chestersmom
12-05-2006, 06:30 PM
My son was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea and has a CPAP which he is having a hard time getting used to. He's been trying to use it for about a month and isn't making much progress. He just heard an ad on radio that was promoting a CPAP Pro and I was wondering if anyone out there has ever heard of or used one. I looked it up on the Internet (he doesn't have a computer) and of course it gives a lot of testimonials, but I'm sure they wouldn't put anything unfavorable on so they all rave about it. Thanks for any response.
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Sunnycal
12-06-2006, 12:36 AM
I saw the same information and I am hoping that someone has tried it. I told my husband about it and he thinks it's a bit strange. It would be great if it worked, though, because he is about ready to give up because of mask leak.
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mkgbrook
12-06-2006, 11:47 AM
Looking at the structure of the CPAP Pro and seeing how it is supposed to stay on ones face; I am doubtful of it's ability to help anyone that is a mouth breather. I roll around with my mouth open, breath with my mouth open, and sleep with my mouth open... thus something held in by an upper teeth mouth piece alone is questionable to me. Also if you have a cold, allergies, or some other sinus related constricting factor... how is the air flow to the nose alone going to help you?
My husband tried the gel cushoin nose mask... and loved the fit and ability to roll around in his sleep. The only problem was he would continual open his mouth to snore and whoosh.. gurgle... hack. All that pressurized air would come out in the most aweful sounding manner. He would wake up tired and sore, with the worst case of dry mouth and a sore throat. He went back to a full face mask, because otherwise he was seeing no benefit to the CPAP at all.
So, personally I think it is to specialized to cover daily use. It might be great if you are a teeth grinding, mouth closed, no snoring type of individual... but who meets those specs on a daily basis, not me or anyone else in my family.. we are all buzzsaw or gurgle snorers, even my 4 year old snores. I a concerned about my four year old because despite an adnoidectomy and tonsillectomy (chronic sinus and ear infection issues), he still snores and wakes up tired and grumpy. We are getting him analyzed for sleep apnea in general.. since everyone else in the family has it. I am hoping that if he does have it, we can treat it in some manner; because it can seriously affect ones growth patterns. I would rather my son be six feet or greater than 5'2" like me and this last year he has not grown at nearly the same rate as he was growing.
Anyone else have young children with sleep apnea?
Sincerely,
MG
My husband tried the gel cushoin nose mask... and loved the fit and ability to roll around in his sleep. The only problem was he would continual open his mouth to snore and whoosh.. gurgle... hack. All that pressurized air would come out in the most aweful sounding manner. He would wake up tired and sore, with the worst case of dry mouth and a sore throat. He went back to a full face mask, because otherwise he was seeing no benefit to the CPAP at all.
So, personally I think it is to specialized to cover daily use. It might be great if you are a teeth grinding, mouth closed, no snoring type of individual... but who meets those specs on a daily basis, not me or anyone else in my family.. we are all buzzsaw or gurgle snorers, even my 4 year old snores. I a concerned about my four year old because despite an adnoidectomy and tonsillectomy (chronic sinus and ear infection issues), he still snores and wakes up tired and grumpy. We are getting him analyzed for sleep apnea in general.. since everyone else in the family has it. I am hoping that if he does have it, we can treat it in some manner; because it can seriously affect ones growth patterns. I would rather my son be six feet or greater than 5'2" like me and this last year he has not grown at nearly the same rate as he was growing.
Anyone else have young children with sleep apnea?
Sincerely,
MG