead of

Patrick Swayze / Chris Farley

it will be more like

Chris Farley / Chris Farley

[Woogieman]

Originally Posted by Eureka

So there is a cure all fix but most want a magical pill or band aid?

Sounds like the American way.

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

Thanks for posting this. I learn something new on CP all the time.


FYI your stereotype has been updated.

[rfaulk34]

Originally Posted by Woogieman

Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by rfaulk34

My wife and son keep telling me i do this. I know my Dad did it cause i heard it a lot growing up. That silence followed by a gasp of air. So now my son is trying to guilt me into doing something about it. I'm probably not educated enough on it since i figured, since i'm almost 58, don't take any scrips, have perfect blood pressure and low resting heart rate and never feel fatigued and i work out regularly, it's not really a big deal.

It's a big deal. Being fit has nothing to do with it. My muscularity actually contributes to part of the problem. 18" neck causes issues.