Anyone Happy With CPAP? - Sleep Disorders Message Board

index.html · 11-24-2006, 08:56 AM

I was wondering if there are any CPAP users on this board who are happy with it. I read alot of complaints and problems with it, so I wondered if it actually works well for anyone.

I haven't yet had a sleep study although I need one. It would surprise me greatly if I don't have sleep apnea. I snore loud enough that I can be heard all over the house and I wake myself snoring/gasping.

However, if the treatment is more of a curse than a cure, I can't see the point in following up on this....

Countrygirl1 · 11-24-2006, 12:04 PM

There are other options available for the treatment of sleep apnea-surgery, dental devices, weight loss. According to my doc, C-PAP is the "gold standard". Don't let your concern regarding C-PAP stop you from getting a sleep study. Sleep Apnea can cause other issues such a high blood pressure. It is not something to be taken lightly.

Personally, I have been on C-PAP for almost a year. I have had my ups and downs with it. However, overall, I have been satisfied with it. That does not mean that I am content to be on C-PAP the rest of my life. I want to lose enough weight to hopefully be able to stop using C-PAP. Yet, for me, C-PAP has been an overall positive thing.

I know people who consider their C-PAPs the best thing that has ever happened to them. Some of these people are content with the idea of staying on C-PAP from now on.

Hope that helps.

index.html · 11-24-2006, 02:39 PM

Thanks for your quick reply!

I know that I, too, should lose some weight (about 30lbs). But even the dental devices and surgery seem to be controversial and not without side-effects. There just doesn't seem to be a clearcut answer to the problem. I am glad to hear, though, that there are those who are happy with CPAP.

I'm also concerned about the sleep study itself. There is not way in heck that I would be able to sleep under those conditions. I'd have to take a sleeping pill and then that would skew the results, wouldn't it?

Countrygirl1 · 11-24-2006, 09:40 PM

Since I also had problems with insomnia, I was given a low dose of Ambien to help me relax and fall asleep. Apparently, it does not skew the results. One person has told me that he had to be given a stronger sleeping med at his sleep study.

index.html · 11-25-2006, 02:39 AM

Oh, that's great to know! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.